World History

The Hellenistic culture, associated with the rule of Alexander the Great, developed as a result of

• ethnocentrism

• direct democracy

• cultural diffusion

• embargoes

Which geographic features served as a barrier to political unity and encouraged the rise of independent city-states in Ancient Greece?

• broad plains

• navigable rivers

• mountains

• numerous ports

Which statement represents a characteristic of democracy

• religious leaders control the government

• citizens are the source of power in government

• governments limit the thoughts and actions of the people

• the laws of the government are made by influential military officers

Which characteristics would best describe the ancient Roman Republic and Empire?

• ziggurats, cuneiform writing, the wheel, and Hammurabi

• Zoroastrianism, the Royal Road, and Darius the Great

• philosophers Aristotle and Plato, direct democracy, Olympic games, and Alexander the Great

• the Twelve Tables law code, an extensive road system, gladiator games, and Augustus Caesar

Which was NOT one of the three main divisions of ancient Roman society?

• slaves

• merchants

• plebians

• patricians

what physical feature would help facilitate trade in the Ancient greece & rome?

• the Mediterranean Sea

• the Atlantic Ocean

• the Black Sea

• the Caspian Sea

Which statement is true regarding Alexander the Great's empire?

• it expanded only into western Europe

• it included all of Africa

• it expanded over the continents of Europe, Asia, and Africa

• Egypt was not part of Alexander's Empire

After the western Roman Empire fell to Germanic invaders in the 5th century A.D., the eastern part of the empire eventually became known as the

• Byzantine Empire

• Carthaginian Empire

• Islamic Empire

• Persian Empire

Because the Byzantine Empire preserved ancient Greek and Roman culture, when the empire was defeated in 1453, western Europe

• fell even further into the Dark Ages and never recovered

• abandoned Christianity and converted to Islam

• rejected the Roman Catholic Church and adopted Orthodox Christianity

• awakened from the Dark Ages and experienced a rebirth of knowledge

Interactions between the Byzantine Empire and Kievan Russia influenced the Russians to

• recognize the absolute political authority of the Pope

• adopt Orthodox Christianity

• call for an alliance with the Muslims

• terrorize the Persian empire