History test 2

Which of the following is true statement about african building material during the first millennium CE

Stone was increasingly used in west africa during the first millennium

Under____ Christianity was made the official religion of the Roman Empire

Theodosius

The wealth of zhang was primarily derived from

Trade

The defender of the plebeians were known as the

Tribunes

The primary importance of roads in both the Roman and Han empires centered on

Troop movement

Which of the following people are associated with the Congo region of central Africa

Twa

The greatest epic poet of the Late Republic was

Virgil

Which of the following does not fit aristotles view of proper male-female characteristics and/ or relationships

Women are well advised to copy the superiority of men in all aspects

Which of the following is not associated with the Han dynasty

Women ceased to play a secondary role.

Archimides

Worked on the geometry of cylinders and spheres and the value of pi

Mycenaean civilization was characterized by

a militaristic program of conquest, even of Crete.

In Southern Africa

an integration of Khoisan and Bantu-speaking peoples took place.

In addition to woodcarvings, other major African artistic contributions have been

bronze and iron statuary produced at today's southern Nigeria.

The movie gladiator directed by Ridley Scott illustrates that movies about ancient rome

can revive interest in Roman history

By the time he died, at the age of thirty-two, Alexander had conquered all except

central Gaul

The Hellenizing process

created Greco-Macedonian domination of the population centers of the Middle East.

In the republic, Plato

created a utopian, ideal state composed of three social classes.

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

decreased

Roman imperialism was characterized by

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

The legacy of Alexander the Great

embraced a major clash and fusion of cultures across a huge area as Greco-Macedonian elite assumed power in highly diverse cultures.

Music in African societies

employed various musical instruments, including the harp, bells, and the xylophone.

Women in ancient Sparta

engaged in systematic physical exercise.

Octavian

established the praetorian guard to guard him and his successors

Axum was

founded possibly by migrants from the Kingdom of Saba/Sheba in the Arabian Peninsula.

The conversion of the Sahara region from a relatively humid lake region suitable for agriculture, to an arid desert was caused by

global climate change

Roman Senate

had 300 members who were chosen for life

Thucydides believed that

historical writing should be objective, accurate, and factual.

Homer's legacy to the Greeks was

important in inculcating the aristocratic values of courage and honor

African Art

includes the impressively crafted, mortar-less structures at Great Zimbabwe.

Basil Davidson's path-breaking 1959 work, Lost Cities of Africa, illustrated that Africa

is not a continent without a history

The geographical obstacle which divides Africa's northern coast from the rest of the continent

is the Sahara Desert.

All of the following was true about the southern African state of Zimbabwe except

it played no significant role in the gold trade with the Swahili states to the east.

The basic message of Jesus of Nazareth was that

people should love God and each other

The emergence of the 'city state' as a central institution in Greek life

preceded the classical age.

African Music

produced a totality of music in its combination of voice and instrument sounds.

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

promise of salvation, its familiarity, and its universality.

East African trade

provided a lively, ocean-going commercial intercourse with civilizations far to the east.

Roman literature

reached it high point in the age of Augustus.

The ultimate result of Oresteia is the triumph of

reason and law over forces of evil

The plays of Euripides

reflected a skepticism that questioned traditional values.

From primary records of Alexander's military campaigns we learn that Alexander

respected and rewarded bravery among his enemies.

Alexander the Great believed or accomplished all except

restoring freedom to Greece

Third Punic War

resulted in Carthage being destroyed and its territory becoming a Roman province.

As it prospered, the early Roman Empire

saw the development of a large gap between rich and poor

The distinctively carved stone pillars, used to mark the tombs of Axum kings, are known as

stelae

All of the following are correct about the garamantes except they

survived for only a century.

Roman emperors and their high officials during the 2nd century

tended to be ambivalent in their reaction to Christians.

The major stages of Roman imperial expansion before 100 B.C.E. included

the involvement and seizures of the Hellenistic kingdoms in the eastern Mediterranean.

Under the reigns of the five "good emperors"

the range of responsibilities that were affected by the policies of the emperors increased

The original reason for the rise of the kingdom of Ghana was

the role it played in the gold trade.

Prior to 133 BCE, the only credible rivals for Roman power in the Western Mediterranean region were the

Carthaginians

The Romans became masters of the Mediterranean Sea by conquering the **

Carthaginians

The southernmost river in africa is

Congo

First Christian emperor of the Roman Empire was

Constantine

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

The earliest Aegean civilization was located

Crete

When a slave murdered his master in Rome, what was the punishment?

