AP World Exam Review Period 2-2018

To control the vast Persian Empire, rulers such as Darius I

• used terror and mass deporation to prevent uprisings
• instituted a limited democracy
• divided the empire into provinces run by governors
• controlled all aspects of life from his capital city 

Which of the following is represents a similarity between Judaism and Zoroastrianism?

• Both were polythesitic and believed in a Messiah figure
• Both believed in the the existence of heaven and hell and in one god. 
• Both were based on the scriptural writings of the Torah.
• Both developed after the emergence of Christianity were influenced by it. 

Which of the following was not a classical empire?

• Persia
• Gupta
• Han
• Aztec

Which Roman emperor reunited the Roman Empire and legalized Christianity?

• Diocletian
• Caesar Augustus
• Constantine
• Julius Caesar

The Zhou Dynasty

• found it hard to control the production of iron
• were successful at standardizing weights and measures
• used Confucian ideas for government
• redistributed land to keep the peasants from revolting

Which of the following is NOT a similarity to the fall of the Gupta, the Han and Rome?

• their borders had gotten to large to maintain effectively
• government corruption and weak rulers
• plagues
• religious groups competing for power

Which of the following represents a defining characteristic of an empire?

• A state that forms as a democratic republic but is eventually seized and ruled over by a single ruler
• A state formed through conquest and maintained through the extraction of resources from conquered states and peoples
• A single ethnic group with a single language, religion, and identity
• A conglomeration of independent states that form temporary alliances

Which of the following was a major avenue for the spread of Greek culture in the empire established by the Macedonians?

• Public assemblies
• Legalism
• Rivers
• Cities

The conquests of which leader contributed to the widespread dissemination of Greek culture during the Hellenistic era?

• Caesar Augustus
• Alexander the Great
• Ashoka
• Qin Shihuangdi

The conquests of which leader contributed to the widespread dissemination of Greek culture during the Hellenistic era?

• Caesar Augustus
• Alexander the Great
• Ashoka
• Qin Shihuangdi