Question 1

For trading goods,land routes compared with sea routes were

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A)  faster. 
B)  cheaper. 
C)  relatively safe. 
D)  better for moving high-value products. 
A)  faster. 
B)  cheaper. 
C)  relatively safe. 
D)  better for moving high-value products.

Question 2

Rome's most vulnerable frontiers were

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A)  to the North, along the Rhine and Danube. 
B)  to the South in North Africa. 
C)  on the sea. 
D)  to the West in Britain. 
A)  to the North, along the Rhine and Danube. 
B)  to the South in North Africa. 
C)  on the sea. 
D)  to the West in Britain.

Question 3

What effect did the acquisition of an empire have on the Roman republican form of government?

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The acquisition of an empire had a signi

Question 4

The earliest written evidence of the Silk Road comes from

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A)  Herodotus. 
B)  Zhang Qian. 
C)  Livy. 
D)  Indian geographers. 
A)  Herodotus. 
B)  Zhang Qian. 
C)  Livy. 
D)  Indian geographers.

Question 5

The ancient Celts

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A)  were considered by the Romans to be an uncivilized people. 
B)  had a written language, but it was only used for religious purposes. 
C)  were thought of as cowards and weak by the Romans. 
D)  became enthusiastic collaborators in the Roman Empire. 
A)  were considered by the Romans to be an uncivilized people. 
B)  had a written language, but it was only used for religious purposes. 
C)  were thought of as cowards and weak by the Romans. 
D)  became enthusiastic collaborators in the Roman Empire.

Question 6

The Romans acquired the Kingdom of Pergamum in 133 B.C.E.by means of

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A)  conquest. 
B)  a will. 
C)  purchase. 
D)  the defeat of Macedon. 
A)  conquest. 
B)  a will. 
C)  purchase. 
D)  the defeat of Macedon.

Question 7

In the development of the Roman Empire,the Romans treated citizenship as

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A)  something to be shared even with conquered peoples. 
B)  only for native Romans. 
C)  something that was fitting only for peoples who had freely joined them. 
D)  meaningless because the Roman government was tyrannical. 
A)  something to be shared even with conquered peoples. 
B)  only for native Romans. 
C)  something that was fitting only for peoples who had freely joined them. 
D)  meaningless because the Roman government was tyrannical.

Question 8

All of the following were important legacies of the axial age EXCEPT:

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A)  the adoption of monotheism. 
B)  a remarkably durable heritage of ideas. 
C)  greater trade and exchange of ideas in Eurasia. 
D)  a fragile group of empires. 
A)  the adoption of monotheism. 
B)  a remarkably durable heritage of ideas. 
C)  greater trade and exchange of ideas in Eurasia. 
D)  a fragile group of empires.

Question 9

The expansion of the Roman empire can be attributed to militarism and brutal conquest as well as to which of following practices?

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A)  imposition of Latin as the language of politics and commerce 
B)  encouraging collaboration between elites in subject states and by treating them as Romans 
C)  limiting religion only to deities with a unique Roman past 
D)  gradually abolishing slavery throughout the empire 
A)  imposition of Latin as the language of politics and commerce 
B)  encouraging collaboration between elites in subject states and by treating them as Romans 
C)  limiting religion only to deities with a unique Roman past 
D)  gradually abolishing slavery throughout the empire

Question 10

Which of the following was NOT one of the edicts that Asoka decreed?

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A)  that all must adhere to Buddhism 
B)  amnesty for criminals 
C)  laws that concerned the humane treatment of animals 
D)  condemnation of all rituals 
A)  that all must adhere to Buddhism 
B)  amnesty for criminals 
C)  laws that concerned the humane treatment of animals 
D)  condemnation of all rituals

Question 11

One of the main ways that Roman culture was spread throughout the Mediterranean world was through

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A)  the popularity of traditional Roman religion. 
B)  the popularity of Roman pottery. 
C)  marriage of Roman soldiers to local women and subsequent settlement in areas where they had been stationed. 
D)  the Romans' requirement that subject peoples to adopt their culture. 
A)  the popularity of traditional Roman religion. 
B)  the popularity of Roman pottery. 
C)  marriage of Roman soldiers to local women and subsequent settlement in areas where they had been stationed. 
D)  the Romans' requirement that subject peoples to adopt their culture.

Question 12

Which of the following was NOT decreed by the emperor Shi Huangdi?

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A)  abolition of slavery 
B)  creation of a uniform writing system 
C)  making Confucianism the only philosophy 
D)  standardizing of weights and measures 
A)  abolition of slavery 
B)  creation of a uniform writing system 
C)  making Confucianism the only philosophy 
D)  standardizing of weights and measures

Question 13

A primary reason that the Persians invaded Greece during the early fifth century B.C.E.was

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A)  to gain new tributary states. 
B)  to prove that they could. 
C)  for religious reasons. 
D)  to avenge the destruction of Susa. 
A)  to gain new tributary states. 
B)  to prove that they could. 
C)  for religious reasons. 
D)  to avenge the destruction of Susa.

Exam 7: Postimperial Worlds: Problems of Empires in Eurasia and Africa, ca. 200 C.E. to ca. 700 C.E.

For trading goods,land routes compared with sea routes were

Rome's most vulnerable frontiers were

What effect did the acquisition of an empire have on the Roman republican form of government?

The earliest written evidence of the Silk Road comes from

The ancient Celts

The Romans acquired the Kingdom of Pergamum in 133 B.C.E.by means of

In the development of the Roman Empire,the Romans treated citizenship as

All of the following were important legacies of the axial age EXCEPT:

The expansion of the Roman empire can be attributed to militarism and brutal conquest as well as to which of following practices?

Which of the following was NOT one of the edicts that Asoka decreed?

One of the main ways that Roman culture was spread throughout the Mediterranean world was through

Which of the following was NOT decreed by the emperor Shi Huangdi?

A primary reason that the Persians invaded Greece during the early fifth century B.C.E.was

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