Major Societies, Kingdoms, and Empires to 600 C.E.
Social Structure and Cross-Cultural Connections
Religious Traditions and Belief Systems
100
What new skill developed and characterized the Neolithic Revolution?
Domestication of animals and plants (pastoralism and agriculture)
100
What was the most important governing body in the Roman government?
The Senate
100
What was the institution that was practiced during feudalism in which unfree people worked on land for their landlords to maintain protection?
Serfdom
100
What is the first monotheistic faith?
Judaism
200
The early civilizations had all the following in common except:
A) Polytheism
B) Irrigation system
C) Writing
D) Pastorialism
C) Writing
Mayans used hieroglyphics but did not have an actual writing system.
200
What was the civil conflict between Sparta and Athens during Greek's Classical Period also known as?
The Peloponnesian War
200
What was the doctrine practiced in China from the Zhou Dynasty that stated the ruler had a divine right to rule granted from the heavens?
Mandate of Heaven
200
What did the Hindu believe in that the Buddhists did not?
Caste system
300
Which of the following did NOT occur during the Neolithic Revolution?
A) The rise of the first cities
B) The rapid growth of worldwide population
C) The discovery of tactics to refine steel
D) The extensive adoption of agriculture
C) The discovery of tactics to refine steel
300
Who devised the world's first true alphabet?
Phoenicians
300
What is the form of government in which all power is reigned by few persons or in a dominant class?
Oligarchy
300
Followers of the Umayyad are referred to as _______, while followers of Ali are known as _______.
Sunni, Shiites
400
Social organization during the Stone Age was based on the:
A) Warring unit
B) Family unit
C) Gender unit
D) Gathering unit
B) Family unit
400
Unlike early civilizations, such as Mesopotamia, Shang China, and the Indus Valley, the Olmec arose without the benefit of _______.
A major river system
400
What was the name of the most significant overland trade route that extended more than 5,000 miles, connecting China with the Mediterranean coast of the Middle East?
Silk Road
400
"The ruler should be fair, the ruled should be loyal; the father should be loving, the son courteous."
The following principle is reflected in which of the following religions?
A) Buddhism
B) Hinduism
C) Confucianism
D) Daoism/Taoism
C) Confucianism
500
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
What was the first civilization to use iron?
The Hittites
500
What led to the downfall for both the Mauryan and Gupta Empires?
A) Internal conflicts
B) Environmental factors
C) Attacks by outside enemies
D) The Mauryan and Gupta Empires collapsed for different reasons.
C) Attacks by outside enemies
500
What was the name of the period during 200s C.E. to 1000 C.E. when there was an influx of Germanic and Asiatic peoples invading Europe?
Great Age of Migrations
500
Which of the following is not one of the Four Noble Truths?
A) Desire can be ended by following the Eightfold Path.
B) Human existence is not inseparable from suffering.
C) Suffering is eliminated by eliminating desire.
D) Suffering is caused by desire.
B) Human existence is not inseparable from suffering.