Rome+Midterm Review Questions Flashcards

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(AP Q) in most of the early agricultural societies, people had an average life expectancy of 25 years at birth but would live until 50 on average if they managed to reach age 20. These facts primarily reflect..
A. High rates of infant
B. an early age of military service
C. Income gaps between wealthy minorities and impoverished masses
D. Lack of mass education

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A. High rates of infants.

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What was the importance of the “Code of Hammurabi”?
A. Provided for world’s first democratic system of government.
B. was the only example of codified laws during Mesopotamian civilization and established absolute rule.
C. Established religious doctrine as the foundation of Mesopotamia law
D. Is the best preserved example of Mesopotamian law and gives insight into their culture.

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D. Is the best preserved example of Mesopotamian law and gives insight into their culture

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Which of the Following is NOT a tenet of Zoroastrianism?
A. Belief in one supreme diety (god)
B. the triumph of good over evil
C. Belief in reincarnation (Buddhism,Hinduism) of the dead.
D. Belief that humans would be rewarded of punished in the afterlife for their deeds.

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C. Belief in reincarnation (Buddhism,Hinduism) of the dead.

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Which was not a method by which the Persians strengthened their empire?
A. Giving autonomy to provincial administrators.
B. promoting religious toleration.
C. Using technology and learning from other cultures.
D. Building roads and highways to connect the far-flung reaches of the empire
E. using a unified, comprehensive law code like Hammurabi’s.

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E. using a unified, comprehensive law code like Hammurabi’s

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The Chinese government accepted Taoism for all of the following reasons EXCEPT–
A. Taoists provided spiritual insides for many in the upper classes
B. Taoists did not have great political ambitions
C. Taoists believed that nobles were holier than peasants
D. Taoists came to acknowledge the Son of Heaven.

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C. Taoists believed that nobles were holier than peasants

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Greek politics resembled Indian politics in…
A. The wide interest in diverse political theory.
B. the told of slave labor in providing revenues.
C. The tendency of regional fragmentation (different/diverse societies)
D. The use of military rulers.

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C. The tendency of regional fragmentation (different/diverse societies)

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Compared to modern American ideas about democracy, Athenian democracy was distinctive….
A. Separating foreign residents from citizens
B. urging that all citizens participate directly in law and policy-making
C. Urging that the state adopt policies that benefit ordinary citizens.
D. Naming experienced leaders as military generals

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B. urging that all citizens participate directly in law and policy-making (direct)

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Sparta became a highly militarized society primarily because…
A. Spartan society dominated a class of academics devoted to studying military strategy.
B. they feared an uprising from the Helots.
C. Repeated raids by Athens forced Spartans to adopt defensive measures
D. Significant mineral wealth which allowed them to support a large army

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B. they feared an uprising from the Helots

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How does the Peloponnesian War reveal an inherent flaw in Greek society?
A. The independent polis fostered rivalry and mistrust among neighbors.
B. the poor Greece suffered more severe hardship than in other world societies.
C. The Greeks refused to abandon their policy of nonviolence.
D. The rivalry between helots and hoplites caused a breakdown of democracy.

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A. The independent polis fostered rivalry and mistrust among neighbors.

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Which of the following is NOT among the policies used by Alexander the Great to control his vast empire.
A. Intermarriage to foreign women.
B. Promoted local militias
C. Maintained the framework of Persian administration.
D. Established free style.

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B. Promoted local militias

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Which of the following were NOT "corresmopolitian" features of Hellenistic societies?
A. libraries universities
B. homogeneous societies. 
C. Arts and literature 
D. Scientific discoveries
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B. homogeneous societies

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Who was the founder of Judaism?

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Abraham.

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What was the holy text for Judaism?

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Torah

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What was the ethical code for Judaism?

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Ten Commandments

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What was the holy city for Judaism?

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Jerusalem

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Who was the prophet of the Exodus from Egypt?

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Moses

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What was the source of Roman mythology?

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Greek polytheistic religion

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What impact did roman mythology have on later civilizations?

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Literature, art, and architecture.

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Title: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
• practice of Zorastrianism
• Royal Road
• Imperial Bureaucracy 
• religious toleration of conquered peoples 
What title best fits the category lists above?
A. Mesopotamian Empire 
B. Persian empire
C. Babylonian empire 
D. Indian empire
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B. Persian empire

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India is considered a subcontinent because:
A. It is large enough to qualify as a continent by itself.
B. it has a culture and civilization completely spectate from the rest of Asia.
C. It is separated from the rest of Asia by large mountain ranges.
D. The inhabitants view themselves as separated from the rest of the continent.

