Question 1

A significant difference in Roman expansion versus Greek was that Romans

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A) did not have a standardized language. 
B) extended citizenship in degrees to most conquered populations. 
C) did not impose taxes. 
D) conquered only to obtain slaves. 
E) had no system of government in place in the new territories. 
A) did not have a standardized language. 
B) extended citizenship in degrees to most conquered populations. 
C) did not impose taxes. 
D) conquered only to obtain slaves. 
E) had no system of government in place in the new territories.

Question 2

The well-planned urban capital of the Han dynasty was

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A) Beijing. 
B) Seoul. 
C) Nanjing. 
D) Chang'an. 
E) Hong Kong. 
A) Beijing. 
B) Seoul. 
C) Nanjing. 
D) Chang'an. 
E) Hong Kong.

Question 3

Which of the following is not generally considered a contributing factor to the fall of the Han Empire?

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A) Corruption within the government 
B) Attacks by non-Chinese across the frontiers 
C) The frustration of hungry peasants 
D) The subversive ideas of Buddhism 
E) The failure of the Han reforms 
A) Corruption within the government 
B) Attacks by non-Chinese across the frontiers 
C) The frustration of hungry peasants 
D) The subversive ideas of Buddhism 
E) The failure of the Han reforms

Question 4

Which of the following was not a major Han innovation?

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A) the horse collar 
B) the saddle 
C) the watermill 
D) the aqueduct 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) the horse collar 
B) the saddle 
C) the watermill 
D) the aqueduct 
E) None of these are correct.

Question 5

Instead of calling himself emperor, the military dictator Octavian (Augustus)preferred this term, which means "first among equals."

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The answer of Instead of calling himself emperor, the military...

Question 6

Who was the Chief astrologer for the Han dynasty Emperor Wu?

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The answer of Who was the Chief astrologer for the...

Question 7

What was one of the most important reasons for the economic decline in the third century CE?

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A) Massive crop failures 
B) Invasions of the Huns 
C) Reversion to a barter economy 
D) The transition to a wage economy 
E) Inability to efficiently collect taxes within the empire 
A) Massive crop failures 
B) Invasions of the Huns 
C) Reversion to a barter economy 
D) The transition to a wage economy 
E) Inability to efficiently collect taxes within the empire

Question 8

Discuss the role of Daoism and Buddhism in Chinese religion.

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Chinese religion had a broad variety of

Question 9

Which of the following statements best describes the situation in the Han Dynasty upon the death of Gaozu?

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A) Real power initially fell on his son Wu. 
B) Subsequent rulers placated nomadic confederations with goods and political marriages. 
C) Real power resided in his wife, Empress Lu. 
D) Subsequent rulers immediately emphasized Legalism. 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) Real power initially fell on his son Wu. 
B) Subsequent rulers placated nomadic confederations with goods and political marriages. 
C) Real power resided in his wife, Empress Lu. 
D) Subsequent rulers immediately emphasized Legalism. 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 10

What was the Roman word for "broad estates," or ranches?

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A) trajan 
B) gaius 
C) patrician 
D) latifundia 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) trajan 
B) gaius 
C) patrician 
D) latifundia 
E) None of these are correct.

Question 11

The main reason for the decline of the Roman Republic was

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A) an impoverished population. 
B) political decentralization. 
C) military leaders with armies loyal to them rather than to the state. 
D) ongoing wars in trying to expand to an empire. 
E) the subversive effect of increasingly popular monotheistic religions. 
A) an impoverished population. 
B) political decentralization. 
C) military leaders with armies loyal to them rather than to the state. 
D) ongoing wars in trying to expand to an empire. 
E) the subversive effect of increasingly popular monotheistic religions.

Question 12

The engineering expertise of the Romans is seen in all of these EXCEPT

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A) aqueducts. 
B) roads. 
C) fortifications. 
D) gothic cathedrals. 
E) arches. 
A) aqueducts. 
B) roads. 
C) fortifications. 
D) gothic cathedrals. 
E) arches.

Question 13

Who granted citizenship to all free adult male inhabitants of the Roman empire?

