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SS Second Semester Exam Review

Total questions: 86

Worksheet time: 22hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who helped restore Athens by encouraging the rebuilding of sacred buildings and bringing in the classical age of architecture?

a)

Plato

b)

Pericles

c)

Fredo

d)

Socrates

2.

Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle were Greek

a)

mathematicians

b)

philosophers

c)

athletes

d)

doctors

3.

Who developed the scientific method?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Plato

c)

Pericles

d)

Socrates

4.

Who was sentenced to death for causing young men to question their belief in the gods?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Socrates

c)

Plato

d)

Pericles

5.

Who taught that there was a spiritual world of the mind and ideas that were superior to the physical world?

a)

Socrates

b)

Aristotle

c)

Plato

d)

Pericles

6.

Gained wealth from trading with other people

a)

Minoans

b)

Mycenaens

7.

attacked cities and pirate ships

a)

Minoans

b)

Mycenaens

8.

their civilization ended when invaders conquered their fortresses

a)

Minoans

b)

Mycenaens

9.

had large palaces that reflected wealth and artistic people

a)

Minoans

b)

Mycenaens

10.

Became a democracy

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

11.

focused on a strong army

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

12.

remained an oligarchy

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

13.

used juries to carry out justice

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

14.

came under the control of tyrants who ruled with absolute authority

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

15.

women stayed mostly at home

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

16.

What are the Shangs best known for?

a)

foot-powered looms to weave silk

b)

works of bronze

c)

the seismoscope

17.

Which is a teaching of Confucianism?

a)

People can find peace and happiness by living in harmony with nature.

b)

If proper relationships in five areas are kept, society will have harmony and order.

c)

People are evil by nature.

18.

Which is a teaching of Taoism?

a)

If proper relationships in five areas are kept, society will have harmony and order.

b)

A strong ruler is needed to maintain order.

c)

The best goodness is the kind that comes naturally.

19.

Which is NOT a change Qin Shi Huang made to unify China?

a)

standardizing weights, measurements, and currency to help trade

b)

building roads and canals to improve travel

c)

giving more power to nobles to keep peace in the districts

20.

Which was an accomplishment of Wu Ti?

a)

expansion of China's borders from North Korea to central Asia

b)

a complete history of China's dynasties through the early Han

c)

minimizing of governmental authority and involvement in society

21.

Which does NOT describe acupuncture?

a)

method to relieve pain or cure sickness

b)

equipment for navigating

c)

needles through the skin at specific points

22.

What was the purpose of China's civil service system?

a)

establishing the same laws and taxes for everyone

b)

using the iron plow and wheelbarrow to increase production on farms

c)

training people for governmental service

23.

Which of the following were manufacturing achievements of the Han?

a)

acupuncture and special herbs

b)

histories of dynasties and long works of poetry

c)

swords and armor, the rudder, and foot-powered looms

24.

Who is a bodhisattva?

a)

a philospher who teaches that people should live in harmony with nature

b)

a person who has reached enlightenment but delays nirvana to help others reach enlightenment

c)

an armed guard who protects merchants from bandits

25.

Which is NOT a teaching of Legalism?

a)

a strong ruler is needed to maintain order

b)

people can be taught to do right

c)

people are evil by nature

26.

How are Christianity and Mahayana Buddhism different?

a)

Christians want to share their faith but Mahayana Buddhists focus on themselves.

b)

Christians find peace through a restored relationship with God while Mahayana Buddhists look to the eightfold path.

c)

Christians do good works to get to heaven but Mahayana Buddhists focus on natural goodness.

27.

Much of what is known about the (a)   dynasty came from the discovery of the royal tombs at Anyang.

28.

The main trade route that helped the exchange of ideas and inventions was the ____ ____

(a)  

29.

What are other names for the Huang He?

a)

Yangtze River

b)

"China's Sorrow"

c)

Yellow River

d)

China Sea

30.

The Chinese called their land the (a)   Kingdom because they thought it was in the center of the earth.

