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WorksheetsWOTW Ch. 3 & 4
Total questions: 82
Worksheet time: 3hrs 43mins
Great philosophical/religious systems, including Confucianism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Greek Rationalism, and three big monotheistic religions, Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Provided the moral and spiritual framework within which most of the world’s peoples have sought to order their lives and define their relationship to the mysteries of life and death.
Religions
Greek Rationalism
Confucianism
Wisdom Traditions
States that exercise coercive power, conquer, rule and extract resources from other states and peoples, thus they encompass a considerable variety of peoples and cultures within a single political system.
State
Empire
Civilization
City-State
Aspect of the Persian Empire, where the monarch remained largely secluded and could only be approached through elaborate ritual.
Cult of Kingship
Supernatural Sanctions
Persian Monarchs Effusive Title
Pax Romana
“Great king, King of kings, King of countries containing all kinds of men, King in this great earth far and wide” (120-1).
Legalism
Supernatural Sanctions
Persian Monarchs Effusive Title
Pax Romana
Persia represents Asia and despotism, or the East, and Greece signified Europe and freedom, or the West.
Legalism
Supernatural Sanctions
East/West Divide
Pax Romana
The “Roman peace,” a term typically used to denote the stability and prosperity of the early Roman Empire, especially in the first and second centuries C.E.
Legalism
Supernatural Sanctions
Alexander the Great
Pax Romana
A Chinese philosophy distinguished by an adherence to clear laws with vigorous punishments.
Daoism
Confucianism
Buddhism
Legalism
Used by rulers to justify and support their rule.
Legalism
Supernatural Sanctions
Cultural Homogeneity
Pax Romana
Chinese civilization enjoyed this reality, which made the task of reconsolidating the empire easier.
Legalism
Supernatural Sanctions
Cultural Homogeneity
Pax Romana
The Chinese philosophy first enunciated by Confucius, advocating the moral example of superiors as the key element of social order.
Daoism
Confucianism
Buddhism
Legalism
Honoring of one’s ancestors and parents, which was then extended to a reverence to the emperor and the state officials.
Daoism
Meritocracy
Buddhism
Filial Piety
Government or the holding of power by people selected on the basis of their ability.
Daoism
Meritocracy
Buddhism
Civil Service Exams
Seeks converts.
Missionary Religion
Christianity
Zoroastrianism
Judaism
Term used/applied by outsiders to capture all the diverse religious practices and beliefs in India.
Confucianism
Daoism
Hinduism
Buddhism
A simplified, more accessible version of Hinduism.
Nirvana (The Band)
Daoism
Siddhartha Gautama
Buddhism
Idea of a single supreme deity and the sole source of all life and being.
Polytheism
Local Monotheism
Dualism
Monotheism
Espouses the existence of two opposing powers: good and evil.
Polytheism
Local Monotheism
Dualism
Good v. Evil
A secularizing system of scientific and philosophic thought that developed in classical Greece in the period 600 to 300 B.C.E.; it emphasized the power of education and human reason to understand the world in nonreligious terms.
Humanism
Greek Rationalism
Confucianism
Buddhism
Challenged the conventional values of their time, urged the renunciation of wealth and the importance of love and compassion. E.g. Jesus and Buddha.
Wisdom Teachers
The Good News of Jesus
Nestorianism
Orthodox
Saint Paul, one of the first and most effective messengers of Christianity, declared Jesus’ teachings were for everyone and that Gentiles need not follow Jewish laws or rituals.
Church of the East
The Good News of Jesus
Nestorianism
Orthodox
A theologically and organizationally distinct Christian church based in Syria and Persia but with followers in southern India and Central Asia.
Church of the East
Axum
Roman Catholic
Orthodox
“Correct” position.
Church of the East
Axum
Roman Catholic
Orthodox
Which of the following statements is true of second-wave empires?
They imposed cultural uniformity on their subjects.
They stimulated the exchange of ideas and cultures.
They tended to coalesce peacefully among people who shared a common culture.
They hindered economic development by devastating large territories.
In 500 B.C.E., which of the world’s empires was the largest and most impressive?
