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Question	Answer
All of the following are true about the ancient Sumerian city-states except that	Their political structure was democratic in nature
The story of Osiris in ancient Egyptian religion served to	Strengthen the belief that immortality could be achieved
The use of fire may have begun during	The Paleolithic age
During the old stone age	Hunting and gathering was the way most people supported themselves
Scholars have found a larger, highly significant Neolithic urban center at	Catal Huyuk
The Phoenicians	Invented an alphabet
Which of the following were among the basic characteristics of the first civilizations?	The development of cities
The earliest hominids	lived in africa
Mesopotamian civilization	Was made of cities and located in a river valley
The people who created the Mesopotamian civilization were the	sumerians
Ancient Mesopotamian society	Developed an extensive irrigation system
Mesopotamian religion	Was reinforced by the intensity of the region’s environment
Judaism can be defined or described as a religion of	ethical monotheism
Egyptian hieroglyphics	Used sacred characters as picture signs
The Nile delta, about 100 miles from the Mediterranean, was called	lower egypt
Paleolithic peoples	Engaged in artistic activities, as indicated by surviving cave paintings
During the Babylonian captivity	Many upper-class Israelites were deported to Babylonia
Which of the following is not true about cuneiform?	It used the Cyrillic alphabet
Many historians believe that the early books of the Hebrew bible	Were written long after the events were written about
Among the indo-European peoples were the	Hittites who developed an empire in western Asia
The indo-Europeans	Spoke related languages, among which are Sanskrit, Persian, and Greek
The central aspect of Neolithic Revolution was the	emergence of systematic food production techniques ecapable or regularly growing grains and vegetables and breeding, working and eating domesticated animals
What is the Epic of Gilgamesh?	an epic poem that exploits of a legendary king Uuk Gilgamesh whose best friend is a beast name Enkidu. They set off in pursuit of heroic deeds. Enkidu dies and Gilgames experiences the pain of immortality. everlasting life is only for the gods.
egyptian statues and gods	jews believed in on true God, the persians believed in one god, Zoroaster, and the egyptians were polytheistic
the following are true about the jewish concept of monotheism except	a transcendent God, he was part of nature, created rather than creator
After the death of King Solomon, Jerusalem became the capital of what?	Judea
which of the following accurately characterizes anciennt Egyptian civilization?	there was a sense of security and a feel of changlessness
The 2 major cities of the Harappa civilization	contain, inteh city of Mohenjo-Daro, a pool that was apparentally used ceremonies of purification
The Aryans	were led by the tribal chieftans who were called rajas
the caste system	was applicable to every member of Idian society
Womenin ancient India	lived in matriarchal families only on the malabar coast
The thrid ranked caste, usually viewed as the merchant caste, was known as	vasiya
teh term that refers to the system of large, joint families in India is	jati
Which of the following accurately describes gender relationships in ancient society	the superiority of males over females was manifested in all areas of marital life
a major religion that emrged in India after 600 BCE was	jainism
a set of commentaries on the vedas were the	upanishads
the ultimate goal of hindus is to	attain an ultimate spiritual reunion with Brahman and escape the pain of living
on a practical level, reincarnation	provided hope for the lower class
the founder of Buddhism was	siddhartha gautama
a key difference between hinduism and buddhism was that buddhism	was simpler, as it rejected the numerous Hindu gods
the mahabharata	provides an elaborate discussion of the ethnics of the dharma
much of indian architecture	was inspired initally by the Mauryan rulers' desire to propagate buddhist ideas in stone structures
what is the purpose od stupa and pillars	stupa-commemorates the event of buddha's life and marks the pilgrim routes to the holy places stupa-formed as a burial mound, orginally used to house a relic of buddha but eventually becames a place for devotion
which of these ancient civilizations survived, intact, until the twentieth century	chinese
ancient chinese civiliation originated in the valley of the	yellow and yangtze rivers
which of the following is not a true statement	all evidence indicates that the first argicultural villages in china developed only along the yellow river
the beginnings of civilization in china were	possibly first ecperienced under the xia dynasty
the shang dynasty	equipped its army with 2-horse chariots
ancient chinese villages were organized on the basis of	clans
during the shang dynasty, the chinese	achieved renown for their bronze casting achievments
