Early Civilizations and Cultural Diffusion Review

What is cultural diffusion?

• The process whereby cultures meet and mix ideas and, subsequently, create new cultures.

• The process of one culture dominating another without any exchange.

• The isolation of cultures to prevent the spread of ideas.

• The destruction of cultures through warfare only.

Which river valley civilization is associated with the pharaohs and pyramids?

• Nile

• Sumaria

• Indus River Valley

• Yellow (Huang He) River

The Indus River Valley civilization was located in which modern-day country?

• Pakistan

• Iraq

• Egypt

• China

What was a key factor that allowed the first river civilizations to thrive?

• Annual or seasonal flooding that provided easy irrigation and transportation

• The invention of the wheel

• The discovery of gold

• The spread of democracy

Who were some of the great philosophers from Ancient Greece known for their rational thought and analysis of reality?

• Socrates, Plato, Aristotle

• Julius Caesar, Augustus, Hannibal

• Alexander, Pericles, Augustus

• Hannibal, Pericles, Socrates

What does "Pax Romana" refer to in Roman history?

• A period of relative peace in the Roman Empire lasting about two hundred years

• The fall of the Roman Empire to Germanic barbarians

• The division of Rome in CE 284

• The founding of Constantinople

Which city became the capital of the Byzantine Empire after the fall of Rome?

• Athens

• Constantinople

• Alexandria

• Carthage

Who moved the capital of the Roman Empire to Constantinople and why?

• Julius Caesar, to escape enemies

• Constantine, for better control of trade and wealth

• Augustus, to expand the empire eastward

• Nero, to avoid plagues in Rome

Which Chinese dynasty is known for the beginning of Confucianism and Daoism?

• Han Dynasty

• Qin Dynasty

• Zhou Dynasty

• Ming Dynasty

What philosophy did Shi Huangdi use to control the Qin Dynasty?

• Confucianism

• Daoism

• Legalism

• Buddhism