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WorksheetsWorld History Fall Semester Review- Part 2
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which classical Greek political practice was adopted by the classical Romans?
Creating a supreme court of powerful judges
Creating a system of public baths for sanitation
Granting citizens the right to participate in government through the voting process
Establishing a council of the 500 largest landowners to serve as advisers to congress
The establishment of a Hellenistic empire is considered Alexander the Great's most lasting achievement because it...
brought about the establishment of the first Greek city-state
facilitated the spread and preservation of Greek knowledge
promoted the early development of democracy in Greece
allowed for Christianity to emerge in a peaceful Greek empire
Which type of government of early Greece often consisted of a small group of wealthy people in power?
Oligarchy
Tyranny
Democracy
Monarchy
Which of the following was politically characteristic of many civilizations during the Classical Era (500BC-600AD)?
Voting rights were given to more and more people
Small feudal kingdoms spread across Eurasia
Complex empires with bureaucracies developed
Representative governments evolved throughout the world
Which is one of the most important accomplishments achieved by Roman engineers?
Hippogriff
Arch
Ramp
gravity
Christianity was able to spread rapidly throughout the Roman Empire mainly because of...
the merchants and soldiers who traveled the Silk Road
the cooperation of the Jews living in the Eastern Mediterranean
a network of roads and common language used in the region
laws passed by Julius Caesar during the Pax Romana
How did the Roman idea of citizenship facilitate political stability throughout Roman territories?
Romans granted citizenship to both men and women.
Romans extended citizenship to powerful landowners.
Romans educated citizens about representative government.
Romans allowed conquered peoples to become citizens
Which of the following best describes the factors that contributed to the collapse of the Roman Empire and Han China?
Adoption of new religious practices among the elite political leaders created a vacuum of leadership and eventual decay of leadership in the empires
A failure to standardize coinage along with high tariffs on trade resulted in a disruptive trade system and eventual decline of the two empires.
Corruption in the government, social instability and the inability to manage vast borders eventually doomed both empires.
Internal rebellions led by peasant groups eventually resulted in the overthrow of both empires.
How did the early Christian Paul contribute to the spread of Christianity?
As a missionary, he traveled around the Roman Empire converting people to Christianity
As a powerful priest in Rome, he persuaded Roman leaders to adopt Christianity
As leader of the Christian Church in Jerusalem, he established the first structure of Christianity.
As a Roman senator, he pushed for the toleration of Christianity within the Empire.
What is the historical significance of Justinian's Law Code?
It preserved the Roman legal customs for later Western civilizations
It introduced the ideas of legalism and retribution for crimes
It promoted the idea of the king as the primary legal authority
It served as the first written legal constitution
How was Judaism different from every other religion before it?
Judaism allowed anyone to convert to the religion
Judaism argued that men and women are equal
Judaism permitted followers to marry nonbelievers
Judaism required believers to practice monotheism
Which objective is a primary goal of Confucianism?
Separate society into distinct social classes
Restore social order through proper behavior
Gain salvation through belief in a personal god
Achieve a higher spiritual state through self-sacrifice
Which of the following is a central idea of Hinduism?
All believers are equal in the eyes of God
Society is organized into rigid social classes
Followers should worship one god
Salvation is obtained by following strict dietary laws
Siddhartha Gautama’s quest for personal enlightenment began with...
observing suffering in the world
developing a guide to meditation
rejecting the idea of monotheism
taking political power from the king
How are the origins of Hinduism and Buddhism similar?
Both were founded at the same time
Both began in the same modern-day country.
Both implemented a caste system for social classes
Both considered Siddhartha Gautama as the principal founder
Confucianism has remained a component of Chinese culture throughout most of history because...
Confucian leaders prohibited other belief systems from being practiced in China
Confucian teachings stressed family relationships regardless of who governed
Confucian followers built large universities along the Silk Road
Confucian warlords forced the nomadic peasants to convert
Which came first?
Roman Republic
Roman Empire
Rome is a city in which modern-day country?
Spain
Portugal
Italy
Carthage
Why were there so many nude sculptures in Ancient Greece?
Greek artists wanted to embarrass the person they were sculpting
the Greeks usually walked around naked
the Greeks had a deep appreciation for idealism and the human body
the Greeks typically wanted to attract attention through controversial means
Judaism birthed both Christianity and Islam.
True
False