Death to all slaves in the household

Socrates

Employed a question and answer method by which students' reasoning helped them learn

Perusing pleasure rationally, and not only in a physical or hedonistic sense, as the only true good, was a precept of

Euphemism

Which of the following languages is NOT a Romance language

German

In regard to state building in West Africa, it can be said that

Ghana was the first great commercial state there.

The so-called "cradle of humanity," where the earliest hominids evolved, is located in

Great African Rift Valley

The han dynasty

Greatly increased Chinese territorial control to the south and west

Following the 4th century BC, what became the dominant language in the Middle East?

Greek

By about 700 B.C.E., which of the following replaced the aristocratic cavalryman in Greek warfare?

Hoplites

The ancient African kingdom of Meroe is recognized for its wealth stemming from

Iron

The following were true about the trans-sharan caravan trade except

It brought the first Islamic traders to central africa in the first century BCE

Which of the following is a true statement about centuriate assembly

It had the responsibilities of electing the chief magistrates and passing legislation.

Which of the following statements is not accurate characterization of Greek polis

It played a significant role in unifying all Greeks throughout the entire region under a single government

Which of the following is an accurate statement about Classical Greek architecture

It reflected calmness, clarity, and freedom from excessive detail.

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 key figure in spreading Christianity outside the Jewish community was

Paul of tarsus

Sparta was located in

Peloponnesus

Spartan Society

was organized as a military state.

The government of Rome

was originally a monarchy but later became a republic

Aeschylus

was the first known writer of tragedy

First Punic War

was waged between Carthage and Rome over control of the island of Sicily.

Slavery in Africa

went back to ancient times, long before the arrival of the Europeans.

The "Hump of Africa" refers to the

westernmost grasslands and tropical forests that border on the Atlantic Ocean.

Second Punic War

won Spain for Rome and produced Roman control over the western Mediterranean.

In what BCE, did modern human had populated all continents on earth, except America

?

The development during the period of Julio-Claudine rule was that emperors

Acted more openly as real rulers than as "first citizens of the state".

Which of the following was the leading cultural center of the Hellenistic world

Alexandria

A well known movie about Alexander the Great

An idealistic dreamer

Swahili civilization was based on a mixture of native african

Arab

Which of the following is a correct statement about Swahili

As a language, it employed Bantu grammar and Arabic linguistic terms.

Julius chaser adopted son Octavian later changed his name to

Augustus

The ancient civilization that was located in the highlands of what is known today as Ethiopia was

Axum

What was the ancient african kingdom that claimed to be descended from the Arabian kingdom of saba (Sheba) **

Axum

The myth of Persian invincibility was broken at

Battle of Marathon

Bronze heads sculptures and relief plaques depicting West African court life were created in

Benin

The people of North Africa who served as trade intermediaries for the great trans-Saharan commerce, were the

Berbers

What was the ancient kingdom to the south of Egypt called

Kush

The founder of the Han dynasty was

Liu Bang

Which of the following states developed in the southern half of America

Luba

Julius Caesar

Made dictator for life in 45 BCE, after conquering Gaul, assassinated in 44 BCE by the Senate because they were afraid of his power

The local chieftain of a Mali farming village was called a

Mansa

The Roman general who began a new system of military recruitment that made soldiers loyal to their general and not the senate, was

Marius

Which was not a similarity between the Han and Roman empires? In both empires

Merchants were highly regarded

The well known african city of Marrakech is located in which country

Morocco

The great river that dominates the western region of Africa, the so-called "hump of Africa," is the

Niger

The African Nok culture which is remembered for its early, sophisticated sculptures was located in the ____ region.**

Niger River

What was the original homeland of Bantu-Speaking farmers

Nigeria

Members of the aristocratic governing class in Rome were known as the

Patricians

Which of the following statements is not correct observation of Greek Macedonian affairs

Philip II's assassination ended all greek involvement in a macedonian-led invasion of the persian empire

The Roman general who returned from Spain as a military hero in 71 B.C.E

Pompey

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

Ptolemies in Egypt

Which of the following is the earliest form of surviving architecture found in africa

Pyramids of Egypt

Cleithenes

Reformed Athenian government thus creating the foundation for political democracy

The northern area of Africa, from the Atlantic to the Indian Oceans, is composed of the greatest desert on earth, the

Sahara

The tragic Greek tale of the man who killed his father and married his mother was written by

Sophocles

Rome was

located on the plain of Latium

The kingdom of Mali

maintained a very active pro-Islamic policy under Mansa Musa.

The ultimate result of the formation of the Delian League was to

make Athens the dominant city-state in the region

The great iron-working culture of northern Nigeria was the

nok

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.

Mycenaean Civilization

was founded by Indo-Europeans who migrated into Greece as early as 1900 B.C.E.