31.

terra-cotta army

a)

carved to protect Qin Shi Huang as he lived in the next world

b)

used to cook meat for sacrifice

c)

describes the high point of cultural development during the Zhou

d)

detected earthquakes

e)

the managing of government through departments with appointed officials

32.

bureaucracy

a)

carved to protect Qin Shi Huang as he lived in the next world

b)

used to cook meat for sacrifice

c)

describes the high point of cultural development during the Zhou

d)

detected earthquakes

e)

the managing of government through departments with appointed officials

33.

Classical Age

a)

carved to protect Qin Shi Huang as he lived in the next world

b)

used to cook meat for sacrifice

c)

describes the high point of cultural development during the Zhou

d)

detected earthquakes

e)

the managing of government through departments with appointed officials

34.

seismoscope

a)

carved to protect Qin Shi Huang as he lived in the next world

b)

used to cook meat for sacrifice

c)

describes the high point of cultural development during the Zhou

d)

detected earthquakes

e)

the managing of government through departments with appointed officials

35.

ting

a)

carved to protect Qin Shi Huang as he lived in the next world

b)

used to cook meat for sacrifice

c)

describes the high point of cultural development during the Zhou

d)

detected earthquakes

e)

the managing of government through departments with appointed officials

36.

A factor in the decline of the Persian Empire includes that the people were discontent with the ____ and their rulers.

a)

low wages

b)

high taxes

c)

quality of bread

37.

What Empire did Alexander the Great invade and destroy?

a)

The Persian Empire

b)

The Roman Empire

c)

The Greek Empire

38.

The ______ defeated the Parthians and began to rule Persia.

a)

Iranians

b)

Greek

c)

Sassanians

39.

After Alexander's family, the next family that came to rule Syria and Persia was the _____.

a)

Sassanians

b)

Seleucids

c)

Iranians

40.

During which dynasty did Persia achieve its greatest wealth?

a)

Sassanian

b)

Parthian

c)

Alexandrian

41.

_____ became the most common language of the Persian Empire.

a)

English

b)

Aramaic

c)

Old Persian

42.

Persian kings spoke _____

a)

Aramaic

b)

old Persian

c)

English

43.

Esther helped save the Jewish people through her marriage to king ______

a)

Xerxes

b)

Mordecai

c)

Darius

44.

Arab invaders introduced the religion of ____ to Persia.

a)

Christianity

b)

Buddhism

c)

Islam

45.

The Greeks used their smaller and faster ships to ram and sink Persian ships.

a)

Salamis

b)

Thermopylae

c)

Marathon

d)

Plataea

46.

The Greeks closed in on the Persian army like pincers on this plain near Athens.

a)

Salamis

b)

Thermopylae

c)

Marathon

d)

Plataea

47.

The Persians admitted their defeat after this final battle of the Persian Wars.

a)

Salamis

b)

Thermopylae

c)

Marathon

d)

Plataea

48.

The Greeks hoped to defend this mountain pass in order to hold back the Persian army.

a)

Salamis

b)

Thermopylae

c)

Marathon

d)

Plataea

49.

Crassus, Pompey, and Julius Caesar were all part of the ______.

a)

sulla

b)

triumvirate

c)

punic wars

50.

What calendar was based on the birth of Christ and adds a day in February every 4 years?

a)

lunar calendar

b)

Julian calendar

c)

Gregorian calendar

51.

The period of peace in the Roman Empire that began with the reign of Octavian is the ______.

a)

Pax Romana

b)

Ides of March

c)

Pantheon

52.

____ is the main architectural feature of the Colosseum.

a)

columns

b)

arches

c)

windows

53.

- people should strive to be indifferent to pleasure and pain

- emphasized virtues such as courage, justice, and obedience

- did not believe in God

a)

Epicureans

b)

Stoics

54.

Where did Peter preach after the death of Jesus where almost 3,000 people repented and were baptized?

a)

Bethlehem

b)

Israel

c)

Pentecost

55.

A powerful group of patricians in early Rome

a)

consuls

b)

Assembly of Centuries

c)

senate

56.

