APW Content Review: Ancient and Classical Eras

Which of the following was the most significant development of the Neolithic Revolution?

• Better nutrition resulting from a more diverse diet

• Dramatically altered weapons and warfare caused by the use of bronze technology

• The adoption of settled agriculture that allowed more densely populated cities

• Greater brain function resulting from enhanced hunting skills

Early Buddhism and early Christianity were similar in which of the following ways?

• Both incorporated the existing economic and social stratification of South Asia and the Middle East, respectively

• Both were receptive to male and female converts

• Neither sought members from the lower classes

• Neither supported the establishment of religious communities apart from society

Which of the following is a major difference between the social structure of Han China and that of classical India?

• Han leaders urged that all persons should strive for upward mobility

• In China, a high social status was assigned to merchants

• Slaves did most of the agricultural work on the large Chinese estates

• The Chinese used a civil service exam to select government bureaucrats

Judaism is based on a belief in

• a covenant between God and the Hebrew people

• multiple gods tied to nature

• eternal punishment for non-believers

• the spiritual inferiority of women

The founder of Buddhism established a religion centered on

• a belief in Heaven

• support of the caste system

• monotheism

• the elimination of desire and suffering

Which of the following is a key philosophical and religious element of Daoism?

• Respect for one's ancestors as critical to proper behavior

• Duty to one's family over all other obligations

• Belief in the Mandate of Heaven

• Emphasis on harmony between humanity and nature

Which of the following pairs of belief systems offered opportunities for women to lead monastic lives?

• Buddhism and Christianity

• Buddhism and Judaism

• Confucianism and Hinduism

• Christianity and Islam

Which of the following governments filled positions in the bureaucracy by means of merit examinations?

• The Han Empire

• The Roman Empire

• The Gupta Empire

• The Assyrian Empire

The Chinese concept of the Mandate of Heaven was sometimes used to justify

• the subjugation of women

• one dynasty's overthrow of another

• the practice of footbinding

• reincarnation

All of the following were similarities between classical empires in India and China EXCEPT

• the growing influence of Buddhism

• the role of nomadic invaders

• the subjugation of women

• the use of the caste system