Week 1 Review

Which of the following is a primary source?

• journal article

• diary

• documentary

• textbook

Which of the following is a secondary source?

• religious text from one thousand years ago

• letter published in newspaper from the 1770s

• arrowheads unearthed at an archaeological site

• study published by a university press

A religion which worships many gods in different forms is known as ____________________.

Which of the following designations for telling time in history is interchangeable?

• BC/AD

• BCE/CE

• BC/BCE

• CE/BC

Christianity and Islam both arose on which side of the modern historical timeline? (More than one correct answer)

• BCE

• CE

• BC

• AD

One of the most influential polytheistic religions originating from the Indian subcontinent is ___________________.

• Buddhism

• Taoism

• Confucianism

• Hinduism

The oldest monotheistic religion is

• Judaism

• Christianity

• Islam

• Sikhism

The Roman Empire spread to all of the following regions of the world EXCEPT __________________.

• the Mediterranean

• China

• North Africa

• the Middle East

The Roman Empire collapsed from a complex combination of which of the following primary causes?

• Invasions from European and central Asian tribes

• burdensome taxation to support the Roman military

• slavery and class inequality

• political corruption

In which century did the Roman Empire collapse?

• 5th century CE

• 5th century BCE

• 5th century BC