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1) What relationship held the society together?
A
Primogeniture
B
Paterfamilias
C
jus primae noctis
D
Patron/client
2) What early peoples influenced Rome?
A
Phoenicians
B
Egyptians
C
Etruscans
D
All of the above
3) What was the purpose of “The Games”?
A
To weed out weak slaves
B
To generate revenue for the government and lower taxes
C
To distract the “mob” or people of Rome
D
To provide a place to kill Christians
4) The Roman _______________ is the period from 507 to 31 BCE, during which Rome was largely governed by the aristocratic Roman Senate.
A
Empire
B
Democracy
C
City-state
D
Republic
5) What group of people did the Romans borrow heavily from to create their religion?
A
Etruscans
B
Greeks
C
Egyptians
D
Phoenicians
6) Muslim means
A
holy people.
B
chosen for purity.
C
first followers.
D
one who makes submission.
7) Islam means
A
the one true religion.
B
the Chosen People.
C
surrender to the will of God.
D
the true belief.
8) Muhammad’s teachings built upon the beliefs of
A
Judaism and Hinduism.
B
Judaism and Manichaeism.
C
Judaism and Christianity.
D
Judaism and Zoroastrianism.
9) Muslim religious practice is based on the
A
Four Noble Truths.
B
Eightfold Path.
C
Three Goals to Salvation.
D
Five Pillars.
10) The subsequent split of supporters to different caliphs, or successors, divided the ummah into
A
Mobad and Quran.
B
Hadj and Sunni.
C
Sunnis and Sufis.
D
Shi’ites and Sunnis.
11) The foundation of Islamic civilization is the Shari’a, or
A
literature
B
law
C
taxes
D
community
12) The foundations for Indian civilization were laid in which age?
A
Maurian
B
Gaupta
C
Vedic
D
Brahman
13) The Varna system developed in order to create
A
a uniform legal code in India.
B
a trained army of citizen soldiers.
C
social order between groups.
D
standardized religious beliefs.
14) Siddhartha Gautama articulated the “Four Noble Truths”; which taught that
A
humanity is sinful by nature.
B
life is mystical and ephemeral.
C
the worship of God is the highest calling of man.
D
life is suffering, and suffering is caused by desire.
15) The ultimate spiritual reward in Buddhism is
A
everlasting life in heaven.
B
material wealth.
C
nirvana.
D
union with the gods.
16) Why is the Gupta Empire described as a “theater-state”?
A
They sacrificed their enemies in an open theater
B
The splendor and ceremonies of court advertised the benefits of empire
C
It used actors as administrative officials
D
It shared the wealth of the empire with all equally
17) Most of Southeast Asia’s early commerce was conducted with
A
India and China.
B
the Sassanid Empire.
C
the Scythians.
D
Armenia.
18) The first major Southeast Asian center, Funan, dominated what key location for trade?
A
Bo Hai
B
Indonesia
C
The Isthmus of Kra
D
Hong Kong
19) The battle fought at Tours.
A
Prevented Alexius Comnenus from becoming the pope
B
Ensured that the Muslims would not encroach further into Europe.
C
Guaranteed the split between the Eastern Empire and the Western Empire.
D
Was provoked by French merchants who were opposed to new taxes
20) Kievan Russia became firmly oriented toward the Byzantine world and turned away from the Muslim world once
A
The Crusades began
B
The Holy Roman Empire was founded.
C
It viewed the Muslims as a threat following the Battle at Manzikert
D
Vladimir I converted to Christianity and adopted the Orthodox Church as the state
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