Question 1

Striking features in Roman history include engineering, political administration and:

Accepted Answer

A)  lack of military undertakings. 
B)  law. 
C)  music. 
D)  abolition of slavery. 
A)  lack of military undertakings. 
B)  law. 
C)  music. 
D)  abolition of slavery. B

Question 2

The Moors were armies of what group?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rome 
B)  England 
C)  European descent 
D)  Muslims 
A)  Rome 
B)  England 
C)  European descent 
D)  Muslims D

Question 3

Today, Latin forms the basis of only a few words in the English language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

During the Middle Ages religion began to lose its influence in people's lives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The bubonic plague or Black Death was carried to Europe by sick rats from ships in the Near East trade.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Individuals in Rome fell into two categories: patricians and publicans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Leonard da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo, and Donatello were artists during the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Hellenistic Age. 
B)  time of the Caesars. 
C)  Industrial Revolution. 
D)  Renaissance. 
A)  Hellenistic Age. 
B)  time of the Caesars. 
C)  Industrial Revolution. 
D)  Renaissance.

Question 8

Increased interconnections among countries that occur with globalization make it:

Accepted Answer

A)  easier to detect health problems and diseases with long incubation periods. 
B)  possible to completely contain disease outbreaks in one locality. 
C)  easier to eliminate global diseases. 
D)  increasingly possible for a worldwide modern plague to occur. 
A)  easier to detect health problems and diseases with long incubation periods. 
B)  possible to completely contain disease outbreaks in one locality. 
C)  easier to eliminate global diseases. 
D)  increasingly possible for a worldwide modern plague to occur.

Question 9

Describe and discuss the major social, political and economic developments of the Middle Ages. Why were the church, serfs, merchants, nobles and monarchs important?

Accepted Answer

After Europe was forced into a form of i

Question 10

Aristotle argued that the polis was a natural outgrowth of the human being's nature.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The gathering of people into a spatially and ethnically defined unit organized and run by a small group who will maintain order and defend the unit is:

Accepted Answer

A)  the basic biological unit. 
B)  the basic political institution. 
C)  the lineage council. 
D)  the core group. 
A)  the basic biological unit. 
B)  the basic political institution. 
C)  the lineage council. 
D)  the core group.

Question 12

Western political organizations have their foundations in the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Persian Empire. 
B)  development of Chinese science. 
C)  Aztec Alliance. 
D)  Greek polis. 
A)  Persian Empire. 
B)  development of Chinese science. 
C)  Aztec Alliance. 
D)  Greek polis.

Question 13

The two motives which interacted to begin the end of Europe's isolation were religion and:

Accepted Answer

A)  decentralization. 
B)  serfdom. 
C)  commerce. 
D)  castle building. 
A)  decentralization. 
B)  serfdom. 
C)  commerce. 
D)  castle building.

Question 14

In 1453 Constantinople fell to the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Turks. 
B)  Russians. 
C)  Greeks. 
D)  Italians. 
A)  Turks. 
B)  Russians. 
C)  Greeks. 
D)  Italians.

Question 15

Why were Egypt and Mesopotamia important in the development of early civilization? Why these regions are called the cradle of modern civilization?

Accepted Answer

Egypt and Mesopotamia were important in

Question 16

Serfdom was formally abolished in France in 1789.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Beginning in the late 1980s the countries of Eastern Europe become independent of the Soviet Union (U.S.S.R.) which:

Accepted Answer

A)  itself broke up. 
B)  then re-conquered these countries by 1995. 
C)  did not change in political structure. 
D)  returned the Czar to power in 1996. 
A)  itself broke up. 
B)  then re-conquered these countries by 1995. 
C)  did not change in political structure. 
D)  returned the Czar to power in 1996.

Question 18

One of the ways in which the West learned about the culture of the East was through the tales of explorers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The Hundred Years' War from 1337 and 1453 was fought between:

Accepted Answer

A)  Spain and Italy. 
B)  Germany and Denmark. 
C)  England and France. 
D)  Poland and Russia. 
A)  Spain and Italy. 
B)  Germany and Denmark. 
C)  England and France. 
D)  Poland and Russia.

Question 20

Throughout the Renaissance values such as education, religion, and obedience to God were:

Accepted Answer

A)  eliminated. 
B)  maintained. 
C)  discovered for the first time. 
D)  unknown. 
A)  eliminated. 
B)  maintained. 
C)  discovered for the first time. 
D)  unknown.

Exam 3: Origins of Western Society

Striking features in Roman history include engineering, political administration and:

The Moors were armies of what group?

Today, Latin forms the basis of only a few words in the English language.

During the Middle Ages religion began to lose its influence in people's lives.

The bubonic plague or Black Death was carried to Europe by sick rats from ships in the Near East trade.

Individuals in Rome fell into two categories: patricians and publicans.

Leonard da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo, and Donatello were artists during the:

Increased interconnections among countries that occur with globalization make it:

Describe and discuss the major social, political and economic developments of the Middle Ages. Why were the church, serfs, merchants, nobles and monarchs important?

Aristotle argued that the polis was a natural outgrowth of the human being's nature.

The gathering of people into a spatially and ethnically defined unit organized and run by a small group who will maintain order and defend the unit is:

Western political organizations have their foundations in the:

The two motives which interacted to begin the end of Europe's isolation were religion and:

In 1453 Constantinople fell to the:

Why were Egypt and Mesopotamia important in the development of early civilization? Why these regions are called the cradle of modern civilization?

Serfdom was formally abolished in France in 1789.

Beginning in the late 1980s the countries of Eastern Europe become independent of the Soviet Union (U.S.S.R.) which:

One of the ways in which the West learned about the culture of the East was through the tales of explorers.

The Hundred Years' War from 1337 and 1453 was fought between:

Throughout the Renaissance values such as education, religion, and obedience to God were:

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