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A) Caracalla 
B) Caligula 
C) Constantine 
D) Diocletian 
E) Augustus 
A) Caracalla 
B) Caligula 
C) Constantine 
D) Diocletian 
E) Augustus

Question 14

The essential economic activity of the early Roman state was based on

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A) agriculture. 
B) mercantilism. 
C) mining. 
D) fishing. 
E) the military. 
A) agriculture. 
B) mercantilism. 
C) mining. 
D) fishing. 
E) the military.

Question 15

Who reformed Rome in the third century CE and saved it from collapse?

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A) Diocletian 
B) Tiberius 
C) Constantine 
D) Brucellosis 
E) Claudius 
A) Diocletian 
B) Tiberius 
C) Constantine 
D) Brucellosis 
E) Claudius

Question 16

What was the most visible symptom of Rome's "third-century crisis"?

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A) A drained imperial treasury 
B) The building of walls around Roman cities 
C) Raids by Germanic tribesmen 
D) The frequent change of rulers 
E) The switch to a barter economy 
A) A drained imperial treasury 
B) The building of walls around Roman cities 
C) Raids by Germanic tribesmen 
D) The frequent change of rulers 
E) The switch to a barter economy

Question 17

Which of the following best describes the Roman "Republic"?

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A) Rome was largely governed by the aristocratic Senate. 
B) Rome was not a democracy in the modern sense. 
C) Sovereign power resided in an assembly of male citizens. 
D) Two consuls presided over the Senate and commanded the military. 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) Rome was largely governed by the aristocratic Senate. 
B) Rome was not a democracy in the modern sense. 
C) Sovereign power resided in an assembly of male citizens. 
D) Two consuls presided over the Senate and commanded the military. 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 18

The Qin ruler took the title Shi Huangdi , which meant

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A) "First Emperor." 
B) "Holy Man." 
C) "First Among Equals." 
D) "Great Warrior." 
E) "Big Emperor." 
A) "First Emperor." 
B) "Holy Man." 
C) "First Among Equals." 
D) "Great Warrior." 
E) "Big Emperor."

Question 19

The process by which the Latin language and Roman culture became dominant in the western provinces is called

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A) diasporianism. 
B) cultural imperialism. 
C) Hellinization. 
D) Romanization. 
E) dispersion. 
A) diasporianism. 
B) cultural imperialism. 
C) Hellinization. 
D) Romanization. 
E) dispersion.

Question 20

What factor caused a decrease in small farms in the Late Roman Republic?

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A) wars that devastated land and made farming difficult 
B) an economy primarily based on trade with the East 
C) the growth of big estates and a shift to nonstaple crops 
D) increased urbanization in the centralized Republic 
E) deforestation 
A) wars that devastated land and made farming difficult 
B) an economy primarily based on trade with the East 
C) the growth of big estates and a shift to nonstaple crops 
D) increased urbanization in the centralized Republic 
E) deforestation

Exam 6: An Age of Empires: Rome and Han China

A significant difference in Roman expansion versus Greek was that Romans

The well-planned urban capital of the Han dynasty was

Which of the following is not generally considered a contributing factor to the fall of the Han Empire?

Which of the following was not a major Han innovation?

Instead of calling himself emperor, the military dictator Octavian (Augustus)preferred this term, which means "first among equals."

Who was the Chief astrologer for the Han dynasty Emperor Wu?

What was one of the most important reasons for the economic decline in the third century CE?

Discuss the role of Daoism and Buddhism in Chinese religion.

Which of the following statements best describes the situation in the Han Dynasty upon the death of Gaozu?

What was the Roman word for "broad estates," or ranches?

The main reason for the decline of the Roman Republic was

The engineering expertise of the Romans is seen in all of these EXCEPT

Who granted citizenship to all free adult male inhabitants of the Roman empire?

The essential economic activity of the early Roman state was based on

Who reformed Rome in the third century CE and saved it from collapse?

What was the most visible symptom of Rome's "third-century crisis"?

Which of the following best describes the Roman "Republic"?

The Qin ruler took the title Shi Huangdi , which meant

The process by which the Latin language and Roman culture became dominant in the western provinces is called

What factor caused a decrease in small farms in the Late Roman Republic?

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