WHAP Time Period 2

Upon what was each caste system in India based?

• job
• wealth
• birth
• skin color

How did the Silk Road affect religion?

• It allowed the spread of Buddhism from China to India.
• It allowed the spread of Buddhism from India to China.
• It caused the blending of idea from Confucianism and Daoism.
• It caused Buddhism to spread from China to Japan.

What is one way that Christianity and Buddhism are similar?

• both religions were oppressed by other groups
• both religions were slow to grow
• both religions subjugugated women
• both religions allowed women a role in monastic life

Which religious text of the Hebrews contains an extensive list of rules and laws comparable to Hammurabi's Code? (It has an ethical basis.)

• Torah
• Bible
• Vedas
• Analects

What caused the spread of Christianity during the 3rd century CE?

• oppression by the Roman government
• the fall of the Western Roman Empire
• official sponsorship of Emperor Constantine
• expansion of trade routes

What long-lasting effect did the Phoenecians have on World History?

• creation of Mediterranean trade routes
• adoption of democracy
• spread of the alphabet
• spread of Zoroastrianism

Which statement best describes the GENERAL role of women during the Classical Age?

• women began to have increasing roles in society and government
• women had increasing public roles in trade and religion
• women's roles remained largely restricted to the home
• women were offered as sacrifices to the gods

Which kingdom to the north eventually conquered Greece and spread its cultural influences across the "known world"?

• Rome
• Persia
• Macedonia 
• Egypt

Which conqueror is credited with spreading Hellenistic culture through conquest?

• Julius Caesar
• Alexander the Great
• Qin Shi Huangdi
• Marc Antony 

Which is true about the cultures of Sparta and Athens?

• Sparta was economically more focused on trade, and Athens on farming
• Athens has a monarchy, while Sparta had a democracy
• Sparta was more militaristic, while Athens was more cosmopolitan.
• Athenian women and slaves enjoyed more freedoms than those in Sparta.