Strayer 3 and 4

Who was allowed to participate in the Greek democratic process?

• All adult men born within the geographic boundaries of the state

• All adult men and women born within the geographic boundaries of the state

• All adult men who were citizens of the state by birth

• All adult men and women who were citizens of the state by birth

Which of the following correctly describes one of the primary reasons that Greek culture was disseminated widely around the Mediterranean region during the time period represented by the passage?

• The geography of Greece contains many natural resources that facilitated a profitable mining industry.

• The geography of Greece contains numerous freshwater lakes that facilitated a successful fishing industry.

• The geography of Greece contains prominent river valleys that facilitated widespread agriculture.

• The geography of Greece contains many natural harbors that facilitated trade and commerce.

Refer to the following map to answer questions 6-8.

• Although Persia was centralized, Greek civilization was not centralized.

• Persia and Greece were both highly centralized.

• Athens granted democratic participation to its citizens, Persia did not.

• The city-states of Greece were united both politically and culturally.

The Persian Empire under Cyrus, and later, Darius...

• had a highly centralized and elaborate bureaucracy.

• used diplomacy as the main method of expanding the territory of the Empire.

• relied on men who were chosen by the Empire’s assembly of ministers to conduct diplomatic negotiations or to lead the Empire’s army into battle.

• refused to collect taxes or build public works projects.

Which statement below would support the information that is shown on the map above?

• The empire built by Alexander the Great grew in a westward direction

• Alexander the Great was able to build a massive empire in a short span of time.

• All of great river valley civilizations of the ancient world were captured by Alexander.

• The eastern and southern regions of his empire were captured by the Muslim Caliphate shortly after his death.

One "serious handicap" under which Christianity developed was

• the inability of Christians to pay taxes because they were often poor

• the connections Christians felt with other monotheistic faiths, such as Zoroastrianism

• the Roman demand that Jews and Christians worship their emperor as a god

• the enslavement of Christians in the Roman Empire

How did Ashoka fulfill the goal he stated in the passage above?

• He conquered other kingdoms and brought them under his rule.

• He sent out envoys to make peace with his neighbors in order to make amends for the wars he had waged against them.

• He first had to subdue rebellions in India before he could start to work for the welfare of the rest of the world.

• He encouraged the practice of Hinduism, by which he hoped to end the suffering of the people in his empire and in neighboring lands.

What evidence might a historian use to suggest a relationship between Buddhism and the Greek city-states?

• a modern-day statue of King Ashoka in the city of Athens

• the ruins of a Buddhist stupa found outside of Cairo

• similarities between the ethical beliefs taught in Buddhism and by Aristotle

• Chinese armor and weapons found among the graves of Spartan soldiers

Which of the following religious traditions was MOST directly influenced by the passage from the Rigveda?

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Confucianism

• Zoroastrianism

In which way was the divinity of Roman emperors in the first three centuries CE different from the Chinese concept of Mandate of Heaven?

• The Roman emperor’s legitimacy did not depend on his successor as a ruler

• Roman succession was based on the position of powerful family dynasties

• Roman emperors did not seek popular approval of their policies

• Roman emperors used control over the military to consolidate their rule