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C. It is separated from the rest of Asia by large mountain ranges

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  • concept of zero
  • concept of round earth
  • __________
Complete the chart above for the Gupta dynasty...
A. Spread of Buddhism 
B. good roads
C. Veterinary clinics 
D. Medical advances in setting of bones
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D. Medical advances in setting of bones

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Which of the following statements is true about the caste system developed on the Indian subcontinent after the Aryan settlement?
A. Social interaction (and marriage) and occupations were determined by the class one was born into. 
B. citizens could easily move up and down the social class ladder
C. Aryans viewed the non-Aryans as equals
D. Social interaction between the classes was encouraged in order to create better rounded and educated nobility.
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A. Social interaction (and marriage) and occupations were determined by the class one was born into

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A similarity between Buddhism and Hinduism is that they both believed in...
A. Many forms of one god 
B. eightfold path
C. Reincarnation, rebirth of one's soul
D. Holy text the Vedas
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C. Reincarnation, rebirth of one’s soul

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Buddhism:
• Siddhartha Gautama, Founder
• Four Noble Truths and Eightfold Path to Enlightenment
• ____________

What best completed the chart above?
A. Asoka’s missionaries spread from India to China and other parts of Asia.
B. Asoka’s missionaries spread from India to Pakistan and other parts of Mesopotamia
C. Asoka’s missionaries spread from china to India and other parts of Asia
D. No missionaries were involved in spreading Buddhism to Asia

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A. Asoka’s missionaries spread from India to China and other parts of Asia.

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The Great Wall of China was built for what purpose?
A. Facilitating trade throughout the empire
B. keeping out possible invasions of the Huns/ Mongols from the North
C. Keeping in Chinese inventions from passing through trade
D. Monument of Shi Huang Di

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B. keeping out possible invasions of the Huns/ Mongols from the North

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Which of the following is NOT a part of the Confucianism belief system? 
A. Respect for elders
B. belief that humans are Bad, not good
C. Emphasis on education
D. Ancestor worship
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B. belief that humans are Bad, not good

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The yin/yang represents what tenet of which religions of the classical civilizations?
A. Yin/Yang opposites- Zorastrianism in Persia and Judaism in Jordan River Valley
B. Yin/Yang opposites- Confucianism and Taoism in China and Asia
C. Yin/Yang similarities- Zorastrianism in Persia and Judaism in Jordan River Valley
D. Yin/Yang similarities- Confucianism and Taoism in China and Asia

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B. Yin/Yang opposites- Confucianism and Taoism in China and Asia

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What are egypt’s paper called?

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Pyrus

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What did Classical China trade?

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Silk, porcelain, paper

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Ancient Greece shifted from bartering to the use of?
A. Paper money
B. coins
C. Credit 
D. Non of the above
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B. coins

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Greece’s mountainous terrain and its series of small islands influenced the ancient Greeks to develop—-
A. A political system based on independent city-states
B. a culture that was uniform throughout its vast empire
C. An economic system based on mining precious metals
D. A society completely isolated from other civilizations.

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A. A political system based on independent city-states

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Ancient Greeks used myths about their gods primarily to---
A. Strike fear in their enemies. 
B. explain events in the natural world 
C. Justify their type of government. 
D. Undermine the Persian religion
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B. explain events in the natural world

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Greek mythology’s impact on later civilization and modern society is…
A. Most societies are polytheistic to reflect Greek culture
B. symbols and images of Greek mythology are seen in Western literature, art and architecture.
C. Countries now have a polis as their capital.
D. All countries have city-states.

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B. symbols and images of Greek mythology are seen in Western literature, art and architecture

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What characteristic BEST describes ancient Sparta?
A. A militaristic society that highly values individual freedom and accomplishment
B. a militaristic society with a rigid social structure
C. A society that defended human rights
D. A society that promoted military skill, art and drama

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B. a militaristic society with a rigid social structure

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Who would have the LEAST political rights in Ancient Greece?
A. Male merchants and architects
B. male sailors and soldiers
C. Slaves and women 
D. Politicians and poets
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C. Slaves and women

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List the Athenian government in the correct order.

