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Unit 4 Classical States

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following cultural achievements applies to the Greeks during the Classical era?

a)

Royal Road

b)

Parthenon

c)

Great Wall

d)

Colosseum

2.

Which of the choices describes the spread of Greek art and architecture to the places conquered by Alexander the Great?

a)

Egyptian

b)

Persian

c)

Hellenistic

d)

Indus

3.

Which of the following were built by Ashoka in order to encourage the spread of Buddhism?

a)

Stupas

b)

Pyramids

c)

Rock and Pillar Edicts

d)

Ziggurats

4.

What were the effects of Ashoka's conversion in the Maurya Empire?

a)

Spread of Confucianism

b)

Spread of Christianity

c)

Spread of Daoism

d)

Spread of Buddhism

5.

Which of the following advancements were made during the Golden Age in the Gupta Empire?

a)

Science

b)

Pi, Hindu numerals, the concept of zero

c)

Domes and Aqueducts

d)

Rationalist Philosophy

6.

Which of the following cultural achievements occurred during the Golden Age of the Gupta Empire?

a)

Sanskrit literature like epic poetry

b)

Ajanta Caves

c)

Circumference of the earth

d)

Seismograph

7.

Which of the following achievements occurred during the Qin Dynasty?

a)

Complete history of Chinese dynasties

b)

Paper

c)

Confucian Schools

d)

Great Wall

8.

Which of the following cultural advancements occurred during the Han Dynasty?

a)

Paper

b)

Compass

c)

Iron-casting

d)

Watermill

9.

Which of the following was established by the Han Dynasty?

a)

Royal Road

b)

Stupas

c)

Rock and Pillar Edicts

d)

Silk Road

10.

The Persian Empire was known for which of the following achievements?

a)

Religious tolerance

b)

Silk Road

c)

Royal Road

d)

Freeing the Jewish captives

11.

The Romans built the following:

a)

Domes and Arches

b)

Roads

c)

Colosseum

d)

Aqueducts

12.

Which of the following describes the 200 year period of peace and prosperity in the Roman Empire?

a)

Pax Romana

b)

Third Century Crisis

c)

Post-Classical Era

d)

Hellenistic Era

13.

Which of the following Classical Empires were Centralized governments with a monarchy?

a)

Han Dynasty

b)

Maurya

c)

Greek city-states

d)

Persian Empire

14.

Which of the following describes the meaning of "Satrapies" in the Persian Empire?

a)

Provinces ruled by a Persian governor

b)

Rest houses along the Royal Road

c)

Shrine to Ahura Mazda

d)

Temple to the Sacred elements

15.

Which of the following government systems was used for the first almost 500 years of Roman history?

a)

Empire

b)

Principate

c)

Republic

d)

Pax Romana

16.

Which of the following explains the significance of Qin Shi Huangdi?

a)

The most beloved emperor of the Han Dynasty

b)

The Princeps of the Roman Empire

c)

The most famous emperor in Indian History

d)

The first emperor of China

17.

The Qin Dynasty used which Chinese philosophy to organize their government and write their laws?

a)

Legalism

b)

Daoism

c)

Confucianism

d)

Buddhism

18.

In which of the following ways did Confucianism impact the Han Dynasty?

a)

The Civil Service Exam System

b)

Confucian Schools

c)

Women had lower status in society than men

d)

They believed the superior ruler must be benevolent (kind) to the inferior subjects.

19.

Which of the following terms describe the superior status of men in the home during Classical era Rome and China?

a)

Filial Piety

b)

Plebeian

c)

Patrician

d)

Paterfamilias

20.

Which of the following Classical civilizations had a slave-based economy?

a)

Greece

b)

Rome

c)

Persia

d)

Qin