Greece
Unlike Democracy in Athens, what form of government would you find in Sparta?
1) Aristocracy
2) Oligarchy
3) Monarchy
4) Thalassocracy
2) Oligarchy
After seeing the horrors of war, Asoka spread which religion throughout India?
1) Hinduism
2) Judaism
3) Shintoism
4) Buddhism
4) Buddhism
The Han Dynasty was only 1.5 million square miles. This is smaller than:
1) The Roman Empire (3.4 million square miles)
1) The Roman Empire (3.4 million square miles)
The Mayan government was
1) A democracy
2) A Theocracy
3) An Oligarchy
2) A Theocracy
Why did most Roman leaders die?
1) They were killed in battle or assassinated
2) They got the plague
3) They died of old age
1) They were killed in battle or assassinated.
Which two groups fought against each other in the Peloponnesian War?
1) Peloponnese and Crete
2) Athens and Sparta
3) Athens and Persia
4) Sparta and Sicily
2) Athens and Sparta
The Gupta Empire was isolated by which geographic landform?
1) The Nile River
2) The Great Wall of China
3) The Mediterranean Sea
4) The Himalayan Mountains
4) The Himalayan Mountains
Why did Shi Huangdi want all of Confucius' documents to be burned?
1) He wanted everyone to believe in Legalism and nothing else
2) He was cold and he needed something for his fire
1) He wanted everyone to believe in Legalism and nothing else
Mayan religion was
1) Monotheistic
2) Polytheistic
2) Polytheistic
What was an internal reason for the collapse of the Roman Empire?
1) Their leaders were frequently changing.
2) The people wanted a new flag.
1) Their leaders were frequently changing
Which geographic feature served as a barrier to political unity and encouraged the rise of independent city-states in ancient Greece?
1) Broad plains
2) Navigable rivers
3) Mountain ranges
4) Numerous harbors
3) Mountain Ranges
What important mathematical concept was developed in the Gupta Empire of India?
1) Solar Calendar
2) Decimal System
3) Geometry
4) Pythagorean Theorem
2) Decimal System
The Silk Roads
1) Combined land and sea routes
2) Was located only in Eastern Asia
3) Followed a single route
4) Started in Europe and over time spread to Asia
1) Combined land and sea routes
Other than step-sided pyramids, what other characteristics of Mayan civilization was also found in the ancient river valley civilizations?
1) Pictographic Writing Systems
2) Theocratic Governments
3) City-states dedicated to specific deities
4) All of the Above
4) All of the Above
What was an external reason for the collapse of the Roman Empire?
1) Rome flooded
2) Rome was wiped out by the Plague
3) Rome was invaded by many different groups
3) Rome was being invaded by many different groups
Which of these was an effect of the Peloponnesian War?
1) Greece experienced a Golden Age
2) Greece was unified under Phillip II
3) Greece became part of the Persian Empire
4) Greece was divided into five powerful nations
Greece experienced a Golden Age
Why did Chandragupta Maurya want to unite the kingdoms of Northern India?
1) To avenge his father's death
2) To drive the Persians and Greeks from India
3) To conquer the known world
4) To invade China
2) To drive the Persians and Greeks from India
What class of people in Han China was respected for their work in society but was required to pay very high taxes and often list their land as a result?
1) Farmers
2) Merchants
3) Scholars
4) Artisans
1) Farmers
Where were many Mayan pyramids located?
1) The Yucatan Peninsula
2) The Nile River
3) The Mediterranean Sea
1) The Yucatan Peninsula
What is true about the Roman Empire at its height?
1) It expanded over three continents (Africa, Europe, and Asia).
2) It eventually conquered Arabia.
1) It expanded over three continents (Africa, Europe and Asia).
Greek Civilization + Persian Civilization + Egyptian Civilization + Indian Civilization = Hellenistic Civilization
Which concept is most closely related to this concept?
1) Scarcity
2) Isolationism
3) Urbanization
4) Cultural Diffusion
Cultural Diffusion
During the Gupta Empire, India experienced new wealth, peace, increased knowledge, advancements in medicine and technology, and increased production of art and literature. What is it called when a nation experiences great prosperity like this?
1) Dynasty
2) Classical Age
3) Golden Age
4) Age of Aquarius
3) Golden Age
Which philosophy guided government decisions in China during the Han Dynasty?
1) Legalism
2) Hinduism
3) Christianity
4) Confucianism
4) Confucianism
Which of the following is a similarity between the Sumerian civilization of Mesopotamia and the Maya civilization of Mesoamerica?
1) Step-sided pyramids
2) Theocratic governments
3) Written Language
4) All of the Above
4) All of the Above
Pax Romana means
1) Golden Age of Rome
2) Roman income tax