HIS 111 Quizzes - a midterm review

(T/F): foreign motifs employed in Greek pottery was a foreign influence on early Greek culture

...true

There were farming villages in Central and South America by

5000 BCE

The earliest hominids lived in

Africa

The largest city in North America until 19th century Philadelphia was located at​

Cahokia

​Which emperor, in 212 CE, gave Roman citizenship, to all free inhabitants of the empire?

Caracalla

Which of these ancient civilizations survived, intact, until the twentieth century? Egyptian, Aryan, Hittite, Aztec, or Chinese

Chinese

Cyrus the Great (did what...)

Created a great Persian Empire

What "modern" idea was advanced by Confucius over two thousand years ago?

Government depends on the will of the people

In his military interactions with other civilizations, Alexander last engaged in battle with ​

India

Offer 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.

​Where did the oldest of the neolithic farming villages first form?

Middle East

The first civilization in Mesoamerica was the

Olmec

The key figure in the spread of Christianity outside the Jewish community was

Paul of Tarsus

The Athenian leader whose funeral oration lauded Athenian democracy was

Pericles

One of the Hellenistic Kingdoms that succeeded Alexander was that of the

Ptolemies in Egypt

The first fully unified government in Chinese history was that of the

Qin

What types of people would have been most likely to prefer the philosophy of Daoism?

Those who liked an individualized approach to life that advocated a natural way of going along with the flow of events.

​The group that sacked Rome in 410 CE was

Visigoths

The Olympic games were held to honor

Zeus

The primary means of transporting goods in the Han Empire was

a vast canal system

The earliest hominids were known as

australopithecines

Staple crops of the Olmec civilization included​

beans, corn, and squash

Which of the following accurately characterizes ancient Egyptian civilization? a. It considered religion unimportant as the emphasis was life in the here and now. b. Its geography and topography made for great political and social insecurity. c. There was a sense of security and a feeling of changelessness. d. There were few opportunities for trade. e. There was little continuity because of the Nile's horrific floods.

c. there was a sense of security and a feeling of changelessness

The civilization of the Inka

constructed an impressive system of roads and bridges throughout its extensive domain

Greek geography

contained mountainous areas that impeded Greek unity.

Which of the following is NOT accurate? : a. The Inka required subject peoples to speak Quechua. b. All males were liable for military service in the Inka army. c. The quipu was a system of knotted strings used in the Inka Empire. d. The Olmecs adopted many aspects of Inka culture. e. Women could improve their lifestyles by becoming "chosen virgins"

d. (The Olmecs DID NOT adopt many aspects of Inka culture. )

During the centuries of Roman history, from Republic to Empire, the paterfamilias' authority altered how?

decreased.

Roman imperialism was characterized by

diplomacy, strategic fortifications, road construction, and allied military support.

The central aspect of the Neolithic Revolution was the

emergence of systematic food production through the domestication of plants and animals

(T/F): During the Old Stone Age, both men and women hunted wild animals

false

(T/F): During the Old Stone Age, communication was maintained through the use of cuneiform.

false

(T/F): During the Old Stone Age, humans lived only in the southernmost parts of Africa.

false

(T/F): During the Old Stone Age, only Egypt had an advanced agricultural economy.

false

(T/F): For the SHANG GOVERNMENT, the government was ruled by a king so powerful that he needed only a handful of officials to administer all of China.

false

(T/F): For the SHANG GOVERNMENT, the king had an army of two million soldiers to help him govern.

false

(T/F): For the SHANG GOVERNMENT, the local chieftains were responsible for defending the empire.

false

(T/F): For the SHANG GOVERNMENT, the territorial divisions of the empire were under the control of subordinate rulers who came from the Japanese islands.

false

(T/F): Mayan civilization had such a sophisticated religious system that it was adopted by the Spanish invaders.

false

(T/F): Mayan civilization may have been composed of approximately thirty million people at its height.

false

(T/F): Mayan civilization was located in the northern part of the Valley of Mexico.

false

(T/F): Mayan civilization was never wealthy.

false

(T/F): Regarding the Peloponnesian War, the ultimate result of the war was a unified Greece headed by the city by Thebes.

false

(T/F): The Qin Dynasty developed the first direct democracy in human history.

false

(T/F): The Qin Dynasty had a shy, highly religious Buddhist as its first ruler.

false

(T/F): The Qin Dynasty lasted exactly four hundred years.

