Question 1

Which of the following best characterizes the relationship between individuals and the rulers of Hellenistic empires?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rulers used local ideas and leaders to address local concerns. 
B)  Rulers promoted a return to the agrarian values of an earlier age to ensure that populations remained submissive and grew enough food to feed armies and urban centers. 
C)  People viewed themselves as citizens of a particular city,with little allegiance to the distant,foreign rulers. 
D)  States were so massive that individuals could only relate to them through the personality of their rulers. 
A)  Rulers used local ideas and leaders to address local concerns. 
B)  Rulers promoted a return to the agrarian values of an earlier age to ensure that populations remained submissive and grew enough food to feed armies and urban centers. 
C)  People viewed themselves as citizens of a particular city,with little allegiance to the distant,foreign rulers. 
D)  States were so massive that individuals could only relate to them through the personality of their rulers. D

Question 2

Which of the following is a part of the teaching of the Epicurean school of philosophy?

Accepted Answer

A)  One should reject society's norms because they are human inventions,not laws of nature. 
B)  The good life could only be found by seeking pleasure,avoiding pain,and disengaging from everyday worries. 
C)  Living a good life required understanding the rules of the natural order and being able to control one's passions. 
D)  One should do nothing because fate has more sway over a person's life than any actions or beliefs. 
A)  One should reject society's norms because they are human inventions,not laws of nature. 
B)  The good life could only be found by seeking pleasure,avoiding pain,and disengaging from everyday worries. 
C)  Living a good life required understanding the rules of the natural order and being able to control one's passions. 
D)  One should do nothing because fate has more sway over a person's life than any actions or beliefs. B

Question 3

The revolution in navigational techniques and knowledge dramatically reduced the cost of long-distance shipping and multiplied the number of ports around large bodies of water such as the Indian Ocean.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Which of the following was a major difference between Greek city-states such as Athens and Hellenistic cities such as Alexandria?

Accepted Answer

A)  Athenians continued to speak Greek,while Alexandrians spoke demotic Egyptian. 
B)  Athenians were citizens of and loyal to their city of birth,while Alexandrians were citizens of the "whole world" of Hellenistic states. 
C)  Athenians were cosmopolitans,conquerors of the "whole world," while the people of Alexandria were subjugated by Greek armies under Alexander the Great. 
D)  Athenians became citizens of the Ptolemaic Empire,while Alexandrians became citizens of the Seleucid Empire. 
A)  Athenians continued to speak Greek,while Alexandrians spoke demotic Egyptian. 
B)  Athenians were citizens of and loyal to their city of birth,while Alexandrians were citizens of the "whole world" of Hellenistic states. 
C)  Athenians were cosmopolitans,conquerors of the "whole world," while the people of Alexandria were subjugated by Greek armies under Alexander the Great. 
D)  Athenians became citizens of the Ptolemaic Empire,while Alexandrians became citizens of the Seleucid Empire.

Question 5

Which of the following is a valid political similarity between Alexander's successor states and those of Egypt and Southwest Asia in the period from 1400 BCE to 1200 BCE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Large regional states engaged in nearly constant warfare to secure more land and resources. 
B)  States were short-lived and did not have long-lasting impact in the region. 
C)  Modest-sized states were formed that could be better regulated. 
D)  Relatively stable states engaged in diplomacy and treaty-making instead of warfare. 
A)  Large regional states engaged in nearly constant warfare to secure more land and resources. 
B)  States were short-lived and did not have long-lasting impact in the region. 
C)  Modest-sized states were formed that could be better regulated. 
D)  Relatively stable states engaged in diplomacy and treaty-making instead of warfare.

Question 6

"The horse-riding nomads of Inner Afro-Eurasia made long-distance trade possible." Construct an argument in support of this statement,addressing the role of these nomads in trade and their effects on populations in South Asia,China,and Central Asia.

Accepted Answer

Nomadic populations were vital to the de

Question 7

Which of the following best describes the role of caravan cities?

Accepted Answer

A)  They often served to promote local cultures in opposition to Hellenism. 
B)  They were central in transporting slaves to the southern part of the Arabian Peninsula. 
C)  They brought rare commodities from northern Europe to the Mediterranean. 
D)  They emerged at strategic locations such as the intersection of major trade routes. 
A)  They often served to promote local cultures in opposition to Hellenism. 
B)  They were central in transporting slaves to the southern part of the Arabian Peninsula. 
C)  They brought rare commodities from northern Europe to the Mediterranean. 
D)  They emerged at strategic locations such as the intersection of major trade routes.

