CFA Q1

Match the statement with the empire it best represents. Every empire has 1 statement.

• Royal Road through Mesopotamia

• India

• Mandate of Heaven & Confucianism

• Persia

• Democracy

• Greece

• Buddhism starts here

• China

Which contribution did ancient Athenians make to the development of democratic-republican government?

• First written set of laws (Hammurabi's Code)

• The first democracy

• The first government by elected representatives

• The first written bill of rights

Answer explanation

Athens is known as the birthplace of democracy

What is a democracy?

• Ordinary citizens vote

• Kings run the government

• The gods choose rulers

• Heaven gives it's stamp of approval

Answer explanation

Democracy = people vote

In all the rest of the answers, it's kings or gods choosing, not the people

Which of the following would be a characteristic of the CLASSICAL Greek-Roman Era

• Nomadic society

• Science & Technology

• CLASSICAL art, music, and literature

• Agriculture & Hunting

How are the Jewish Ten Commandments similar to our laws and political ideas today?

• They outline moral & legal behaviors for society

• Only religious leaders can make laws

• More importance is place on traditions than legal issues

• They outline society's relationship with other religions

How are Confucian teachings, the Ten Commandments, and the Eightfold Path in Buddhism all similar?

• Promoted polytheism

• Established equality between men and women

• Affirmed belief in one God

• Provided codes for moral behavior

Answer explanation

Judaism is monotheistic (one god), so the polytheism answer is out.

Equality of women is not true in Confucianism where women must respect and obey men, so that one is out.

Judaism is the only one that is a religion believing in one god, so that one is out.

How does the caste system continue to still influence modern Indian society?

• It created hereditary social classes

• It promoted social harmony with Muslims

• It reduced the power of large Indian landowners

• It led to greater mobility in Indian society

What conclusion can be drawn from the diagram?

• The Greeks and Romans enforced a form of universal education

• Ancient civilizations were not affected by their geography

• The Greeks and Romans were influenced by earlier river valley civilizations

• Most early civilizations were governed by a fixed set of written laws

Answer explanation

Each of these shows how a previous civilization's (Egypt, Egypt, and Mesopotamia) ideas led to a piece of Greek or Roman civilization.

Use the quotation below to answer the following question.

"We think and feel different today because of what a little Greek city-state did 2,400 years ago. What was produced in art and thought has never been surpassed and rarely equaled. It has put the stamp of it upon all art and thought of the Western world. And yet, this greatness came at a time when the might civilizations of the ancient world had disappeared and the shadow of barbarism was dark upon the Earth. In this dark and fierce world a little center of spiritual energy was at work. A new civilization arose in Athens - unlike all that had gone before."

Which statement best summarizes this historians view of Athens?

• Athens marked a dark time in human history

• Although a small city-state, Athens had a deep impact on Western culture

• Athens was one of several ancient civilizations that disappeared

• The people of Athens showed little appreciation for art and new ideas

Which of the following is not a major cause of the development of river valley civilizations?

• Development of Agriculture

• Domestication of Animals

• Sedentary (in one place) Lifestyles

• YOLO

Answer explanation

The river valley civilizations start up because people become more sedentary (not wandering as nomads). They start farming and domesticating animals to produce their food. This required them to stay in place because plants don’t walk.