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Monarchy, Aristocracy, Tyranny, Democracy

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The Persian Wars (Greco-Persian Wars) united \_\_\_\_\_\_&\_\_\_\_\_\_ against the Persian Empire. 
A. Athens/ Sparta 
B. Corinth/ Argos
C. Sparta/ Persia 
D. Athens/ megara
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A. Athens/ Sparta

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The Peloponnesian Wars were fought between Athen's \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ and Sparta's \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. 
A. Delian League/ Peloponnesian League
B. Peloponnesian League/ Delian League
C. Athenian League/ Spartan League
D. Themistocles League/ Leonidas League
A

A. Delian League/ Peloponnesian League

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What was TRUE about the result of the Peloponnesian Wars?
A. Resulted in a slowing of cultural advance and weakening of political power
B. resulted in an increase of cultural advance and strengthening of political power
C. Resulted in an increas of political power and no movement in cultural
D. Resulted in weakening of political power and strengthening of trade.

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A. Resulted in a slowing of cultural advance and weakening of political power

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“We regard an individual who takes no interest in public affairs not as harmless, but as useless.” (Pericles’ Funeral Oration)

The quotation above illustrates the importance ancient Athenians placed on individual participation in the......
A. Education of young children
B. religious rituals of the community. 
C. Political process of the city-state
D. Economic activities of the household
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C. Political process of the city-state

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Title:____________
• Parthenon and other buildings
• extension of democracy-most adult males
• occurred between Persian and Peloponnesian Wars

What best fits the title above for the diagram?
A. Golden age of Sparta
B. Golden age of Athens
C. Golden age of homer
D. Golden age of Pericles
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D. Golden age of Pericles

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Drama:
• Antigone
• Oedipus Rex
• Oedipus at Colonus

The Greek playwright described by the above diagram is....
A. Aeschylus 
B. Aristophanes 
C. Sophocles
D. Thucydides
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C. Sophocles

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  • statue of Zeus (temple of Zeus)
  • statue of Athena (Parthenon)
Which Greek sculptor was responsible of the sculptures provided above?
A. Myron
B. Thucydides
C. Scopus
D. Phidias
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D. Phidias

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How was Hellenistic culture spread throughout the empire?
A. Invasion
B. Colonization
C. Religion
D. Trade
A

D. Trade

45
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The Italian Peninsula is protected to the north by the \_\_\_ Mountains. 
A. Zagros
B. Balkan
C. Pyrennes
D. Alps
A

D. Alps

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Which of the following is a benefit of Rome’s geographical location?
A. Easy access to seaborne commerce.
B. the close vicinity to the Persian Empire provided early access for cultural diffusion
C. Desert surrounding provides protection
D. Distance from any type of river prohibits foreign invasion

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A. Easy access to seaborne commerce

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Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Roman mythology was based upon a monotheistic religion
B. roman mythology originated from the Illiad and the Odyssey
C. Roman mythology borrowed heavily from the Greek polytheistic religion
D. Roman mythological symbols, methaphors, words and idealized images were used in many far eastern civilizations

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C. Roman mythology borrowed heavily from the Greek polytheistic religion

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Although there was only a small amount when compared to the rest of the Romans, the \_\_\_\_\_ were powerful nobility of Rome. 
A. Plebeians
B. patricians 
C. Senators
D. Consuls
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B. patricians

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Roman Citizenship:
• patricians and plebeians
• ____________
• taxes and military services

In the chart regarding Roman Citizenship, what answer completes the chart?
A. Women and slaves
B. certain foreigners
C. Direct democratic service
D. All of the above
A

B. certain foreigners

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The government of the Roman Republic was a .....
A. Direct Democracy
B. representative democracy
C. Aristocracy 
D. Oligarchy
A

B. representative democracy

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The outbreak of the Punic Wars was mostly due to:
A. The Roman desire for territory in Northern Africa
B. trade competition in the Mediterranean
C. The destruction of the Roman navy
D. The assassination of a Roman consul

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B. trade competition in the Mediterranean

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The major result of the Punic Wars was that:
A. Rome emerged as the economic power of the Mediterranean
B. Rome divided into two separate republics, each headed by a separate consul
C. The alliance with Carthage was strengthened
D
Rome lost the provinces of Hispania and Sicily

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A. Rome emerged as the economic power of the Mediterranean

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Title:\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
• migration of farmers to cities 
• civil war
• spread of slavery in agricultural system
• inflation

What title would we assign the group of factors above from ancient Rome?
A. Causes of the decline of the Roman Empire
B. causes of the decline of the Roman Republic
C. Effects of the decline of the Roman empire
D. Effects of the decline of the roman republic

