Cycle 2 Review for APWH Exam

Which of the following pairings most accurately reflects existing trade connections in the Greco-Roman era?

• Olmec-Greek

• Gupta-Greek

• Polynesian-Roman

• Scandinavian-Greek

• Han-Roman

Which prominent Greek individual listed below was not part of a direct teacher-student relationship shared by the other four?

• Plato

• Herodotus

• Aristotle

• Socrates

• Alexander the Great

Which of the following best describes BOTH the Roman and the Han empires?

• Taxation of mercantile activity accounted for most government revenue.

• New religions were easily assimilated into existing imperial religious ideologies.

• Mounting costs associated with defending imperial frontiers led to economic and political crises.

• Both empires used the family as the model for state organization.

• Neither empire was linked to the Silk Roads.

What was a common feature of classical civilizations in India, China, and the Mediterranean?

• Maintenance of highly centralized governments throughout the entire classical period 1000 BCE to 600 CE

• Elimination of patriarchy over time

• Absence of coerced labor

• Social hierarchy

• Agricultural systems dependent on monsoon rains

What similarity did early Buddhism and early Christianity share?

• Prohibition of conversion

• Inclusion of Greek and Roman gods into their pantheon

• Allowance of women to enter monastic life

• Requirement of total celibacy for men

• Support for caste hierarchy

Which pair of rulers underwent a religious conversion process that had a broad-based impact on the lands under their control?

• Henry VIII and Justinian

• Asoka and Constantine

• Tutankhamen and Pericles

• Hammurabi and Julius Caesar

• Julius Caesar and Shi Huangdi

Which policy did both Roman and Han armies tend to implement upon taking control of a foreign land?

• Relative autonomy for cooperative local elites

• Construction of libraries and universities

• Cessation of trade contact with the rest of the world

• Repression of local worship and imposition of a state religion

• Enslavement of the entire working-age population

Before 600 CE, nomadic peoples of the Eurasian landmass _____ .

• Continuously moved farther from civilizations into high mountain, sub-Arctic, and Arctic zones

• Interacted intermittently with civilizations, often through trade

• Maintained strict isolation from nearby civilizations

• Were dependent on the camel for covering large distances

• Lived in a state of constant warfare with neighboring civilizations

Why did the western portion of the Roman Empire suffer so much more in the breakdown of Roman imperial unity than the regions of the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantium)?

• Germanic peoples migrated to Byzantium after fleeing nomadic attackers.

• The Eastern Orthodox church attracted more followers than the Roman church.

• Popes of the Roman Catholic church maintained harmonious relations with western feudal lords.

• The Eastern Roman world had traditionally been more economically vibrant due to more active trade links with the East.

• The feudal system in the west relied on a trade system made unreliable by harsh winters.

Which of the following is the most accurate statement about ancient Roman trade routes?

• Roman ships dominated the trade of the Indian Ocean.

• The Silk Road was Rome's most important trade route.

• Most trade routes were focused around the Mediterranean Sea.

• Western Europe was the most profitable trade destination of the empire and had the most trade routes.

• On every trade route enslaved persons were the chief commodity being transported.