mid term civ
. What were the duties of a Persian Satrap?
Tax collection, Raising forces for the Royal army, Commanding military forces in their region, Maintaining justice and security.
. Who did Sumerians believe owned the cities?
The gods and goddesses.
. Which of the following accurately characterizes ancient Egyptian civilization?
There was a sense of security and a feeling of changelessness
Which of the following is not correct about the pyramids?
They were constructed during the Middle Kingdom
. Which statement of women's lives in Athens is correct?
Women could participate in most religious cults and festivals
The Olympic games were held to honor
Zeus.
Roman construction was most notable for
a centralized road system to link the empire
The term polis describes
a community of citizens in which political, economic, social, cultural and religious activities were performed
. The Indian term dharma referred to laws setting behavioral standards for which groups in Indian society?
all inhabitants of India, of all classes.
. Who of the following was a citizen with political rights within a polis?
an adult male
The Epic of Gilgamesh was
an epic poem from Mesopotamia dealing with the search for immortality.
Which of the following is NOT true about the Aryans:
assimilated with the Dravidians to form an egalitarian India
The ultimate goal of Hindus is to
attain an ultimate spiritual reunion with Brahman and escape the pain of living.
The Indian priestly caste was known as the
brahmin
. Ashoka
changed his personal values and governmental policies after becoming a Buddhist.
The purpose of Ashoka's great polished sandstone pillars was to
commemorate events in Buddha's life.
The chief executive officers of the Roman Republic who were responsible for leading the Roman army into battle and administering the government were the
consuls.
Greek geography
contained mountainous areas that impeded Greek unity.
The Hellenizing process
created Greco-Macedonian domination of the population centers of the Middle East.
Cyrus the Great
created a great Persian Empire
In The Republic, Plato
created a utopian, ideal state composed of three social classes.
Julius Caesar came to sole power by
defeating Pompey and the senators who endorsed him.
Ancient Mesopotamian society
developed an extensive irrigation system.
The central aspect of the Neolithic Revolution was the
emergence of systematic food production through the domestication of plants and animals.
. Socrates
employed a question-and-answer method by which students' reasoning helped them to learn.
The annual flooding of the Nile River
enabled Egyptian civilization to thrive by leaving deposits of fertile silt.
The Persian Empire
ended the "Babylonian Captivity" of the Jews during the reign of Cyrus the Great
Paleolithic peoples
engaged in artistic activities, as indicated by surviving cave paintings.
The Phoenicians were notable for all of the following EXCEPT
established numerous Black Sea colonies.
Gautama said that the way to avoid suffering was to end desire by
following the "Middle Path."
The members of the caste known as the untouchables, or pariahs, were
given jobs such as handling dead bodies or collecting trash.
The "good news" concerning Jesus was contained in the written
gospels.
The Roman Senate
had 300 members who were chosen for life
. Mummification was to
help ensure that one could continue to live despite the death of the physical body.
Thucydides believed that
historical writing should be objective, accurate, and factual.
. By about 700 B.C.E., which of the following replaced the aristocratic cavalryman in Greek warfare?
hoplites.
. During the Old Stone Age,
hunting and gathering was the way most people supported themselves.
Homer's legacy to the Greeks was
important in inculcating the aristocratic values of courage and honor.
The legacy of Alexander the Great
included an historic change in world development, as elements of Latin culture immediately spread to the Middle East.
Members of the aristocratic governing class in Rome were known as the
patricians.
Greek religion was characterized by
polytheism, rituals, sacrifice, and festivals.
. The success of Christianity is widely believed by historians to have been due to its
promise of salvation, its familiarity, and its universality.
Roman literature
reached it high point in the age of Augustus
A significant difference between Buddhism and Brahmanism was
rejection of the rigid caste system
Greek colonization
resulted from overpopulation, an increase in trade, and a widening gap between rich and poor.
. Gautama's vision of Nirvana was
similar to the Aryan concept of Brahman
Traditional Roman religion
simply transplanted from Greece
The Indo-Europeans
spoke related languages, among which are Sanskrit, Persian, and Greek.
Roman slaves
staged a number of massive rebellions, the largest led by Spartacus in 71 B.C.E.
The story of Osiris in ancient Egyptian religion served to
strengthen the belief that immortality could be achieved.
. The Gracchus brothers believed that the underlying cause of Rome's problems was
the decline of the small farmer
The period of the Peloponnesian War saw
the defeat of the Athenian period of Empire
The major stages of Roman imperial expansion before 100 B.C.E. included
the defeat of the Gauls by Sulla and Pompey.
Under the reigns of the five "good emperors"
the range of responsibilities that were affected by the policies of the emperors increased
Making use of the Silk Road in the early Empire, Rome traded considerably with
China for silk
. Where did the oldest of the neolithic farming villages first form?
China.
The Greek historian who wrote the History of the Persian Wars was
Herodotus.
73. In his military interactions with other civilizations, Alexander last engaged in battle with
India
Which of the following statements is not an accurate characterization of the Greek polis?
It played a significant role in unifying all Greeks throughout the entire region under a single government.
Which of the following is not true about cuneiform?
It used the Cyrillic alphabet.
Which of the following statements is an accurate depiction of life in classical Athens?
It was a male-dominated environment that used slaves, was predominantly agricultural, employed a limited number of craftsmen, gave a major role to the family, and accepted the practice of male homosexuality.
The government of Rome
was originally a monarchy but later became a republic
. The Assyrian army
was renowned for its ability to besiege enemy cities.
The Assyrian Empire
was skilled at waging both conventional and guerrilla warfare.
Women in ancient India
were legally owned by their husbands and male children.
The plebeians
were less privileged and often poorer than the patricians.
Archimedes
worked on the geometry of cylinders and spheres and the value of pi.
The most important cities in Egypt developed in which region?
Above the first cataract.
. Which of the following was the leading cultural center of the Hellenistic world?
Alexandria
Which of the following correctly describes Harappan civilization?
It was much more agricultural than its contemporaries in Egypt and Mesopotamia
. The Indian term that refers to the impact of one's actions in life on a later life after reincarnation is
Karma
The key figure in the spread of Christianity outside the Jewish community was
Paul of Tarsus.
. Which of the following is not correct about marriage and family in ancient Egypt?
Polygamy was the general rule, although wives could keep additional husbands.
The main trio of the polytheistic gods in India are
Shiva the Destroyer, Vishnu the Preserver, and Brahman the Creator
. The founder of Buddhism was
Siddhartha Gautama.
. Solon's Reforms included all of the following EXCEPT
land redistribution to the poor
The earliest hominids
lived in Africa.
The ultimate result of the formation of the Delian League was to
make Athens the dominant city-state in the region
The earliest Aegean civilization was located
on Crete.
The purpose of the Vedas was to provide
the unchanging theological dogma of Hinduism
. All of the following are correct about warfare in ancient Greece except
the use of light infantry in battle because of greater mobility.
The majority of Hammurabi's law code deals with
theft and injury
. Roman jurists were able to provide a systematic framework for Roman law because
they came to assume that natural law, or universal law, was based upon reason.
The political structure in Sparta contained
two kings, a council of ephors, a council of elders, general assembly
. Egyptian hieroglyphs
used sacred characters as picture signs.
. One of the basic distinguishing features of the human species was
walking upright
. The caste system
was applicable to every member of Indian society.
Julius Caesar
was assassinated by leading senators convinced his death would restore the republic.
Octavian
was awarded the title Imperator in 27 BCE
Greek philosophy
was distinguished by the ideas of Socrates, Plato and Aristotle.
. Mesopotamian civilization
was made of cities and located in a river valley
. Spartan society
was organized as a military state.