1. Foundations
Ch. 1-6
WHAP

2. Agriculturalists produced more specialized material goods and art than hunter-gatherers because
Hunter-gatherers were not considered civilized.
Farmers had more free time than hunters and gatherers.
Agricultural societies had more sophisticated tastes.
They were able to record how to make such things as pottery, jewelry, and metal goods using newly invented writing systems.
Larger communities of people could spare some members from food production for more specialized activities

3. The peoples of Mesopotamia saw the world as a hazardous place because
their gods were inaccessible.
the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers tended to flood unpredictably.
of the constant warfare in the region.
of the corruption of their government.
of the scarcity of resources.

4. Define Judaism Has 5 pillars
Is monotheistic and studies the Old Testament
Nirvana is reached by eliminating material things
Harmony is based on relationships
Largest monotheistic religion

5. A code of laws was established earliest
During the rule of King David
In the reign of King Solomon
While Spartan Kings ruled
In the Mesopotamian rule of Hammurabai
When the Vedas appeared in India

6. The pulley was established to aide in the construction of
The Pyramids of Egypt
The Parthenon of Greece
The Colosseum of Rome
The Circus Maximus of Rome
The Great Wall of China

7. Sacrifices to gods and bronze vessels were part of
The Qin Dynasty
The Zhou Dynasty
The Shang Dynasty
The Han Dynasty

8. What was the main interest abroad for Egypt?
Gaining valuable resources
Enslaving new peoples
Intimidation of enemies
Acquisition of new lands
Developing new technologies

9. What is meant by Mandate of Heaven?
The Emperor has the right to rule eternally
All citizens must give sacrifice to the Emperor
All men were mandated to military service
The Emperor must rule in a just and wise position
The Emperor had to produce a male heir

10. The Mediterranean was considered
A freeway of trading routes
A barrier for invasion
Unimportant to the Greeks
A barrier to trading
The only route to other places

11. Define Buddhism. Good karma leads to moksha
The study of the New Testament
Nirvana is reached by eliminating material things
Largest monotheistic religion
Families are the central core

12. What does the term “city-state” refer to?
Communities that had a mutual association
A population center and areas around it
A city with a wall surrounding it
Political institutions that ruled kingdoms
States that engaged in long distance trade

13. The trireme was instrumental for
Egyptian raiders into Nubia
Athenian naval forces
Spartan warriors
Persian invaders
Indus travel

14. The most important product of China was
Pottery
Opium
Salt
Silk
Tea

15. China & Rome established roads primarily
For quickly moving troops
Establishing trade routes
To allow migration of peoples
Confuse invaders
Allow easier construction of projects

16. How was Rome ruled? By military generals An Emperor
Administration run by the noble class
A Senate and Consul
None of the above

17. What was the importance of the Punic Wars?
Rome and Carthage formed an alliance
Carthage devastated Roman trade with Greece
It determined who controlled the Mediterranean
It injected a large number of slaves into Roman service
Rome lost much of its territory

18. Why was becoming Christian an act of disloyalty in the Roman Empire
Christians cannot worship the emperor as a deity
Rome already had a strong monotheistic religion
Christianity required overthrowing the dictator of an empire
All Roman citizens had to learn world religions
Christians demanded a Christian utopian society

19. Define Christianity. Moksha is attained through good karma
Largest monotheistic religion
Study of the Old Testament
Based on the 5 Pillars
Nirvana is the ultimate enlightenment

20. The upper caste members in India feared lower caste members because
They wanted to retain Aryan dominance
They feared being contaminated
They didn’t want leprosy
They thought they were a bad influence on upper caste children

21. Christianity became a tolerated and accepted religion under the rule of
Nero
Diocletian
Tiberius
Constantine
Claudius

22. A factor that has not contributed to India’s fractured political culture is
The many languages
Competition for political power
The complex structure of the society hierarchy
The varied Indian landscape
Different forms of cultural practices

23. Ashoka erected pillars for what purpose?
They became burial markers for his tomb
They established the edicts for Ashoka’s beliefs in areas such as morality
They helped establish the rise of the Ganges River during monsoons
They were the boundary markers for India
They were defense barriers

24. Confucianism Based on strong family relationships
Nirvana can be achieved by ridding of material things
Good karma can achieve Moksha
Largest monotheistic religion
Study of the Old Testament

25. Why did the Gupta Empire collapse?
The Mandate of Heaven expired, collapsing the Empire
Inflation due to high costs of temple construction
Foreign invasion by the Huns
Corruption by the administration
The people overthrew the Emperor

26. Which of the these were part of the innovations of the Han?
Concrete, canals, the 3 field system
Glass, alcohol, and the wheel
The pulley, wheel, and stirrup
The crossbow, horse collar, and watermill
Bronze, penicillin, and saddle

27. Which factor was not part of the fall of the Han Dynasty?
The ideas of Buddhism
Foreign invasion
Hungry peasants
Corruption of the government
Failure of the Han to reform

28. Why was Eastern China a region of high population in the Han Dynasty?
The people needed access to sea routes
This was the boundary of the Han territory
Buddhist centers were in Eastern China
They wanted better farmland
They wanted isolation from invading nomads

29. Han used people from the gentry class and adopted
Daoism
Customs and noble values
A modified Confucianism to guide government
Mandatory military service for all administrators
Buddhism

30. The Qin standardized all of the following except
Religion
Coinage
Weights & measures
Writing
Law code

31. The abolishment of primogeniture meant that
Land would revert to the state
The wealthy would own most land
Conditions for women would be worse
There would be more small landowners
Power was tied to amount of land owned

32. Hinduism Study of the Old Testament
Nirvana is reached through ridding of material goods
The highest enlightenment is moksha
Largest monotheistic religion
Based on family relationships

33. What happened after the Han took over?
They completely revised the Qin structure
They executed former Qin administrators
They maintained all Qin structures
They followed Qin policies with minor adjustments
They got rid of everything but legalism

34. Alexander the Great’s empire
Split into 3 macedonian dynasties
Fragmented into warring city-states
Reverted to Persian rule
Was captured by India
Remained unified under his heir

35. Which is not true about llamas?
They facilitated trade
They provided meat and wool
They were the only domesticated animal in South America
They were first domesticated in Venezuela
They had the same role as camels did