Laws
Greece
100
17. Which statement is supported by this excerpt from Hammurabi’s code of laws? (1) All men are equal under the law. (2) Fines are preferable to physical punishment. (3) Law sometimes distinguishes between social classes. (4) Violence must always be punished with violence.
What is (4) Violence must always be punished with violence.
100
32. Which description accurately identifies Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle? (1) rulers of the Roman Republic (2) artists of the Italian Renaissance (3) religious leaders of the Protestant Reformation (4) philosophers of ancient Greece
What is (4) philosophers of ancient Greece
200
18. The Pillars of Emperor Asoka of the Mauryan Empire and the Code of Hammurabi of Babylon are most similar to the (1) ziggurats of Sumeria (2) map projections of Mercator (3) Great Sphinx of the Egyptians (4) Twelve Tables of the Romans
What is (4) Twelve Tables of the Romans
200
33. Which society practiced direct democracy? (1) ancient Athens (2) dynastic China (3) Gupta Empire (4) early Egypt
What is (1) ancient Athens
300
•If a man has destroyed the eye of a free man, his own eye shall be destroyed. •If a man has knocked out the teeth of a man of the same rank, his own teeth shall be knocked out. 19. These rules are based on the (1) Analects of Confucius (2) Code of Hammurabi (3) Ten Commandments (4) Koran (Qur’an)
What is (2) Code of Hammurabi
300
34. Which statement most likely represents the view of a citizen of ancient Athens visiting Sparta? (1) “The government and society in Sparta are so strict. The people have little voice in government.” (2) “I feel as though I have never left home. Everything here is the same as it is in Athens.” (3) “This society allows for more freedom of expression than I have ever experienced in Athens.” (4) “I have never heard of a society like Sparta that believes in only one God.”
What is (1) “The government and society in Sparta are so strict. The people have little voice in government.”
400
20. The Justinian Code is considered a milestone because it (1) preserved many ancient Chinese legal decrees in writing (2) served as a model for European legal systems (3) became the first democratic constitution (4) united Muslim and Roman thought
What is (2) served as a model for European legal systems
400
35. What was one effect of Alexander the Great’s conquests? (1) expansion of Hellenistic culture (2) formation of the Christian church (3) decreased importance of the Silk Roads (4) increased support of the Mayan leaders
What is (1) expansion of Hellenistic culture
500
23. One way in which the Twelve Tables and Justinian’s Code were similar is that both provided (1) a standardized system of laws (2) a means of achieving social equality (3) the freedom to pursue their own religion (4) the right to a public education
What is (1) a standardized system of laws
500
37. What was one cause of the development of many small independent city-states in ancient Greece? (1) Greece and Rome were often at war. (2) The mountainous terrain of Greece resulted in widely scattered settlements. (3) Military leaders found small Greek settlements easy to control. (4) The Greek people had many different languages and religions.
What is (2) The mountainous terrain of Greece resulted in widely scattered settlements.
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