the idea of the mandate of heaven was	introduced by the zhou dynasty and it served to legitimize its power
in ancient china aristocrats did what?	governed divided territories
in early china, it was believed that the universe was divided between two primary forces	the sun as the yang and the moon as the yin
confucius	assumed that all humans had their own dao
for confucius the main thing to concentrate on is what	dao (way)-humans ahd their own dao and it was their duty to follow it. 2 main concepts-duty and human-heartedness
legalism	developed during the hundered shcool era
a core belief in the need to force people to behave properly through the use of restrictive regualtion was the foundation of the philosophy	legalism
daoism	has the dao de jing as its primary document
the first fully inified government in chinese history was the	qin
most of the currently standing great wall of china was	built during the ming dynasty
the founder of the han dynasty was	lui bang
during the reign of the han dynasty	rapid population growth, accompanied by increasingly concentrated land control, weakened the status and living standards of peasants
the terra cotta figure near the qin first emeror's burial mound demonstrate the	huge expenditures that were devoted to afterlife preparation for the monarch
what makes the chinese written language unique	its ideographical format
greek geography	contained mountainous areas that impeded greek unity
the earliest aegean civilization was located	on crete
mycenaean civilization	was founded by indo-europeans who migrated into greece as early as 1900 bc
homer;s legacy to the greek was	important in inculcating the aristocratic values of courage and honor
in ancient greece, tyrants	served in a transitional role from oligarchy to democracy for many city-states
the athenian aristocrat who seized power and created a tyranny was	pisistratus
spartan males were recognized as mature and allowed to vote when	they were 30 years old
they myth of persian invincibility was broken at	marathon
the greeks decisively defeated the persians	near the islands of salamis
all of the following was true about the peloponnesian war excapt	the ultimated result of the war was a unified greece headed by the city of thebes
the period of the peloponnesian war saw	thucydides write hishistory of the persian war
socrates	developed a teaching system which employed students' reasoning to help them learn
in the republic, plato	created a utpia, ideal state composed of three social classes
which of the following summarizes aristotle's fears the deterioration of forms of government?	monarchy to tyranny, aristocracy to oligarchy, and constitutional governemnt to anarchy
the olympic games were held to honor	zeus
in their effort to uncover the will of the gods, the ancient Greeks made us of	oracles
alexander the great believed or accomplished all except	restoring freedom to greece
hellenistic kingdom that succeeded alexander the great	was a fusion of different cultures
the hellenistic process means	to imitate greek, greek world was extended to a non-greek world
the first christian emperor was	constantine
the basic message of jesus of nazareth was that	people should love God and each other
roman military commanders	became deeply involved in politics after 133 CE
roman general-new type of recruitment	roman general marius recruited volunteers from both the urban and rural poor who possessed no property. they swore an oath of loyalty and in return were promised land
the reason why jesus was cricifed was	he spoke of a heavenly kingdom that disappointed the radicals, relgious leaders believed that jesus was undermining respect for traditional jewish religion. scared of revolt
roman imperialsim was characterized by	strategic fortification, road construction, allied military support
under the reign of the 5 good emperors	the range of responsibilites that were affected by the polocies of the emperors increase
the roman general who returned from spain as a military hero in 71 bc was	pompey
as it prospered, the early roman empire	saw the development of a large gap between rich and poor
under____, christianity was made the official religion of the roman empire	theodosius
a central aspect of early roman conquest was that all conquered peoples	had an interest in the success of rome, since they could improve their status by demonstrating their loyalty to their conquerors
the defenders of the plebians were known as the	tribunes
roman slaves	staged a number of massive rebellions, the largest by spartacus in 71 BC
a development during the period of the julio-claudian rule was the emperors	acted more openly than as first citizens of the states
the first punic war
the second punic war	won spain for rome and produced roman control over the western mediterranean
the third punic war
the fundamental difference between the han and roman dynasty	although both han and roman dynasty collapsed, the han dynasty continued its traditional and values under a new dynasty. the roman dynast lived on only as an idea
