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| 7703380503 | A society is almost certainly a civilization if | It practices sedentary agriculture | 0 | |
| 7703380504 | The development of writing | Helps explain why governments could become more formal and bureaucratic | 1 | |
| 7703380505 | The earliest known writing in a civilization first developed in | The middle east | 2 | |
| 7703380506 | Sumerian civilization produced the first | Written law code | 3 | |
| 7703380507 | The characteristic political organization of the Tigris-Euphrates civilization was | Regional city states | 4 | |
| 7703380508 | Egypt differed from Mesopotamia civilization by stressing | Well organized, durable empires | 5 | |
| 7703380509 | Which river valley civilization was most completely destroyed by natural disasters such as climate change? | Indus | 6 | |
| 7703380510 | Among the early river civilizations | The Huanghe culture in China was the most isolated | 7 | |
| 7703380511 | Which of the following areas was NOT one of the earliest civilizations to develop? | West Africa | 8 | |
| 7703380512 | Cuneiform an other types of writing are important in part because they | Help organize elaborate political structures | 9 | |
| 7703380513 | Unlike Sumer and Indus valley or Harappan civilizations, Egypt | is particularly difficult to study because it's writing has not been deciphered | 10 | |
| 7703380514 | In early china, unity and cultural identity were provided by | A common system of writing | 11 | |
| 7703380515 | In Egypt, the pharaoh's power was exercised through the extensive use of ________ headed by regional governors | Bureaucracy | 12 | |
| 7703380516 | While all four RCV's were ________ societies, the Chinese are RCV particularly emphasized the male gender as the leaders in society | Patriarchal | 13 | |
| 7703380517 | Extensive use of _______ for unskilled labor purposes was a common feature of the RCV's | Slaves | 14 | |
| 7703380518 | The introduction and use of ________ for military and labor ( tools ) purposes, revolutionized society in the RCV's | Bronze/metal | 15 | |
| 7703380519 | A major cause of decline for the RCV was the continuous attacks from outside ____________ | Invaders | 16 | |
| 7703380520 | As trade developed, name another feature of society that would have been transferred? | Currency/technology/language | 17 | |
| 7703380521 | As RCVs began to emerge, they attracted invaders and______ to the region. | Migrants | 18 | |
| 7703380522 | The importance of a writing system allowed for______ | The ability to communicate between RCV's and record keeping | 19 | |
| 7703380523 | Monumental buildings/temples found in Mesopotamia | Ziggurats | 20 | |
| 7703380524 | System of writing in Mesopotamia | Cuneiform | 21 | |
| 7703380525 | Valley civilization found in India | Indus | 22 | |
| 7703380526 | Yellow river or River Valley civilization in China | Huanghe | 23 | |
| 7703380527 | System of controlling water on agricultural land | Irrigation | 24 | |
| 7703380528 | The law code of the Babylonians in Sumeria | Hammurabi's code | 25 | |
| 7703380529 | The worship of multiple gods | Polytheism | 26 | |
| 7703380530 | One difference between classical civilizations and River Valley civilizations that was in classical civilizations | Political organizations were more elaborate | 27 | |
| 7703380531 | Put the dynasties in the correct order - starting with the oldest (first) | ZHOU, QUIN, HAN | 28 | |
| 7703380532 | A "dynasty" in Chinese history was | A family that passed the imperial title from generation to generation | 29 | |
| 7703380533 | The "son of heaven" concept was designed to promote all of the following EXCEPT | Priests control of the state | 30 | |
| 7703380534 | The QIN dynasty differed from the ZHOU in that | It was more centralized | 31 | |
| 7703380535 | All of the following constituted a function of government in the HAN China EXCEPT | Schools for peasant boys | 32 | |
| 7703380536 | Chinese views of nature emphasized | Harmony and balance | 33 | |
| 7703380537 | Which of the following was a confucian belief | A good society has a hierarchy both in family and state | 34 | |
| 7703380538 | Ceremony became an important part of upper - class Chinese life because | The Chinese believed that it would help unify society and prevent greed | 35 | |
| 7703380539 | Daoists would agree with Confucianist on all of the following EXCEPT | The importance of political activity | 36 | |
| 7703380540 | The Chinese government accepted Daoism for all of the following reasons EXCEPT | Daoists believed that and nobles were holier than peasants | 37 | |
| 7703380541 | Chinese art featured | Careful craftsmanship and detail work | 38 | |
| 7703380542 | Which of the following groups was considered "low standing" in official Chinese social hierarchy | Merchants | 39 | |
