Question 1

Describe the rise of the Han dynasty in China.

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Students should recognize the fragmented

Question 2

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 the above. 
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 the above.

Question 3

Refer to Map (in the textbook) 6.1 and show the major regions, cities, and trading centers of the Roman Empire. Include the various peoples incorporated into the empire. What natural features constituted the boundaries of the Roman Empire?

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Map 6.1 in the textbook shows the major

Question 4

Identify the following term(s).
-Han

Accepted Answer

The term "Han" could refer to several th

Question 5

The first Romans to reach China's court of Emperor Huan were envoys of which emperor?

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A)  Julius Caesar 
B)  Augustus Caesar 
C)  Marcus Aurelius 
D)  Nero 
E)  Commodus. 
A)  Julius Caesar 
B)  Augustus Caesar 
C)  Marcus Aurelius 
D)  Nero 
E)  Commodus.

Question 6

Identify the following term(s).
-Christian

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The term "Christian" refers to a person

Question 7

Which of the following was not a tactic used to re-centralize power under the Qin?

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A)  elimination of primogeniture. 
B)  standardized weights and measures. 
C)  a code of law 
D)  a return to Confucianist values. 
E)  eliminating rival centers of authority. 
A)  elimination of primogeniture. 
B)  standardized weights and measures. 
C)  a code of law 
D)  a return to Confucianist values. 
E)  eliminating rival centers of authority.

Question 8

After 212 C.E., the emperor Caracalla granted citizenship on what basis?

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A)  As soon as the Roman legions conquered them. 
B)  Only if they swore allegiance to Rome. 
C)  If they were wealthy enough to buy citizenship. 
D)  If they were free, adult, male inhabitants of the empire. 
E)  By living in Rome for a year and a day. 
A)  As soon as the Roman legions conquered them. 
B)  Only if they swore allegiance to Rome. 
C)  If they were wealthy enough to buy citizenship. 
D)  If they were free, adult, male inhabitants of the empire. 
E)  By living in Rome for a year and a day.

Question 9

Which of the following was the primary reason for the fall of the Qin Empire upon the death of Shi Huangdi?

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A)  Shi Huangdi's son was a weak ruler. 
B)  The provincial aristocracy was complacent. 
C)  Incorporation in the empire of different ethnicities. 
D)  Unification of the nomads under Maodun. 
E)  Oppressive labor requirements of the population for military and infrastructure building. 
A)  Shi Huangdi's son was a weak ruler. 
B)  The provincial aristocracy was complacent. 
C)  Incorporation in the empire of different ethnicities. 
D)  Unification of the nomads under Maodun. 
E)  Oppressive labor requirements of the population for military and infrastructure building.

Question 10

The council whose members were heads of wealthy landowning families at the center of political action in the Roman Republic was

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A)  the Council of Nobles. 
B)  annually elected civic officials. 
C)  the Senate. 
D)  the Plebeian Council. 
E)  the Congress of Monarchs. 
A)  the Council of Nobles. 
B)  annually elected civic officials. 
C)  the Senate. 
D)  the Plebeian Council. 
E)  the Congress of Monarchs.

Question 11

How is the career of Paul an example of the "cosmopolitan" nature of the Roman Empire?

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A)  He limited his proselytizing to urban areas. 
B)  He only converted Romans to Christianity. 
C)  He refused to debase himself by using anything Roman. 
D)  He was able to use the benefits of Roman citizenship, roads, and cities to spread Christianity. 
E)  He found that both Jews and Christians readily accepted his views of Jesus as the messiah. 
A)  He limited his proselytizing to urban areas. 
B)  He only converted Romans to Christianity. 
C)  He refused to debase himself by using anything Roman. 
D)  He was able to use the benefits of Roman citizenship, roads, and cities to spread Christianity. 
E)  He found that both Jews and Christians readily accepted his views of Jesus as the messiah.

Question 12

Identify the following term(s).
-Gaozu

Accepted Answer

Gaozu is a term that refers to the title

Question 13

Starting with the reign of Augustus, the Roman army was reorganized and redeployed to

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A)  face the threat from the Parthian Empire. 
B)  shift from an offensive to a defensive strategy. 
C)  fight several civil wars against other Romans. 
D)  allow non-Romans into the military. 
E)  invade Russia. 
A)  face the threat from the Parthian Empire. 
B)  shift from an offensive to a defensive strategy. 
C)  fight several civil wars against other Romans. 
D)  allow non-Romans into the military. 
E)  invade Russia.