Mauryan Empire
Qin Empire
Greek Empire
Persian
What was the ruling dynasty of the Persian Empire?
The Achaemenid dynasty
The Seleucid dynasty
The Mauryan dynasty
The Darian dynasty
The god Ahura Mazda gave authority to the rulers of which empire?
Qin
Persian
Roman
Mauryan
Of what empire was it said that “there is no nation which so readily adopts foreign customs”?
Greek
Mauryan
Persian
Roman
Which of the following best describes ancient Greece?
It consisted of many city-states that usually were able to coexist peacefully.
It consisted of a number of federated states, loosely ruled by a council of religious elders.
It was a unified state, with its capital at Athens.
It consisted of many city-states that were in frequent conflict but united by a common religion and
language.
Which of the following statements is true of the ancient Greek concept of citizenship?
The rights of citizens were most developed in Greece’s overseas colonies.
Greek ideas of citizenship varied over time and place, but on the whole, the Greeks gave an extraordinary public role to their citizens.
Citizenship was open only to the wealthy, giving both elite men and women the right to speak and vote on public business.
Citizenship was open only to wealthy men
Why is Solon important to ancient history?
He was the great reformer of the Roman state.
He created the Persian Empire.
He was the first Chinese emperor.
He reformed the Athenian political system.
What victory over the Persians in 490 B.C.E. was touted as a great victory of Greek freedoms over Asian despotism?
The Battle of Thermopylae
The Battle of Issus
The Battle of Marathon
The Battle of Actium
Which Greek state practiced the most radical form of democracy?
Macedonia
Athens
Sparta
Corinth
How did ancient Greece come to be unified?
It was defeated by Macedonian king Philip II.
Sparta defeated Athens in the Peloponnesian War.
The Greek states joined together voluntarily to fight the Persian threat.
Greece was only unified when the Romans conquered it.
What was the most important historical effect of Alexander the Great’s conquests?
He created a lasting empire that transformed Eurasian society.
His conquest of China exposed the Chinese for the first time to European culture.
His conquest allowed the widespread dissemination of Greek culture.
His conquest led to a massive inflow of Persian culture into Greece.
Which of the following statements is true of the Hellenistic states?
They lasted only briefly before being swallowed up.
They spread and furthered the democratic political principles of Greece.
They quickly adopted the bureaucratic systems and languages of the regions they ruled.
They were monarchies whose rulers rejected democracy.
What is a consul?
A Greek priest
An elected Roman state executive
A member of the Roman elite
A Hellenistic king
Who fought the Punic Wars?
Greece and Persia
Persia and Rome
Rome and Carthage
Persia and Carthage
What is the name for the Roman head of household, the man who exercised absolute rights over his wife, children, and slaves?
patrician
mos maiorum
patriarch
pater familias
Which of the following was a reason why Rome was transformed from being a republic to the rule of an emperor?
Rome had acquired so much territory that republic government could no longer function.
A charismatic leader rose whose conquests won so much territory that Rome made him emperor to govern it all.
The senate, unable to govern Rome’s large territory, chose an emperor from among themselves.
The last consul of Rome simply failed to step down after his term of office ended, becoming emperor.
This second-wave empire for centuries maintained an “empire in disguise” that kept the appearance of government by the people while in reality being controlled by a single emperor.
Mauryan Empire
Persian Empire
Chinese Empire
Roman Empire
The creation of this empire was regarded as a restoration of an earlier age of unity.
Mauryan Empire
Chinese Empire
Roman Empire
Persian Empire
This empire-builder’s chosen name actually means “first emperor.”
Chandragupta Maurya
Augustus
Qin Shihuangdi
Cyrus
Which of the following statements is true of China’s Qin dynasty?
It united China, but its rule was so brutal that the dynasty lasted less than twenty years.
It united China and ruled for about four centuries.
It united China by creating a loose overlordship that tolerated diversity among its subjects.
It ruled for a short time and then passed peacefully to the Han dynasty.
This Chinese dynasty established the political patterns that continued to govern China until the twentieth century.
Qin
Xhou
Tang
Han
Which of the following statements is true of both the Roman and the Chinese Empires in the early years of the Common Era?
