Classical Civilizations Quest #4

Which title best completes the partial outline provided?

• Features of the Gupta Empire

• Attributes of the Han Dynasty

• Characteristics of Ancient Greece

• Traits of the Egyptian Empire

The Great Wall of China and the Parthenon in Greece demonstrate that these early civilizations

• used large wooden structures for protection.

• practiced religious toleration and monotheism.

• engaged in commercial trade with neighboring empires.

• used advanced technology and human resources.

Confucianism, Buddhism and Zoroastrianism emphasize

• moral codes and respecting each other.

• praying multiple times a day and sacrificing animals.

• coerced work forces and forced conversions.

• making pilgrimages to Babylonia.

How did the rocky islands, steep mountainous terrain and isolated valleys contribute to the development of Greece?

• united the Greek Empire into an agricultural powerhouse

• created several different languages throughout the region

• caused individual city-states known as a polis to develop

• promoted the concept of leagues and associations

● Asoka incorporated Buddhist ideas into the laws he had carved on rocks and pillars placed throughout the Mauryan Empire.

● Hammurabi erected a stele showing the god Shamash giving him legal advice.

● Liu Bang and Wudi referred to the Mandate of Heaven for legitimacy to their rule.

Which generalization can be make based on these statements?

• Leaders often use religion as a political tool to centralize their powers.

• Many leaders encourage religious toleration to promote peace.

• Leaders resort to using war to defend their god's honor.

• Emperors can easily convert the masses to a new belief system.

All citizens in ancient Athens had the right to attend the Assembly, where they could meet in open discussion and cast votes. This situation is an example of

• absolutism.

• direct democracy.

• republic.

• theocracy.

The Code of Hammurabi, Code of Lycurgus and Shi Huangdi's Legalist government are examples of a(n)

• empire using the ideas of cultural diffusion and assimilation.

• draconian-style government structure using harsh laws.

• political leader using the idea of hegemony to spread their culture.

• government providing a pathway for democracy.

One way in which the Roman and Persian Empires were similar is that both

• governed large areas around the Mediterranean Sea.

• created democratic societies based on elected representatives.

• developed a social system that promoted equality for all people.

• promoted a communications by building a strong network of roads.

How did Pericles influence the Golden Age of Athens?

• Supported democracy, paid government officials a salary, beautified Athens.

• Censored playwrights, engaged in war with Persia and Sparta, found large gold deposits.

• Created an oligarchy, subsidized the army and regulated trade.

• Borrowed Roman culture, rejected a democracy and used coerced labor.

Which description accurately identifies Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle?

• founders of the Roman Republic

• philosophers searching for the truth.

• political leaders supporting a revolution against the king

• Senators in the Roman Republic.