AP World Chapter 3 quiz

Persian political organization included which of the following features?

• An emperor who was merely a figurehead

• A satrap who governed each province

• A civil service examination system

• A written constitution with a bill of rights

Which of the following was a unique feature of political life in classical Greece?

• The granting of limited political rights to slaves

• The extension of political citizenship to foreigners

• The idea of free male citizens running the affairs of state

• The universal right to vote for all men and women above the age of sixteen

Solon brought which of the following reforms to Athens after 594 B.C.E.?

• The abolition of the system of indentured servitude

• The creation of debt slavery as a way of helping the poor pay off loans

• The right of all citizens to participate in the Assembly

• Limited political rights for elite Athenian women

What did the Persian Empire share in common with classical Greece in 500 B.C.E.?

• Both had a centralized political system.

• Both were expansive civilizations.

• Both possessed a strong sense of citizenship.

• Both were ethnically homogenous.

In contrast to the Persian Empire, the political culture of classical Greek civilization

• emphasized the absolute power of the monarch

• allowed for the participation of women in politics

• featured popular participation in politics

• relied heavily on satraps to administer its states.

A major development that occurred during the Hellenistic era was

• Sparta’s defeat of Athens in the Peloponnesian War.

• the spread of Greek culture throughout most of the ancient world.

• the Mongol conquest of Europe, North Africa, and Asia.

• the expansion of the Roman Empire to its greatest height.

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 true of both the Roman and the Chinese empires?

• They exhausted themselves through frequent wars with India.

• They invoked supernatural sanctions to support their rule.

• They evolved from republics into empires ruled by tyrants.

• Their economies relied heavily on foreign slave labor.

The Persian Empire and the Mauryan dynasty were similar because both

• lasted longer than any other second-wave civilization.

• adopted Christianity as the official religion.

• relied on imperial spies for information about distant provinces.

• ultimately evolved into republican governments.

Which of the following was a motivation for the expansion of the Roman Empire?

• The wealth of the eastern Mediterranean societies

• The desire to stop the spread of Buddhism

• The rejection of Greek culture and philosophy

• The weakness of the Persian Empire