Both empires imposed a high degree of cultural uniformity on their subjects.
Both empires claimed divine support to help sustain their rule.
Both empires repressed foreign religious ideas.
Both empires created an elaborate bureaucracy.
Which of the following statements is true of Roman citizenship in the imperial period?
It was given only to people who had adopted Latin and other elements of Roman culture.
It remained restricted to the people of Italy and only a few special allies of the Roman state.
It gave legal status but did not mark cultural assimilation.
The number of citizens gradually declined as Italians tried to maintain their privileges among the large number of non-Italians in the empire.
Which of the following statements accurately reflects Roman cultural attitudes?
Many elite Romans regarded Greek culture as superior to their own.
Romans displayed a cultural arrogance that assumed that everything non-Roman was “barbarian.”
Romans prided themselves on their warlike nature and largely dismissed literature, art, and other elements of high culture as effeminate.
Romans actively sought to impose their culture on their subjects.
This second-wave empire created a civil service system that provided a special education for bureaucrats, complete with examinations and selection by merit.
Roman Empire
Persian Empire
Greek Empire
Chinese Empire
The major revolt that led to the fall of China’s Han dynasty is known as the...
Yellow Turban Rebellion.
Taiping Rebellion.
Great Slave Rebellion.
Great Buddhist Rebellion.
Which of the following statements is true of Indian civilization?
It has often been politically fragmented but is united by a common culture.
It is both politically fragmented and culturally diverse.
It is culturally diverse but has usually united politically.
Through history, it has usually been united both politically and culturally.
Which statement accurately describes the political philosophy of the Mauryan treatise called Arthashastra?
It advocates brotherly love and care for neighbor as the key to successful political organization.
It advocates careful subordination of inferiors to superiors and a sense of filial duty.
It advocates using the moral system of Hinduism as the basis for the Mauryan state.
It advocates that rulers ignore considerations of morality and act pragmatically to do whatever is best for the state.
Why is Ashoka important to world history?
He was the Han emperor of China who created China’s civil service system.
He was a Mauryan emperor, an enlightened ruler who tried to govern in accord with religious values.
He was the last ruler of the Persian Empire.
He was a Central Asian military leader whose invasion brought down China’s Han dynasty.
The prophet Zarathustra’s teachings were the basis of what religion?
Buddhism
Hinduism
Zoroastrianism
Judaism
Which of the following classical cultural traditions focused more on the affairs of this world rather than the relationship of the divine to human life?
Greek
Jewish
Indian
Persian
In which civilization did a “warring states” period of violence and disharmony lead a number of thinkers to create their classical cultural tradition?
Greek
Indian
Persian
Chinese
What classical philosophy was based on the belief that human society needs clear rules, strictly enforced, since most people are stupid and shortsighted?
Daoism
Legalism
Confucianism
Zoroastrianism
Which cultural tradition that emerged in the classical period emphasized education as the key to moral improvement?
Judaism
Legalism
Buddhism
Confucianism
Which ideology became so dominant in China that it was almost synonymous with Chinese culture?
Legalism
Confucianism
Daoism
Buddhism
Which statement best describes the Confucian attitude toward the past?
People should live in the present rather than paying attention to the past.
The world goes through cycles, so the past will literally come again.
The past was a golden age that modern people should strive to restore.
History teaches valuable moral lessons, but for the most part people should look toward the future rather than the past.
This cultural tradition, born in the classical era, urged withdrawal into the world of nature as the best response to disorder in society.
Daoism
Confucianism
Buddhism
Legalism
This classical philosophy stressed complementarity and balance between the sexes.
Greek
Daoism
Confucianism
Legalism
Which of the following inspired the Yellow Turban Rebellion of 184–204 C.E.?
Legalism
Zoroastrianism
Buddhism
Daoism
Which of the following is true of Hinduism?
t was created in about 500 B.C.E., at about the same time as other great classical cultural traditions.
It was a missionary religion that actively sought converts throughout the Indian subcontinent and beyond.
It was founded by the prophet Zarathustra sometime around 1500 B.C.E.
It grew up over many centuries and had no historical founder.
What is the name of India’s earliest sacred texts?