Question 8

Which of the following correctly describes the city of Palmyra during the Roman period?

Accepted Answer

A)  It became the most important caravan city at the western end of the Silk Roads. 
B)  It was carved into rocky mountain cliffs. 
C)  It was ruled by a king who dictated trade prices. 
D)  It had a priestly class that focused on material comforts and ignored concerns with the afterlife. 
A)  It became the most important caravan city at the western end of the Silk Roads. 
B)  It was carved into rocky mountain cliffs. 
C)  It was ruled by a king who dictated trade prices. 
D)  It had a priestly class that focused on material comforts and ignored concerns with the afterlife.

Question 9

Which of the following best characterizes economic changes in China's economy in the first few centuries BCE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Plantations increasingly produced commercial crops using slave labor. 
B)  Merchants lost power as trade decreased following the Warring States period. 
C)  Buddhist monks exercised a tax monopoly on goods carried along the Silk Roads. 
D)  Power shifted away from the agrarian elite and into the hands of traders and financiers. 
A)  Plantations increasingly produced commercial crops using slave labor. 
B)  Merchants lost power as trade decreased following the Warring States period. 
C)  Buddhist monks exercised a tax monopoly on goods carried along the Silk Roads. 
D)  Power shifted away from the agrarian elite and into the hands of traders and financiers.

Question 10

Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the spread of Buddhism with the spread of Hellenism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both spread widely influential philosophical and spiritual ideas. 
B)  Both rejected outside influences. 
C)  Both developed distinct and isolated cultures in Afro-Eurasia. 
D)  Both rejected commerce along established trade routes. 
A)  Both spread widely influential philosophical and spiritual ideas. 
B)  Both rejected outside influences. 
C)  Both developed distinct and isolated cultures in Afro-Eurasia. 
D)  Both rejected commerce along established trade routes.

Question 11

Which of the following describes an effect of the Bactrian kingdom on Eurasian culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bactria served as a bridge between South Asia and the Mediterranean. 
B)  Bactria rejected trade with outsiders,believing that foreign contact would undermine their culture. 
C)  Bactria withdrew from South Asia to concentrate on its territories in central Asia. 
D)  Bactria abandoned Persian religions as its rulers adopted Hellenistic influences. 
A)  Bactria served as a bridge between South Asia and the Mediterranean. 
B)  Bactria rejected trade with outsiders,believing that foreign contact would undermine their culture. 
C)  Bactria withdrew from South Asia to concentrate on its territories in central Asia. 
D)  Bactria abandoned Persian religions as its rulers adopted Hellenistic influences.

Question 12

In Mahayana Buddhism,what were the enlightened demigods who helped individuals obtain nirvana called?

Accepted Answer

A)  Amithabas 
B)  Asvaghosas 
C)  Bodhisattvas 
D)  Kushans 
A)  Amithabas 
B)  Asvaghosas 
C)  Bodhisattvas 
D)  Kushans

Question 13

What environmental factor in the second millennium BCE led the Xiongnu and other Central Asian nomads to spread southward into settled areas?

Accepted Answer

A)  Traditional pasture lands became arid. 
B)  Intensely cold winters 
C)  Warming trends that made the permafrost too boggy for horses 
D)  Repeated flooding of the Amur River 
A)  Traditional pasture lands became arid. 
B)  Intensely cold winters 
C)  Warming trends that made the permafrost too boggy for horses 
D)  Repeated flooding of the Amur River

Question 14

What was a significant change that resulted from the expansion of trade routes in the first few centuries BCE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Traders traveled across the entire Silk Road to sell their products in distant lands. 
B)  The effectiveness of new land routes inhibited the development of maritime commerce. 
C)  The cultures of Egypt and Mesopotamia faded as sources of innovation and knowledge. 
D)  People developed an important exchange of necessities like food,weapons,and domesticated animals. 
A)  Traders traveled across the entire Silk Road to sell their products in distant lands. 
B)  The effectiveness of new land routes inhibited the development of maritime commerce. 
C)  The cultures of Egypt and Mesopotamia faded as sources of innovation and knowledge. 
D)  People developed an important exchange of necessities like food,weapons,and domesticated animals.

Question 15

Which of the following was true of women's roles in Hellenistic kingdoms?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women's political roles could include becoming powerful queens,such as Berenice. 
B)  Women were powerless in the political world of the cosmopolitan city. 
C)  Women came to dominate trade on the Silk Roads. 
D)  Women were rejected by all Hellenistic schools of philosophy. 
A)  Women's political roles could include becoming powerful queens,such as Berenice. 
B)  Women were powerless in the political world of the cosmopolitan city. 
C)  Women came to dominate trade on the Silk Roads. 
D)  Women were rejected by all Hellenistic schools of philosophy.