| 7703380543 | One of China's key economic strength was | High levels of technological innovations | 40 | |
| 7703380544 | Women in HAN Chinese society | Sometimes become quite powerful in a household | 41 | |
| 7703380545 | Wu Ti And other HAN rulers generated peace throughout Asia by halting Chinese expansion | False | 42 | |
| 7703380546 | During the ZHOU dynasty, china extended its territory into the middle Kingdom | True | 43 | |
| 7703380547 | Despite China as long as centralized government in the classical era, strong local units never totally disappeared | True | 44 | |
| 7703380548 | The decline of the HAN was due solely to internal domestic unrest | False | 45 | |
| 7703380549 | The Chinese social structure was composed of two classes; the land owning aristocracy and the laboring masses | False | 46 | |
| 7703380550 | The famous trade route that started in China and connected India, the Mediterranean and Persia is called | Silk road | 47 | |
| 7703380551 | In the last century of the ZHOU, some of China's greatest thinkers including______tried different ways to restore order and social harmony | Confucius | 48 | |
| 7703380552 | ______The brutal founder of the QIN dynasty, consolidated power in China and adopted a different style of political control then the ZHOU | Shi Huangdi | 49 | |
| 7703380553 | ______The most famous of the HAN rulers, supported Confucianism and promoted peace | Wu Ti | 50 | |
| 7703380554 | To run the government efficiently, a trained____, at its height numbering 130K governmental officials, was extensively developed by the HAN rulers | Bureaucracy | 51 | |
| 7703380555 | The political philosophy adopted by the QIN called____countered Confucianism by favoring and authoritarian state and harsh rule | Legalism | 52 | |
| 7703380556 | Daoism taught harmony with nature and humble living.________Was Daoism's most popular figure and credited with its introduction | Laozi | 53 | |
| 7703380557 | Art in classical China was most decorative and appeared in many forms including ornate writing called____, as well as carved jade and ivory, and silk screens | Calligraphy | 54 | |
| 7703380558 | The period of when ZHOU dynasty disintegrated and before the rise of the QIN, is called the_____ | The period of warring states | 55 | |
| 7703380559 | ____Became the official language of the ZHOU dynasty | Mandarin | 56 | |
| 7703380560 | A famous example of "cultural diffusion" in classical China | The adoption of Buddhism | 57 | |
| 7703380561 | Confucian doctrine (teachings) was recorded in a book called____ | Five Classics | 58 | |
| 7703380562 | The Aryan conquers brought to India | Distinctive religious ideas | 59 | |
| 7703380563 | The Mauryan dynasty differed from the Gupta dynasty in that | It ruled a larger territory | 60 | |
| 7703380564 | India's political tradition | Stressed the importance of regional and local units | 61 | |
| 7703380565 | The Indian caste system served to an extent as a political institution by | Enforcing rules about social behavior | 62 | |
| 7703380566 | Confucian and Hindu values both | Help justify and preserve social inequality | 63 | |
| 7703380567 | Hindu ethics involved | Emphasis on an individual carrying out the obligations of life | 64 | |
| 7703380568 | Hinduism urged that | All living creatures participated in the divine essence | 65 | |
| 7703380569 | Buddhism differed from Hinduism by not believing | In the caste system | 66 | |
| 7703380570 | " nirvana " meant | Full union with the divine essence | 67 | |
| 7703380571 | India's trading network involves direct contact with all of the following EXCEPT | Russia | 68 | |
| 7703380572 | Compared to China, Indian social and economic structure | Gave a stronger role to merchants | 69 | |
| 7703380573 | Compared to China, India | Had greater contact with other societies and civilizations | 70 | |
| 7703380574 | In the classical period, both China and India | Showed considerable tolerance for different religions | 71 | |
| 7703380575 | The first ruler of the Maurya empire was | Chandragupta | 72 | |
| 7703380576 | Unlike other world religions, Hinduism had no single founder or central holy figure | True | 73 | |
| 7703380577 | In 322 B.C.E., Ashoka seized power and became the first leader of the gupta dynasty | False | 74 | |
| 7703380578 | The gupta dynasty controlled less territory than the Maurya | True | 75 | |
| 7703380579 | Towards the end of the epic age, Guatama built on the foundation of Hinduism to create another world religion | False | 76 | |
| 7703380580 | Classical India was similar to classical China in that it remained relatively isolated and its development | True | 77 | |
| 7703380581 | Indian social structure was characterized by its rigidity and lack of interaction across several classes | False | 78 | |
| 7703380582 | The priestly class or______stood at the top of India's caste system | Brahmins | 79 | |