The most powerful branch of government in the Roman republic

a)

consuls

b)

Assembly of Centuries

c)

senate

57.

An official that was elected in the Roman Republic to serve for one year

a)

consul

b)

Assembly of Centuries

c)

senate

58.

The capital city of the Roman Empire and of present-day Italy.

a)

Rome

b)

Carthage

59.

A city that served as a key trade center on the North African coast of the Mediterranean Sea.

a)

Rome

b)

Carthage

60.

Carthage violated its treaty with Rome by attacking a Roman ally.

a)

First Punic War

b)

Second Punic War

c)

Third Punic War

61.

- Rome & Carthage both wanted control of Sicily.

- The Romans designed a plank with a spiked tip that could attach to the enemy ship.

- Rome won the battle

a)

First Punic War

b)

Second Punic War

c)

Third Punic War

62.

- Three-year siege led to defeat of Carthage

- Led to Rome being in control of Mediterranean world

a)

First Punic War

b)

Second Punic War

c)

Third Punic War

63.

His revelations developed into the religion of Islam.

a)

Muhammad

b)

Basil II

c)

Leo III

64.

He stopped the Muslims at Constantinople and took back Asia Minor.

a)

Belisarius

b)

Justinian I

c)

Leo III

65.

He called the Council of Nicaea to discuss the doctrine of the Trinity.

a)

Basil II

b)

Constantine

c)

Muhammad

66.

He had the Roman laws simplified.

a)

Leo III

b)

Justinian I

c)

Belisarius

67.

He led an army that reclaimed lands lost by the Western Roman Empire.

a)

Muhammad

b)

Constantine

c)

Belisarius

68.

He was known as the Bulgar Slayer.

a)

Justinian I

b)

Leo III

c)

Basil II

69.

Belief or principle of a group of people

a)

doctrine

b)

orthodox

c)

hippodrome

70.

foreign solider hired to fight for a country

a)

Muslim

b)

orthodox

c)

mercenary

71.

nomadic person who did not speak Greek or Latin and who did not adopt Roman culture

a)

barbarian

b)

icon

c)

mercenary

72.

open-air stadium for sporting and social events

a)

icon

b)

doctrine

c)

hippodrome

73.

person who follows Islam

a)

barbarian

b)

Muslim

c)

mercenary

74.

sacred image representing Christ, Mary, the saints, or other sacred objects

a)

doctrine

b)

icon

c)

orthodox

75.

those who support traditionally accepted principles of faith

a)

orthodox

b)

Muslim

c)

icon

76.

a holy war fought for the cause of Islam

a)

revolt

b)

jihad

c)

rebellion

77.

Which belief do Protestant Christians and the Eastern Orthodox Church agree on?

a)

Scripture is the only authority.

b)

God is a trinity.

c)

Salvation is received by faith alone in what Christ has done.

78.

What contribution did Christian missionaries from Constantinople make during the Byzantine Empire's golden age?

a)

transalted the Bible into Greek

b)

reorganized the University of Constantinople

c)

standardized the language, laws, and political patterns of the people of Eastern Europe

79.

Which Crusade freed Jerusalem from Islamic rule?

a)

First

b)

Second

c)

Third

80.

_____ were the Turks who conquered all of the Byzantine Empire.

a)

Ottomans

b)

Arabians

c)

Crusaders

81.

The capital of the Western Roman Empire was moved from Rome to _____.

a)

Sicily

b)

Constantinople

c)

Genoa

82.

What are the 3 sacred cities according to Muslims?

a)

Rome, Athens, Constantinople

b)

Medina, Mecca, Jerusalem

c)

Bethlehem, Calvary, Nazzareth

83.

Which of these did NOT help Leo III defeat the Muslim attack on Constantinople?

a)

Greek fire

b)

cold winter

c)

flood

d)

plague

84.

Which one of these caused the Nika Revolt?

a)

high taxes

b)

famine

c)

religious persecution

85.

What does Nika mean?

a)

war

b)

conquer

c)

fight

86.

Where did the Nika Revolt occur?

a)

a church

b)

hippodrome

c)

a field