Question 16

In the first few centuries BCE,how did Rome respond to Greek culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Roman elites immersed themselves in Greek culture in order to appear "civilized." 
B)  Romans rejected Greek-style temples as a violation of their own religious traditions. 
C)  Roman elites promoted the use of Latin and refused to adopt any elements of Greek written culture. 
D)  Cato the Elder became the chief spokesperson for rejecting Hellenism. 
A)  Roman elites immersed themselves in Greek culture in order to appear "civilized." 
B)  Romans rejected Greek-style temples as a violation of their own religious traditions. 
C)  Roman elites promoted the use of Latin and refused to adopt any elements of Greek written culture. 
D)  Cato the Elder became the chief spokesperson for rejecting Hellenism.

Question 17

Explain the political impact of Alexander the Great's invasion of the Indus Valley.

Accepted Answer

Before Alexander's brief occupation of t

Question 18

Which of the following best describes Buddhist art outside of South Asia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Buddhist art imposed South Asian artistic norms on diverse populations. 
B)  Buddhist art adopted styles from the diverse populations that produced it. 
C)  Buddhist art focused on severe images of the suffering of life. 
D)  Buddhist art never depicted the image of the Buddha. 
A)  Buddhist art imposed South Asian artistic norms on diverse populations. 
B)  Buddhist art adopted styles from the diverse populations that produced it. 
C)  Buddhist art focused on severe images of the suffering of life. 
D)  Buddhist art never depicted the image of the Buddha.

Question 19

Which of the following supported Philip II in his creation of a disciplined army and new military technology?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Macedonian trade in steel weapons 
B)  Macedonian gold mines and slave trade 
C)  The silk and spice trade 
D)  Taxes on the ruling elite 
A)  The Macedonian trade in steel weapons 
B)  Macedonian gold mines and slave trade 
C)  The silk and spice trade 
D)  Taxes on the ruling elite

Question 20

The mosaic of the Battle of Issus illustrates which of the following about Alexander's military organization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alexander's army relied on heavy cavalry,not chariots. 
B)  The phalanx was an outmoded form of infantry organization. 
C)  Archers were able to destroy Persian chariots. 
D)  Generals viewed the battle from a distant hilltop so they could see the course of battle. 
A)  Alexander's army relied on heavy cavalry,not chariots. 
B)  The phalanx was an outmoded form of infantry organization. 
C)  Archers were able to destroy Persian chariots. 
D)  Generals viewed the battle from a distant hilltop so they could see the course of battle.

Exam 6: Shrinking the Afro-Eurasian World 350-100 Bce

Which of the following best characterizes the relationship between individuals and the rulers of Hellenistic empires?

Which of the following is a part of the teaching of the Epicurean school of philosophy?

The revolution in navigational techniques and knowledge dramatically reduced the cost of long-distance shipping and multiplied the number of ports around large bodies of water such as the Indian Ocean.

Which of the following was a major difference between Greek city-states such as Athens and Hellenistic cities such as Alexandria?

Which of the following is a valid political similarity between Alexander's successor states and those of Egypt and Southwest Asia in the period from 1400 BCE to 1200 BCE?

"The horse-riding nomads of Inner Afro-Eurasia made long-distance trade possible." Construct an argument in support of this statement,addressing the role of these nomads in trade and their effects on populations in South Asia,China,and Central Asia.

Which of the following best describes the role of caravan cities?

Which of the following correctly describes the city of Palmyra during the Roman period?

Which of the following best characterizes economic changes in China's economy in the first few centuries BCE?

Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the spread of Buddhism with the spread of Hellenism?

Which of the following describes an effect of the Bactrian kingdom on Eurasian culture?

In Mahayana Buddhism,what were the enlightened demigods who helped individuals obtain nirvana called?

What environmental factor in the second millennium BCE led the Xiongnu and other Central Asian nomads to spread southward into settled areas?

What was a significant change that resulted from the expansion of trade routes in the first few centuries BCE?

Which of the following was true of women's roles in Hellenistic kingdoms?

In the first few centuries BCE,how did Rome respond to Greek culture?

Explain the political impact of Alexander the Great's invasion of the Indus Valley.

Which of the following best describes Buddhist art outside of South Asia?

Which of the following supported Philip II in his creation of a disciplined army and new military technology?

The mosaic of the Battle of Issus illustrates which of the following about Alexander's military organization?

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