the major stages of the roman imperial expansion before 100 BC included	the involvement and seizures of the hellenistic kingdoms in the eastern mediterranean
sign of roman decline were manifested by	a series of civil wars and barbarian invasions
rome was	located on the plain of latium
early rome legends and tales	were incorporated into Livy's historical accounts to teach moral values and virtues
tradition roman religion	roman state religion focused on the worship of Greco-Roman gods and goddesses
the poeples who the greatest influence upon republican rome were the	greeks
member of the aristocratic class of rome	patrician
which of the following was accomlished by the christian monasteries	they served as centers of learning
charlemagne carolingian empire accomplished all of the following except	it restored urban economy based upon the use of money
the incursions of the scandinavian vikings into other parts of europe	were successful in part because of their ships had shallow draft, allowing them to sail far up rivers and pillaging as they went
the personal element of feudalism was most symbolized in the relationships involving	lords and vassals
medieval church in the west	monastic house for which benedict wrote a set of rules, established the monastic life in
the piece of land that provided the feudal vassal's economic support was the	fief
aristocratic medieval women	in unusual circumstances, coud play a major role, as did Eleanor of Anquitaine
vassals	were supported by the income from a fief of land
the english king most responsible for establishing the common law was	henry II
central issues complicating the realization of an integrated holy roman empire were
the missionary brothers who created the slavonic, cyrillic, alphabet, translated the bible into slavonic	cyril and methodius
the slavs	were divided into two religious groups
which of the following is a valid statement about manorialism and medieval manor	manorialism provided the economic foundation of feudalism
which of the following was not a true statement about medieval towns and cities	they were food-producing, delf-efficient, in which commerce was secondary
all of the following were motive for the crusade except	the aim to increase religious toleration between muslim and christians
the black death	was spread by fleas carrying yersinis pestis
all of the following regarding the hundred years was are correct except	traditional nobles fighting on horseback were the keys to victory
the great schism	saw 2 different individuals claiming to be the true pope
who painted the sistine chapel	michelangelo
all of the following are true of the political recovery except that	centralized monarchies gained strength
WHich of the following was true about the shang dynasty	the king was viewed as an intermediary between heaven and earth
shang dynasty rulers	were often buried with hundreds of their retainers
the lengthiest dynasty in chinese history was the	zhou
during the zhou dynasty, china	large-scale water control porgrams were undertaken to regulate the flow of rivvers and distribute water to the fields
examples of zhou advances in agricultural technology included the	technique of leaving fallow land to better use soil nutrients
the qin dynasty	caried out public book burnings
probably the most significant fall of the qin dynasty is that the	eunuch system created a new base that resulted in an internal seizure of power
the han dynasty	greatly increased chinese territorial control to the south and west
the significant cultural contribution of the shang dynasty was the work that was cast in	bronze
the greek historian who wrote the history of the persian wars was	herodotus
Mycenaean civilization was characterized by	an introspective commercial system
unlike Mesopotamia's rivers, the flooding of Egypt's Nile was gradual and usually predictable, and the river seen as life-enhancing rather than life-threatening	true
Harappan civilization revolved along the Ganges River	false
Many hindus regard the multitude of gods as simply different manifestations of one ultimate reality	true
the caste system was in part a reflection of the light-skinned Aryans conquest of the dark-skinned Dravidians	true
After the fall of the Mauryan dynasty, the indian subcontinet was immediately reunified under the Gupta dynasty	false
Siddhartha denied the reality of the material or pysical world claiming that it was all an illusion that had to be transcended	true
Tiberius amd Gaius Gracchus came to believe what	the underlying cause of Rome's problems was the decline of the small farmer
what did the Gracchus brothers do to help the landless poor	they bypassed the senate by having the council of plebs pass land reform bills that called for the government to recliam public land held by large landowners and distribute in to landless romans
what was the civil service examination	an elaborate chinese system of selecting bureaucrats on merit, first introduced in 165 CE
How much of the Han empire population, which was about 60 million, shrunk 200 years later	it had shrunk to less than 1/3 that number

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