Unit 1.2 Assessment Review

How is a republic different from a direct democracy?

• A democracy gives power to political parties who vote on the laws.

• A democracy places power in the hands of a committee of appointees.

• A republic has representatives who are elected to office by the citizens.

The Chinese explained rebellions, civil wars, and invasions as

• the failure of the people to respect authority.

• the ruler’s loss of the Mandate of Heaven.

• the whims of the gods, who played tricks on humans.

Roman culture mixed aspects of Roman civilization with those of

• Gaul

• Greece

• Asia Minor

What is the name of the structure above and which civilization developed it?

• Aqueduct: Rome

• Columns: Greece

• Great Wall: China

How did Confucianism influence traditional Chinese culture?

• Outlawed ancestor worship

• Production of agricultural surplus for trade

• Development of social order/ political organization

How did Alexander the Great influence the different areas he conquered?

• Expanded trade to China

• Spread Greek culture throughout Asia Minor

• Forced religious conversions in Gaul

What made the Silk Road different from other trade routes at the time?

• Became the safest trade route for merchants

• Was the only trade route to spread religions

• Connected the Eurasian continent for the first time

“Beginning with childhood, all of man’s study is centered on one aim alone — to emerge successfully from the three days’ examination — and all he has in his mind is what success can bring to him in terms of power, influence, and prestige.”

-Ye Shib, Chinese scholar

This selection demonstrates the emphasis on the -

• law and civil service system

• social welfare system

• religious practices in China

The Greeks and the Romans influenced which of the following inventions the most?

• weapons and military

• law and government

• poetry and drama

Which of the following is an example of patriarchy?

• Young men went to live with their wives families.

• A woman could have more than one husband.

• After marriage, a woman moved to the residence of her husband’s family.