Final Exam Review

Which of the following physical features contributed to China's isolation from other civilizations?

• The Himalayas, The Gobi desert, Taklimakan desert, and the East China Sea

• The North China Plain and the Zagros Mountains

• The Sinai Peninsula and the Arabian desert

• Plateau of Tibet and the Zagros Mountains

Confucianism places special importance on the devotion of their parents known as

• ancestor whorship

• generational veneration

• filial piety

• millennial harmony

Among the major achievements of the Shang were written language and

• chariot

• bronze metalworking

• The Mandate of Heaven

• domestication of the horse

What benefit did a standardized currency bring to China?

• A more efficient government

• increased transportation by riverboat

• wealth for all citizens

• the ability to trade anywhere in the empire

The silk road contributed to the greatness of the Han dynasty by providing a route for both

• trade and ideas

• allies and enemies

• silk and water

• Confucianism and Daoism

Who benefited the most from the oligarchies that governed many Greek city-states?

• wealthy/rich people (aristocrats)

• small farmers

• Tyrants

• citizens

What was a cause of the Peloponnesian War?

• Sparta and its allies feared Athens’ power.

• Athens forced Peloponnesians to use Athenian currency.

• Athens’ military was weakened after the Battle of Salamis.

According to the ancient Greeks’ beliefs, where did most of their major gods live?

• at Delphi on Mount Parnassus

• in caves deep underground

• in the sea

• on Mount Olympus

Which aspect of physical geography most influenced the development of city-states in Greece?

• the location near Asia and Africa

• the sea

• the dry summer climate and the mountains that did not allow them to farm.

• the mountainous landscape

What did city-states have that other cities did not?

• impressive acropolises

• large marketplaces

• independent governments

• mountain barriers