Vedas
Upanishads
Ramayana
Kamasutra
What is a Brahmin?
A member of India’s warrior caste
A member of India’s priestly caste
A Buddhist priest
A Zoroastrian priest
Reincarnation is a central feature of which system of thought and belief?
Confucianism
Daoism
Hinduism
Zoroastrianism
Why is Siddhartha Gautama important to world history?
He was the founder of Zoroastrianism.
He was the author of the Upanishads.
He was the founder of Daoism.
He was the founder of Buddhism.
Which of the following is the central teaching of Buddhism?
That humans should flee worldly matters and retreat to nature
That the cause of human suffering is desire for individual fulfillment, which should be purged to achieve serenity.
That a good god and an evil god fight for control of the cosmos and humans must choose to support the good god to be saved.
That a single God rules both heaven and earth and humans should submit to his will.
Which of the following statements is true of women in early Buddhism?
The Buddha taught that they could not achieve enlightenment until after they had reincarnated as men.
They were accepted as equal members of the monastic order that the Buddha created.
They were not treated as equals but still found more freedom and independence than was available elsewhere in Indian society.
They were not allowed to take part in the monastic life.
A spiritually developed person who postpones entry into nirvana in order to help others is known as a...
mahayana.
buddha.
samsara.
bodhisattva.
Which of the following is a reason why Buddhism died out in India?
It had always been resented as an alien religious tradition.
A new kind of popular Hinduism developed that appealed to the masses.
Hindu rulers persecuted Buddhists.
Buddhism had so many ritual restrictions that most people found it impossible to practice.
Which of the following statements best describes India’s bhakti religious movement?
It was the adoration of and identification of a particular god or goddess.
It focused on sacrifices made to the gods by Brahmin priests.
It taught that people could win release from suffering and the cycle of reincarnation by living a modest life and practicing meditation.
It taught that people should retreat from the world and seek oneness with nature.
Zoroastrianism won state support in which country in the classical period?
India
Assyria
Persia
China
Which classical religion was the source of many Jewish ideas including the belief in a conflict between God and Satan, a Last Judgment, and the eventual arrival of a savior?
Buddhism
Zoroastrianism
Hinduism
Jainism
What was distinctive about the conception of God that evolved in Judaism?
It believed that God was interested in human affairs.
It believed that the will of God was revealed through prophets.
It believed that God transcends gender, being both female and male but more than either.
It was monotheistic.
What name is given to the Greek philosophical view that the world is a physical reality governed by natural laws that humans can understand?
Confucianism
Legalism
Rationalism
Daoism
Who was the Athenian philosopher whose method was to constantly question the assumptions and logic of others, which helped lead to his execution for corrupting the youth of the city?
Socrates
Sophocles
Plato
Aristotle
Which Greek rationalist philosopher argued that simple, unchanging mathematical order lay beneath the chaos and complexity of the visible world?
Thales
Pythagoras
Hippocrates
Socrates
Which of the following was true of both Jesus and Siddhartha Gautama? a. They were both great miracle workers.
b. They were both intensely concerned with social justice.
c. They both stressed that their followers should practice kindness.
d. They were both born to poor families.
They were both great miracle workers.
They were both intensely concerned with social justice.
They both stressed that their followers should practice kindness.
They were both born to poor families.
Which of the following statements is true of women in early Christianity?
They were treated as complete equals to men.
They were not allowed to play a significant role in the new sect.
It was believed that they could not be saved because as daughters of Eve, they had introduced sin into the world.
As the religion developed, its leadership became almost exclusively male.
What ended the Roman Empire’s intermittent persecution of Christians in the early fourth century C.E.?
Christianity had by that point become the majority religion of the empire.
Emperor Constantine converted to Christianity and made the religion legal.
A philosophical shift in Roman thinking made it unacceptable to persecute people for having different beliefs.
Emperor Theodosius banned all pagan worship.
Which of the following statements is true of the Christian world of about 500 C.E.?
It was theologically very diverse and fragmented.
It had theological squabbles but did not divide into distinct sects.
It had mild divisions but no clear-cut distinction between right and wrong belief.
Christianity was unified; divisions on matters of doctrine only appeared later.
