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| 5016659575 | Monasticism first developed in Italy under the leadership of: A) Paul. B) Socrates. C) Peter. D) Justinian. E) Benedict. | E | 0 | |
| 5016659576 | After 200 C. E., an increasing number of people in Asia, Europe, and North Africa began to adapt faiths characterized by: A) ancestor worship. B) polytheism. C) monotheism. D) animism. E) secularism. | C | 1 | |
| 5016659577 | Despite major differences, Christianity, Hinduism, and Buddhism all show interest in: A) life after death. B) absolute hostility to the worship of religious images and spirits of nature. C) clearly organized church structures. polytheism. D) strong priesthood. | A | 2 | |
| 5016659578 | By 600 C. E., an early civilization was beginning to take shape in: A) the west coast of North America. B) Brazil. C) the West Indies. D) Russia. E) Central America. | E | 3 | |
| 5016659579 | Japan developed a religion called: A) Buddhism B) Eastern Orthodox C) Shintoism D) Zoroastrianism E) Jainism | C | 4 | |
| 5016659580 | Compared to Hinduism, Christians are more likely to: A) believe that women are morally superior to men. B) approve of sexual pleasure. C) tolerate other beliefs. D) see humans as superior to the rest of nature. E) be polytheistic. | D | 5 | |
| 5016659581 | Which of the following best survived the Hun invasions in India? A) Hindu beliefs B) Nationalist beliefs C) Political unity D) Aryan traditions E) Buddhist beliefs | A | 6 | |
| 5016659582 | The eastern portion of the Roman Empire experienced less decline than the west for all of the following reasons EXCEPT: A) the east was more wealthy. B) the east had older traditions of civilization. C) the east faced less pressure from barbarian invasions. D) the east had more active trade. E) the east resisted the spread of Christianity. | E | 7 | |
| 5016659583 | Everywhere it spread, Buddhism stressed: A) worship of Buddha as a god. B) a strong church organization. C) meditation and ethical behavior. D) the worthlessness of all competing religions. E) the impossibility of attaining nirvana except by multiple reincarnations. | C | 8 | |
| 5016659584 | By 600, looking at the entire world, a good definition of "barbarian" would be: A) someone who is not Christian. B) someone who is not part of a civilization. C) someone who is illiterate. D) someone who is a knight. E) someone who fights better than a peasant-soldier. | B | 9 | |
| 5016659585 | The first kingdoms in eastern Africa below the Sahara showed the influence of: A) the flight of Jews from Israel. B) Persia. C) Rome and Phoenicia. D) Indian merchants and missionaries. E) Egypt and Hellenism. | E | 10 | |
| 5016659586 | One important early symptom of Rome's decline was: A) acceptance of Christianity. B) the use of slave labor. C) the weakness of the eastern portion of the empire compared to the west. D) the replacement of republic by empire. E) the drop in population due to a series of plagues. | E | 11 | |
| 5016659587 | One important early symptom of Rome's decline was: A) acceptance of Christianity. B) the use of slave labor. C) the weakness of the eastern portion of the empire compared to the west. D) the replacement of republic by empire. E) the drop in population due to a series of plagues. | E | 12 | |
| 5016659588 | Compared to Hinduism and Buddhism, all of the following constitute distinctive features of late-Roman Christianity EXCEPT: A) belief in a divine trinity. B) a strong evangelizing impulse. C) intolerance for competing beliefs. D) a strong hierarchy of church officials. E) non-believers cannot join the church. | E | 13 | |
| 5016659589 | The end of the Gupta Empire differed from the decline of Rome in that it did not involve: A) big cultural changes. B) a change in political institutions. C) outside invasions such as the Huns and others. D) the introduction of a new religion for the majority. E) the weakening of central government. | D | 14 | |
| 5016659590 | The "lessons" of late Han China and the late Roman Empire are that the decline of a civilization, whether temporary or permanent: A) follows inevitably from centralized, unrepresentative government. B) results from undue dependence on slavery. C) is not simply the result of attack by outside invaders. D) results from a lack of religious conviction. E) results from social rebellion in which the poor attack the rich and tear down their institutions. | C | 15 | |
| 5016659591 | Nomadic invaders often had military advantages over the armies of empires because: A) they were more skilled as horsemen. B) they had larger forces with more soldiers. C) they had smaller distances to cover. D) they developed better supply lines. E) they believed they were fighting inferior cultures. | A | 16 |
