Question 1

How did the wealthy elite respond to the changing economy following Alexander's conquests and the rise of Rome?

Accepted Answer

A)  Wealthy elites used surplus cash to buy large tracts of land to grow crops for export-leading to widespread plantation slavery. 
B)  Wealthy elites invested surplus cash in technological improvements to mining and agriculture. 
C)  Wealthy elites soon seized control of Hellenistic kingdoms through bribery and hiring mercenaries. 
D)  Wealthy elites,dissatisfied with their lifestyles,turn to philosophy to find the meaning of life. 
A)  Wealthy elites used surplus cash to buy large tracts of land to grow crops for export-leading to widespread plantation slavery. 
B)  Wealthy elites invested surplus cash in technological improvements to mining and agriculture. 
C)  Wealthy elites soon seized control of Hellenistic kingdoms through bribery and hiring mercenaries. 
D)  Wealthy elites,dissatisfied with their lifestyles,turn to philosophy to find the meaning of life.

Question 2

Which of the following best describes the Jewish response to the imposition of Hellenistic rule?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hellenism had no lasting impact on Jewish culture or religion. 
B)  Priests were among the first to embrace Hellenism,recognizing it as a means of expanding their power. 
C)  Rural Jews flocked to Hellenism because it offered them economic improvement. 
D)  Some Jews embraced Hellenism,while others fought against assimilation. 
A)  Hellenism had no lasting impact on Jewish culture or religion. 
B)  Priests were among the first to embrace Hellenism,recognizing it as a means of expanding their power. 
C)  Rural Jews flocked to Hellenism because it offered them economic improvement. 
D)  Some Jews embraced Hellenism,while others fought against assimilation.

Question 3

The rule of the Mauryan emperor Aśoka is characterized by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  He ruled over a small region of South Asia near the Gangetic plain. 
B)  During his reign,he refused to undertake military offensives. 
C)  He rejected Buddhism as a foreign religion. 
D)  He carved stone pillars with dhamma,the moral guidelines of his rule. 
A)  He ruled over a small region of South Asia near the Gangetic plain. 
B)  During his reign,he refused to undertake military offensives. 
C)  He rejected Buddhism as a foreign religion. 
D)  He carved stone pillars with dhamma,the moral guidelines of his rule.

Question 4

By 120 BCE,which of the following allowed Arab sailors to dominate the Indian Ocean trade routes?

Accepted Answer

A)  The mastery of the new navigational technique of longitude 
B)  Use of the stern-post rudder to propel ships 
C)  Small ships called coracles allowed free roaming of coastal waters. 
D)  New knowledge of the monsoon winds 
A)  The mastery of the new navigational technique of longitude 
B)  Use of the stern-post rudder to propel ships 
C)  Small ships called coracles allowed free roaming of coastal waters. 
D)  New knowledge of the monsoon winds

Question 5

Which of the following was an economic effect of Alexander's conquest of Persia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Trade was disrupted between Southwest Asia and Egypt. 
B)  The massive redistribution of Persian wealth to Mediterranean city-states spurred a widespread economic expansion. 
C)  Loss of revenue from the Persian Empire led to economic collapse in Southwest Asia. 
D)  Macedonian gold flooded the Southwest Asian markets,reducing the value of currency. 
A)  Trade was disrupted between Southwest Asia and Egypt. 
B)  The massive redistribution of Persian wealth to Mediterranean city-states spurred a widespread economic expansion. 
C)  Loss of revenue from the Persian Empire led to economic collapse in Southwest Asia. 
D)  Macedonian gold flooded the Southwest Asian markets,reducing the value of currency.

How did the wealthy elite respond to the changing economy following Alexander's conquests and the rise of Rome?

Which of the following best describes the Jewish response to the imposition of Hellenistic rule?

The rule of the Mauryan emperor Aśoka is characterized by which of the following?

By 120 BCE,which of the following allowed Arab sailors to dominate the Indian Ocean trade routes?

Which of the following was an economic effect of Alexander's conquest of Persia?

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First Empires and Common Cultures in Afro-Eurasia 1250-325 Bce

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Han Dynasty China and Imperial Rome 300 Bce-300 Ce

The Rise of Universalizing Religions 300-600 Ce

New Empires and Common Cultures 600-1000 Ce

Becoming the World 1000-1300 Ce

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Contact,commerce,and Colonization 1450-1600

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Cultures of Splendor and Power 1500-1780

Reordering the World 1750-1850

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

How did the wealthy elite respond to the changing economy following Alexander's conquests and the rise of Rome?

Which of the following best describes the Jewish response to the imposition of Hellenistic rule?

The rule of the Mauryan emperor Aśoka is characterized by which of the following?

By 120 BCE,which of the following allowed Arab sailors to dominate the Indian Ocean trade routes?

Which of the following was an economic effect of Alexander's conquest of Persia?

Becoming Human

Rivers,cities,and First States 3500-2000 Bce

Nomads,territorial States,and Microsocieties 2000-1200 Bce

First Empires and Common Cultures in Afro-Eurasia 1250-325 Bce

Worlds Turned Inside Out 1000-350 Bce

Han Dynasty China and Imperial Rome 300 Bce-300 Ce

The Rise of Universalizing Religions 300-600 Ce

New Empires and Common Cultures 600-1000 Ce

Becoming the World 1000-1300 Ce

Crisis and Recovery in Afro-Eurasia 1300-1500

Contact,commerce,and Colonization 1450-1600

Worlds Entangled 1600-1750

Cultures of Splendor and Power 1500-1780

Reordering the World 1750-1850

Alternative Visions of the Nineteenth Century

Nations and Empires 1850-1914

An Unsettled World 1890-1914

Of Masses and Visions of the Modern 1910-1939

The Three-World Order 1940-1975

Globalization 1970-2000

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