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B. causes of the decline of the Roman Republic

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The first triumvirate was made up of......
A. Marius, Scully, and Cincinnatus 
B. tiberius, gaius, and Octavian
C. Lucius, Cornelius, and Sulla
D. Crassus, Pompey, and Julius Caesar
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D. Crassus, Pompey, and Julius Caesar

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Which of the following is TRUE of Augustus Caesar?
A. He helped assassinate Jius Caesar
B. He disbanded the Roman Senate
C. He shared his power with a second Consul
D. He became the first Emperor of Rome

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D. He became the first Emperor of Rome

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The 200 year period of peace in Rome under an emperor is called what?
A. Roman Paz
B. pax Romana
C. Imperial peace
D. Peace republico
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B. pax romana

57
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What impact did a uniform system of money have on the Roman empire?
A. Helped expand trade. 
B. created a sense of nationalism 
C. Guaranteed safe travel 
D. Did not impact the empire in any way
A

A. Helped expand trade

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What social effect did the Pax Romana have on the Roman Empire?
A. Increased emphasis on democracy
B. increased emphasis on improving the economy
C. increased emphasis on family
D. increased emphasis on defending the state

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C. increased emphasis on family

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How did Christianity grow from a sect of Judaism into a worldwide religion?
A. Spread through the work of missionaries like Paul and early martyrs
B. emperor Nero mandated all Romans convert to Christianity
C. All Jews adopted the new religion
D. jesus traveled from Mesopotamia to Rome spreading Christianity

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A. Spread through the work of missionaries like Paul and early martyrs

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Before Christianity,the only consistently monotheistic religion in the Roman Empire was based in wha region?
A. Greece
B. Judea
C. Egypt
D. Italy
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B. Judea

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All of the following were examples of the beliefs of the early Christian faith EXCEPT:
A. Life after death
B. Jesus of Nazareth as both son and incarnation of God
C. New Testament
D. Four Noble Truths

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D. Four Noble Truths

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How did Christianity aid in the fall of the Roman Empire?
A. Loyalty to the Church became more important than loyalty to the Emperor
B. the Pope was successful in forcefully overthrowing imperial control
C. Upon the death of Jesus, the apostles assumed influence over the Roman Senate
D.Christian doctrine forbids obedience to any from of government

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A. Loyalty to the church became more important than loyalty to the Emperor

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Impact of the Church of Rome in Late Roman Empire:
• church became a source of moral authority
• church became main unifying force of Westen Europe
•_____________

What is missing that would complete the diagram?
A. Church split into 3 different factions
B. church was secondary to the state
C. Christianity became the official state religion after Emperor Constantine had converted
D. Christianity became one of 2 state religions after Emperor Constantine had converted

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C. Christianity became the official state religion after Emperor Constantine had converted

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Which legal principle did the Western would inherit from the Romans? 
A. Writ of habeas corpus
B. innocent until proven guilty
C. Trial by military tribunal
D. Right to sue process under the law
A

B. innocent until proven guilty

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Which of the following was NOT a contribution made by ancient Rome?
A. Development of durable roads and aqueducts
B. adoption of Christianity as the imperial religion, this ensuring its survival
C. Epic literary works, such as Virgil’s Aeneid
D. The birth of the historical tradition due to the work of Herodotus and Thucydides

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D. The birth of the historical tradition due to the work of Herodotus and Thucydides

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Which of the following is NOT a reason why the Western Roman Empire declined?
A. Loss of faith in Rome and the family
B. attacks on its borders
C. Difficulty of defense and administration
D. No unifying religion

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D. No unifying religion

67
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Zorastrianism was…

Polytheistic or Monotheistic?

A

Monotheistic

68
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Imperial Bureaucracy:
• satraps (governor)
• tax collectors
•_________

A

Military leader

69
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Darius- administration

Cyrus- _____________

A

Religious toleration

70
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Which two mountains separated India?

A

Hindu Kush, Himalaya

71
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_________ dynasty:
• spread of Buddhism
• good roads
• veterinary clinics

A

Mauryan dynasty

72
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Who brought the caste system and Vedas?

A

Aryans

73
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Buddhism has caste system?

Yes/ no

A

No

74
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Which dynasty was Shi Huang Di in?

A

Chin dynasty (Qin)

75
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Which religion believed that

“Humans are born good, taught bad”?

A

Confucianism

76
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Filial piety means….

A

Respect for elders

77
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Four noble truths says that….

A

Desire causes suffering