Practice AP #1 Foundations to 600 CE

1.

2 points

Which of the following is the least intensive and sophisticated agricultural practice?

Slash and burn

Irrigation

Use of chemical fertilizers

Three field agriculture

2.

2 points

Hellenistic culture brought together the traditions of which of the following regions?

Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, South Asian

Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, Scandinavian

Mediterranean, Mesoamerican, sub-Saharan Africa

East Asian, South Asian, sub-Saharan African

3.

2 points

Based on the preponderance of archaeological evidence, which region of the world saw the development of the earliest civilizations?

Northern Eurasia

The Middle East

South America

Indonesia

4.

1 point

Which example from the classical world best characterizes the principle of cultural diffusion?

Preference for silk garments among the Roman elite

Sacking of Rome by the Visigoths in 410 CE

Growing of influence of Confucianism in China during the Han dynasty

Victory of Sparta in the Peloponnesian War

5.

2 points

Why did the western portion of the Roman empire suffer so much more in the breakdown of Roman imperial unity than the regions of the eastern Roman Empire (Byzantium)?

Popes of the Roman Catholic church maintained harmonious relations with western feudal lords

The Eastern Roman world had traditionally been more economically vibrant due to more active trade links with the East

The feudal system in the west relied on a trade system made unreliable by harsh winters

The Eastern Orthodox church attracted more followers than the Roman church

6.

2 points

Which pair of rulers underwent a religious conversion process that had a broad-based impact on the lands under their control?

Asoka and Constantine

Henry VIII and Justinian

Julius Caesar and Shi Huangdi

Tutankhamen and Pericles

7.

2 points

Hellenistic culture epitomizes which of the following historical forces or trends?

Egalitarianism

Cultural diffusion

Isolationism

Patriarchy

8.

2 points

Which is the name of the ancient Sumerian writing system?

Pictograph

Hieroglyphics

Cuneiform

Phonetics

9.

2 points

What similarity did early Buddhism and Christianity share?

Inclusion of Greek and Roman gods into their pantheon

Prohibition of conversion

Allowance of women to enter monastic life

Support for caste hierarchy

10.

2 points

Compared to other revolutions in world history, which feature of the Neolithic Revolution is most unusual?

Abandonment of previously held patterns of religious worship

Transformation of class roles

Attenuated unfolding over thousands of years in diverse locales

Impact on population growth

11.

2 points

River valley civilizations, such as the Egyptians or Sumerians, developed all of the following EXCEPT:

Long distance trade

Craft specialization

Constitutional monarchy

Social stratification

12.

2 points

Daoism was never a threat to dynastic rule because

Daoist religious leaders became the main advisors of the scholar-gentry

Daoist detachment from human affairs blunted the possibility of political threat

Daoists believed the natural order required the exploitation of the peasantry

Daoist doctrine held that the emperor was the holiest of all

13.

2 points

Which of the following was true for ALL of the early agricultural systems?

Wheat and barley cultivation

Domestication of perennial plants in each region

Economic activity based upon raising a combination of domesticated plants and draft animals

Abandonment of sedentary agriculture

14.

2 points

What additional challenge do historians studying the Harappan civilization of the Indus River valley face that does not exist when studying Sumerian or Egyptian civilizations?

Political instability in the Indus River Valley in the modern era has made sustained archaeological research impossible

Harappan writing has never been deciphered

Religious prohibitions on interfering with the burial place of the Hindu dead slow excavation projects

Artifacts lie under layers of earth that must be carefully excavated by archaeologists

15.

2 points

Which of the following is NOT true of the ancient Egyptian pyramids?

Served as tombs for the pharaohs

Were built under the influence of Chinese advisors

Are reflective of advanced geometric knowledge

Were built by slave and corvee labor

16.

2 points

The main pattern in Chinese art established by the close of the classical era was

High levels of craftsmanship and attention to detail work

Reverence for the female form

A focus on monumental building

Representation of the peasantry

17.

2 points

Which people are generally credited with founding the Mesopotamian civilization in the Tigris-Euphrates river valley?

Hittites

Greeks

Sumerians

Phoenicians

18.

2 points

Buddhism's rise is most accurately viewed as a modification of which of the following belief systems?

Daoism

Islam

Confucianism

Hinduism

19.

2 points

Which of the following was NOT a tactic used by Shi Huangdi to unify China into one empire?

Establishing uniform currency and measurements

Building the Great Wall to guard against invasion

Appointing bureaucrats to rule the provinces, displacing regional aristocrats

Employing Legalism as a state political philosophy

20.

2 points

Which neighboring power posed the greatest military threat over the course of classical Greek civilization?

Egyptian

Persian

Mongol

Balkan

21.

2 points

All of the following were important impacts of the rise of metalwork in the ancient world EXCEPT:

Metal ships revolutionized trade and naval warfare

Metal tools made farming easier

Specialized labor developed further

Metal arms revolutionized war fighting

22.