| 7703380583 | Unlike China from a social hierarchy perspective, the_____class was given a higher ranking | Merchant | 80 | |
| 7703380584 | A Hindu and concept that more or less placed you in a lower or higher caste system following rebirth is called____ | Reincarnation | 81 | |
| 7703380585 | Subgroups of castes, each with a distinctive occupations and tied to their social stations by birth are called____ | Jati | 82 | |
| 7703380586 | India's economic productivity was defined by agriculture,____production and ironmaking | Steel, cotton | 83 | |
| 7703380587 | The religion founded by the Indian prince, Gautama, is____ | Buddhism | 84 | |
| 7703380588 | The arrival of____, sometimes twice yearly contributed greatly to agricultural development | Monsoon weather | 85 | |
| 7703380589 | If the Greek genius was politics, the Roman genius was | Engineering | 86 | |
| 7703380590 | The two Mediterranean powers fighting in the Punic wars were | Carthage and Rome | 87 | |
| 7703380591 | Compared to modern American ideas about democracy, Athenian democracy was distinctive in | Urging that all citizens participate directly in lawmaking and policymaking | 88 | |
| 7703380592 | Greek politics resembled Indian politics in | The tendency of regional fragmentation | 89 | |
| 7703380593 | From the Confucian view point, the Roman empire might have been criticized for placing too much confidence in | Laws rather than trained officials | 90 | |
| 7703380594 | Republican Romans and democratic Athenians would have agreed that all of the following were politically important EXCEPT | Division of powers within the state | 91 | |
| 7703380595 | The Senate of republican Rome particularly represented | The landed aristocracy | 92 | |
| 7703380596 | Roman emperors tried to prevent popular disorder by | Organizing food supplies and distribution | 93 | |
| 7703380597 | The Roman empire | Tolerated local political and religious diversity | 94 | |
| 7703380598 | This Socratic method emphasized the importance of | Questioning | 95 | |
| 7703380599 | Compared to Chinese architecture, Greek and Roman architecture | Featured monumental styles | 96 | |
| 7703380600 | Greek and Roman agriculture | Tended to develop large, commercial estates | 97 | |
| 7703380601 | Roman slaves were used for all of the following EXCEPT | Military service | 98 | |
| 7703380602 | Both Rome and the ancient Greeks depended on slavery. One result of this was | Both groups flagged in technological advances when compared to the Chinese or the Indians | 99 | |
| 7703380967 | One important early symptom of Romes decline was | The drop in population due to a series of plagues | 100 | |
| 7703380968 | Roman classical culture borrowed heavily from the Greek and Hellenistic states | True | 101 | |
| 7703380969 | While subordinate to men, Roman women were considerably freer and less oppressed than where their Chinese counterparts | True | 102 | |
| 7703380970 | With regard to merchants, Rome, Greece, China were ambivalent towards merchants despite their vital roles in commerce | True | 103 | |
| 7703380971 | Tyrrhenian agriculture under the Greeks and Romans favored small farmers instead of large landed estates | False | 104 | |
| 7703380972 | The Mediterranean civilization lagged behind both India and China in the production of agricultural technology | True | 105 | |
| 7703380973 | The quintessential form of the Greek political institution was the " polis " or the | City states | 106 | |
| 7703380974 | Doric, _______, and the Corinthian were three forms of Greek columns in classical architecture | Ionic | 107 | |
| 7703380975 | _______________ Was a religion developed by the Persian around 600 B.C.E. | Zoroastrianism | 108 | |
| 7703380976 | The___wars were the wars between Sparta and Athens | Peloponnesian | 109 | |
| 7703380977 | ________is a form of government where decisions are based on the rule of the vote of the people themselves | Direct democracy | 110 | |
| 7703380978 | Two____Were the two senators who shared executive power in the Roman Republic | Consuls | 111 | |
| 7703380979 | The Roman Law Code developed in response to the democratization of the Roman Republic was called____ | The 12 tables | 112 | |
| 7703380980 | The north African city destroyed by the Romans during the punic wars was called____ | Carthage | 113 | |
| 7703380981 | The____Was the name of the social class that populated the Roman Senate | Patricians | 114 | |
| 7703380982 | ____Was the Latin term for "peace and prosperity" | Pax Romana | 115 | |
| 7703380983 | political____, especially among administrators and even emperors, was a major cause of the empires decline | Corruption | 116 | |
| 7703380984 | The Arabic camel nomads were referred to as | Bedouin | 117 | |
| 7703380985 | What was the ka' ba | The religious shrine that was the focus of an annual truce | 118 | |
