APWH Unit 2

Socrates is most critical of the Athenian government because he thinks it

• is too willing to condemn people to death
• fails to treat all people equally
• expects all people to be just alike
• suffers from too much individualism

Which type of government would Socrates have most likely supported?

• a military dictatorship like that of Sparta
• a representative democracy like the one established in Pericles
• a monarchy ruled by an education and rational "philosopher-king"
• a direct democracy like the one in Athens

Why was the system described by Socrates not a true democracy?

• the system was patriarchal, allowing only free males to participate in democracy
• while upper-class women could vote in Athens, lower-class women were not allowed to vote
• slave men were allowed to vote, but their vote only counted half as much as the free-born male
• voting rights were only extended to educated men and women

These Greek-style clothing shown in these sculptures best supports which of the following interpretations?

• Alexander the Great spread Hellenistic culture to South and Central Asia
• Hellenistic culture originated in South and Central Asia
• Buddhism and Greek culture both originated in Persia
• Buddhists had traveled to Greece

The sculptures are examples of syncretism because they show

• similar scenes from each other
• elements of different cultures coming together
• religious leaders and celebrations
• how common people lived their lives

In which civilization was local autonomy most prized?

• Rome
• China
• Greece
• Egypt

Which similarity between Greece and Rome is shown in this chart?

• both were highly centralized
• both gave citizens a role in choosing the government
• both gave religion authority over government
• both chose rulers through heredity

Which best describes the relationship between religion and government most clearly?

• Egypt separated them more than did the other civilizations
• Greece united them more than did other civilizations
• China separated them more than did other civilizations
• Rome limited them more than did other civilizations

The route most clearly showing an interregional movement is the one

• showing movement of wine from Spain
• showing movement of silk from China
• connecting Britain and Rome
• connecting Egypt and Rome

Which statement provides context for understanding Roman trade as shown in the map?

• Rome imported grain from North Africa to feed its large population
• Rome relied primarily on land-based trade because the technology for water transportation was not developed
• Rome's area of influence was limited because it had empires along each border
• Rome's location near the Mediterranean Sea made trade with many regions easier