2 points

Which beliefs do Hinduism and Buddhism have in common?

Belief in the caste system

Reincarnation

Damnation for sinners

Monotheism

23.

2 points

Which choice best describes the position of women in classical Athens in terms of divorce and property rights as compared to women in classical roman society? Greek women had:

About the same level of rights

Far fewer rights

Somewhat fewer rights

Far greater rights

24.

2 points

Why did long-distance trade flourish in the classical world?

Bantu migrations helped establish a common linguistic bond across the Eurasian landmass

Stable imperial authority provided safe passage for merchants

Silk Roads were so safe that individual traders frequently traveled their entire distance

Circumnavigation of the globe by the Romans increased access to goods from distant lands

25.

2 points

Which statement is most accurate regarding Jewish monotheism?

It rejected all the laws of the Mesopotamian civilization

It traces its origins to Abraham

It was spread by missionaries in the Ganges River valley

It appealed mainly to wealthier people

26.

2 points

Which of the following best describes BOTH the Roman and the Han empires?

Neither empire was linked to the Silk Roads

New religions were easily assimilated into existing imperial religious ideologies

Mounting costs associated with defending imperial frontiers led to economic and political crises

Taxation of mercantile activity accounted for most government revenue

27.

2 points

Daoist thought tends to emphasize

Harmony with nature

Punishment for sin

Respect for the emperor

The struggle of the poor for justice

28.

2 points

Confucianism, Hinduism, and Christianity had what in common?

They helped justify and preserve social inequality

They urged the importance of political activity

They directed attention to the afterlife

They incorporated a strong missionary drive

29.

2 points

Which civilization's decline was most likely due to drastic environmental change?

Indus

Roman

Egyptian

Han

30.

2 points

What best characterizes the evolving role as women as human society moved from preagricultural to agricultural modes of production?

Having greater confinement to the home to care for more numerous children

Spending most time at the market to trade the family's surplus farm goods

Forging and fashioning stone tools

Guiding religious worship in village or town temples

31.

2 points

Which of the following early river valley civilizations developed in the greatest state of isolation from the others?

Huang He River

Euphrates River

Nile River

Indus River

32.

2 points

Which people are credited with creating the first phonetic alphabet?

Phoenicians

Sumerians

Egyptians

Chinese

33.

2 points

Which ancient civilization fits the description found below: 1. Constructed multistory structures, 2. Arose near the Indus River, 3. Disappeared for reasons that remain unclear.

Harappan

Mayan

Kushite

Mauryan

34.

2 points

The order which these empires of civilizations emerged was:
I. Sumerian
II. Shang
III. Roman
IV. Han

IV, III II, I

II, I, IV, III

I, II, III, IV

I, II, IV, III

35.

2 points

What was a common feature of classical civilization in India, China, and the Mediterranean?

Maintenance of highly centralized governments throughout the entire classical period 1000 BCE to 600 CE

Social hierarchy

Elimination of patriarchy over time

Absence of coerced labor

36.

2 points

Which of the following is true for both the Qin and Han dynasties?

Imperial authority was strong in the opening years of each

Trade was not economically important

State policy was shaped by Confucian precepts

Nomadic invaders toppled each one

37.

2 points

How did the Hindu doctrine of dharma impact Indian society?

It caused the majority of the subcontinent's population to settle near the holy waters of the Ganges River

It was the basis of equality under the law between men and women

It fostered the formation of rigid social and economic groups

It influenced the priestly class to implement a standarized set of religious rituals for Hindus

38.

2 points

Which choice best characterizes the relationship between early civilization and writing?

Writing permitted record keeping for trade and government

There is no important relationship between civilizations and writing

Most civilizations developed without writing

Writing led to the development of civilizations more than sedentary agriculture

39.

2 points

Which of the following did ancient Egyptian, Shang, and Sumerian civilizations all have in common?

River valley location

Intensive rice agriculture

Pyramid shaped monumental architecture

Acceptance of Buddhism

40.

2 points

Based upon available knowledge, which of the following was NOT a part of Homo erectus' world?

Language

Agriculture

Bipedalism

Tool Making

41.

2 points

Which of the following choices contains beliefs systems that originated in China?
I. Confucianism
II. Legalism
III. Daoism
IV. Buddhism

I, II, III, IV

I, II, IV

I, II

I, II, III

42.

2 points

Which of the following was NOT a common trait of early civilizations?

Writing

Monument building

Nomadism

Formal state structures

43.

2 points

The period 8000 BCE to 600 CE saw all of the following EXCEPT:

Use of gunpowder

Birth of major world religions

Urbanization

Origin of agriculture

44.

2 points

Which major world religion lacks a central founding figure?

Islam

Christianity

Buddhism

Hinduism

45.

2 points

Where did the earliest civilizations tend to develop?

River valleys

Grassland steppes

Coastlines

Mountain plateaus