| 7703380986 | Which of the following statements most accurately describes the status of women in the Bedouin society prior to Islam | They enjoyed greater freedom and higher status than byzantine and Persian women | 119 | |
| 7703380987 | What was the Umayyad response to Muhammad's Migration to Madinah and subsequent success there | War broke out between Mecca and Medina resulting in the eventual victory of Muhammad and the Medina clans | 120 | |
| 7703380988 | What was the principal advantage of the Islamic concept of the ummah | It transcended old tribal boundaries and made possible political unity among Arab clans | 121 | |
| 7703380989 | Which of the following statements concerning the ethical system of early Islam is an NOT correct | The teachings of the Prophet and the Quran were not formally incorporated into a body | 122 | |
| 7703380990 | Which of the following is NOT among the "five pillars "of Islam | Pilgrimage to Medina | 123 | |
| 7703380991 | What was Muhammad's teachings with respect to the revelations of other monotheistic religions? | Muhammad excepted the validity of earlier Christian and Judaic revelations and taught that his own revelations were a final refinement and reformulation of earlier ones | 124 | |
| 7703380992 | The office of political and religious successor of Muhammad was called | Caliph | 125 | |
| 7703380993 | Why did the Arab warriors not want to convert large numbers of people to Islam | They would have had to share their booty and would have lost tax revenues | 126 | |
| 7703380994 | What was the results of the first Civil War between Ali and Umayyads? | Despite early successes, Ali's faction disintegrated leading to an Umayyad victory and Ali's assassination | 127 | |
| 7703380995 | The political and theological faction within Islam that recognized only Ali and the descendants of the family of Muhammad as rightful ruler is what is called | Shi' is | 128 | |
| 7703380996 | Under the Umayyads, the political center of Islam shifted to | Damascus | 129 | |
| 7703380997 | What was the nature of citizenship within the Umayyad empire | Only Muslim Arabs were first - class citizens of this great empire | 130 | |
| 7703380998 | The term for non - Arab Muslim converts is | Mawali | 131 | |
| 7703380999 | The Abbasids move the political center of their empire to | Baghdad | 132 | |
| 7703381000 | What was the Umayyad attitude to other religions | The Umayyads displayed tolerance towards the religions of the dhimmi peoples | 133 | |
| 7703381001 | What was the most significant of the transformations brought about by the Abbasids rise to power? | The mawali were admitted as full members of the Islamic community | 134 | |
| 7703381002 | What was the nature of the Abbasid government? | The Abbasids out did the Umayyads in establishing an absolutist government symbolized by the growing powers of the wazirs and the sinister presence of the executioner | 135 | |
| 7703381003 | What was the nature of the economy of the Abbasid period? | It was a period of general prosperity typified by urban growth and the restoration of the Afro - Eurasian trade axis | 136 | |
| 7703381004 | What was the status of artisans in Abbasid cities? | Artisans were free men who owned their own tools and who formed guild like organizations to negotiate wages | 137 | |
| 7703381005 | What was the nature of slavery within the Abbasid social system? | Because most unskilled labor was left to the unfree, slaves could be found in both the towns and country side of the Abbasid Empire | 138 | |
| 7703381006 | Many of the soldiers within the mercenary private armies common to the later Abbasid Empire were slaves | True | 139 | |
| 7703381007 | Most of the converts to Islam in India were formally Buddhist or members of the Brahmin cast | False | 140 | |
| 7703381008 | The conversion of south eastern Asia to Islam was accomplished by conversion of port cities followed by extension into the backcountry | True | 141 | |
| 7703381009 | Sati Was the Indian ritual that required the Emily shin of the living widows of deceased men | True | 142 | |
| 7703381010 | The Seljuk Turks where is central Asian nomads who captured Baghdad in 1258 and killed the last Abbasid caliph | False | 143 | |
| 7703381011 | Most powerful trading city in the mainland of Melia was Goa | False | 144 | |
| 7703381012 | In response to the Islamic challenge, Hindus placed a greater emphasis on Bhaktic cults that stress the importance of strong emotional bonds to the gods | True | 145 | |
| 7703381013 | A brilliant Islamic theologian, al-Ghazali attempted to fuse mongol and Quranic traditions | False | 146 | |
| 7703381014 | While spreading Islam into Asia, the Sufi mystics and traders commanded elements of animistic, Hindu, and Buddhist rituals into a carnation of Islam | True | 147 | |
| 7703381015 | The ulama were Orthodox religious scholars within Islam who pressed for a more conservative and restrictive theology | True | 148 |