Question 14

Identify the following term(s).
-patron/client relationship

Accepted Answer

The term "patron/client relationship" re

Question 15

In an effort to increase his power, Shi Huangdi accomplished which of the following?

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A)  cracked down on Confucians. 
B)  defeated rival states. 
C)  standardized legal practices. 
D)  forced organization of labor. 
E)  all of the above. 
A)  cracked down on Confucians. 
B)  defeated rival states. 
C)  standardized legal practices. 
D)  forced organization of labor. 
E)  all of the above.

Question 16

The competition among states in the Warring States Period resulted in

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A)  the creation of the first empire under the Qin state. 
B)  the escalation of violence against the upper classes. 
C)  an enormous tax increase. 
D)  peasant rebellions. 
E)  the weakening of China, allowing the Annamese invasion. 
A)  the creation of the first empire under the Qin state. 
B)  the escalation of violence against the upper classes. 
C)  an enormous tax increase. 
D)  peasant rebellions. 
E)  the weakening of China, allowing the Annamese invasion.

Question 17

The leading export commodity of China during the Han was

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A)  cotton textiles. 
B)  rice. 
C)  silk. 
D)  tea. 
E)  porcelain. 
A)  cotton textiles. 
B)  rice. 
C)  silk. 
D)  tea. 
E)  porcelain.

Question 18

The term of office for a senator in the Roman Republic was _______________.

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The answer of The term of office for a senator...

Question 19

Which statement is true about Roman women?

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A)  They were equal to Roman men. 
B)  They had no say in family matters. 
C)  They were viwed as a child in the eyes of the law. 
D)  They were required to provide ten years of military service. 
E)  They were powerless and virtually slaves in their own homes. 
A)  They were equal to Roman men. 
B)  They had no say in family matters. 
C)  They were viwed as a child in the eyes of the law. 
D)  They were required to provide ten years of military service. 
E)  They were powerless and virtually slaves in their own homes.

Question 20

The covenant of protection between the gods and the Romans was called:

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A)  pax romana 
B)  lex cannulaia 
C)  pax deorum 
D)  articus fidele 
E)  dvoeverie 
A)  pax romana 
B)  lex cannulaia 
C)  pax deorum 
D)  articus fidele 
E)  dvoeverie

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

Describe the rise of the Han dynasty in China.

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

Refer to Map (in the textbook) 6.1 and show the major regions, cities, and trading centers of the Roman Empire. Include the various peoples incorporated into the empire. What natural features constituted the boundaries of the Roman Empire?

Identify the following term(s). -Han

The first Romans to reach China's court of Emperor Huan were envoys of which emperor?

Identify the following term(s). -Christian

Which of the following was not a tactic used to re-centralize power under the Qin?

After 212 C.E., the emperor Caracalla granted citizenship on what basis?

Which of the following was the primary reason for the fall of the Qin Empire upon the death of Shi Huangdi?

The council whose members were heads of wealthy landowning families at the center of political action in the Roman Republic was

How is the career of Paul an example of the "cosmopolitan" nature of the Roman Empire?

Identify the following term(s). -Gaozu

Starting with the reign of Augustus, the Roman army was reorganized and redeployed to

Identify the following term(s). -patron/client relationship

In an effort to increase his power, Shi Huangdi accomplished which of the following?

The competition among states in the Warring States Period resulted in

The leading export commodity of China during the Han was

The term of office for a senator in the Roman Republic was _______________.

Which statement is true about Roman women?

The covenant of protection between the gods and the Romans was called:

Nature, Humanity, and History

The First River-Valley Civilizations

The Mediterranean and Middle East

New Civilizations Outside the West Asian Core Area

Greece and Iran

India and Southeast Asia

Peoples and Civilizations of the Americas

Networks of Communication and Exchange

The Sasanid Empire and the Rise of Islam

Christian Societies Emerge in Europe

Inner and East Asia

Mongol Eurasia and Its Aftermath

Latin Europe

Southern Empires, Southern Seas

The Maritime Revolution

Transformations in Europe

The Diversity of American Colonial Societies

The Atlantic System and Africa

Between Europe and China

East Asia in Global Perspective

The Early Industrial Revolution

Revolutionary Changes in the Atlantic World

Land Empires in the Age of Imperialism

Nation Building and Economic Transformation in the Americas

Varieties of Imperialism in Africa, India, Southeast Asia, and Latin America

The New Power Balance

The Crisis of the Imperial Order

Revolutions in Living

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