false

(T/F): The Qin Dynasty permitted all philosophies to compete freely for public acceptance.

false

(T/F): The importance of Middle Eastern monotheism was a foreign influence on early Greek culture

false

(T/F): The monotheism of the Jews provided a tolerance for the gods of outside conquerors.

false

(T/F): The monotheism of the Jews was a consequence of the spread of early Christianity.

false

(T/F): The monotheism of the Jews was a result of the Osiris movement

false

(T/F): The monotheism of the Jews was accessible only to the prophets.

false

(T/F): democracy was a Greek influence on the Romans

false

(T/F): ​Making use of the Silk Road in the early Empire, Rome traded considerably with Arabia for coffee

false

(T/F): ​Making use of the Silk Road in the early Empire, Rome traded considerably with Persia for copper

false

(T/F): ​Making use of the Silk Road in the early Empire, Rome traded considerably with Russia for furs

false

During the reign of Akhenaten,

foreign affairs were ignored and Syria and Palestine were lost

Mummification was to

help ensure that one could continue to live despite the death of the physical body.

The terra-cotta figures near the Qin First Emperor's burial mound demonstrate the

huge expenditures that were devoted to afterlife preparation for the monarch.

During the Old Stone Age, how did most people support themselves?

hunting and gathering

Could Women in ATHENS own property, including slaves.?

no

Could Women in ATHENS participate in symposia and public debates?

no

Could Women in ATHENS retain custody of children in the event of divorce?

no

The success of Christianity is widely believed by historians to have been due to its

promise of salvation, its familiarity, and its universality.

The Indo-Europeans

spoke related languages (among which are Sanskrit, Persian, and Greek)

According to the Zhou concept of the Mandate of Heaven,

the king was expected to rule in a compassionate and effective manner because he was selected by the gods to rule in order to maintain the order of the universe.

​The Persian Wars were initiated by which event?

the suppression of the Ionian Revolts by Darius

In which areas/ways were the Mayan and the Aztec civilizations similar?

they both practiced human sacrifice

(T/F): For the SHANG GOVERNMENT, the king was viewed as an intermediary between heaven and earth.

true

(T/F): Mayan civilization declined in the eighth or ninth centuries CE

true

(T/F): Regarding the Peloponnesian War, Athenians were defeated and their city wall torn down.

true

(T/F): Regarding the Peloponnesian War, a plague killed one-third of the population of Athens.

true

(T/F): Regarding the Peloponnesian War, the foundation of Athenian strategy, initially, was the exploitation of its naval power.

true

(T/F): Regarding the Peloponnesian War, the foundation of Spartan strategy was the exploitation of its strength in fighting face-to-face military confrontations on land.

true

(T/F): The Qin Dynasty carried out public book burnings

true

(T/F): The importance of new myths was a foreign influence on early Greek culture

true

(T/F): The monotheism of the Jews produced a feeling of Jewish separation from those who were not Jewish.

true

(T/F): agricultural crops of grapes and olives was a Greek influence on the Romans

true

(T/F): artistic examples from Egypt in sculpture was a foreign influence on early Greek culture

true

(T/F): artistic models of sculpture and architecture were Greek influences on the Romans

true

(T/F): literature was a Greek influence on the Romans

true

(T/F): the adoption of new gods and goddesses was a foreign influence on early Greek culture

true

(T/F): the alphabet was a Greek influence on the Romans

true

(T/F): ​The Mayan calendar was significant for ​demonstrating an advanced understanding of astronomy.

true

(T/F): ​The Mayan calendar was significant for ​held the key to deciphering the hieroglyphic tablets found in Palenque.

true

(T/F): ​The Mayan calendar was significant for ​including a "long count" calendar based on 5,200 years cycles.

true

(T/F): ​The Mayan calendar was significant for ​measured time dating back to August of 3114 b.c.e.

true

Could Women in ATHENS participate in most religious cults and festivals?

yes

​Making use of the Silk Road in the early Empire, Rome traded considerably with

​China for silk

​Contrary to the philosophy of Legalism, Mencius believed that

​People were inherently good and did not need to be coerced by the government.

​Julius Caesar came to sole power by

​defeating Pompey and the senators who endorsed him.

​The Aztec capital of Tenochtitlán was unusual because:

​it was centered on an island in the middle of Lake Texcoco

​The Gracchus brothers believed that the underlying cause of Rome's problems was

​the decline of the small farmer