Question 1

Which of the following rivers is associated with the city of Rome?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Tigris 
B)  the Tiber 
C)  the Euphrates 
D)  the Arno 
A)  the Tigris 
B)  the Tiber 
C)  the Euphrates 
D)  the Arno B

Question 2

Multiple architectural orders were incorporated into the Colosseum,including

Accepted Answer

A)  Corinthian and Ionic. 
B)  Doric and Composite. 
C)  Composite and Minoan. 
D)  Doric and Ionic. 
A)  Corinthian and Ionic. 
B)  Doric and Composite. 
C)  Composite and Minoan. 
D)  Doric and Ionic. A

Question 3

Chinese unification under Qin Shihuangdi embraced the idea the state was required to exercise power over the individual,known as

Accepted Answer

A)  Legalism. 
B)  communism. 
C)  a monarchy. 
D)  an oligarchy. 
A)  Legalism. 
B)  communism. 
C)  a monarchy. 
D)  an oligarchy. A

Question 4

What is significant about the literary work,Georgics?

Accepted Answer

A)  It models the best approach to agricultural practice for soil conservation and yield. 
B)  It reveals details about the commercial practice of grain distribution in the Roman Provinces. 
C)  It chronicles the agricultural calendar, similar to an almanac. 
D)  It celebrates Augustus' gift of farmlands to veterans of civil wars. 
A)  It models the best approach to agricultural practice for soil conservation and yield. 
B)  It reveals details about the commercial practice of grain distribution in the Roman Provinces. 
C)  It chronicles the agricultural calendar, similar to an almanac. 
D)  It celebrates Augustus' gift of farmlands to veterans of civil wars.

Question 5

Which of the following terms refers to a place or state free from worry,pain,and the external world?

Accepted Answer

A)  bodhisattva 
B)  dharma 
C)  nirvana 
D)  dhammapada 
A)  bodhisattva 
B)  dharma 
C)  nirvana 
D)  dhammapada

Question 6

Which of the following terms refers to the land-owning aristocrats who served as priests,magistrates,lawyers,and judges in ancient Rome?

Accepted Answer

A)  patricians 
B)  vigils 
C)  plebians 
D)  pietas 
A)  patricians 
B)  vigils 
C)  plebians 
D)  pietas

Question 7

Which of the following terms refers to the wooden floor of the Colosseum?

Accepted Answer

A)  arena 
B)  insula 
C)  vigils 
D)  voussoir 
A)  arena 
B)  insula 
C)  vigils 
D)  voussoir

Question 8

Which of the following terms refers to burial mounds that were erected by the emperor Ashoka and which served as reliquaries for the Buddha's remains?

Accepted Answer

A)  yakshi 
B)  mandala 
C)  stupa 
D)  chatra 
A)  yakshi 
B)  mandala 
C)  stupa 
D)  chatra

Question 9

Who is considered the author of the The Way of Life,which is Daoism's primary philosophical treatise?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lao Tzu 
B)  Confucius 
C)  Huang Che 
D)  Wu Ding 
A)  Lao Tzu 
B)  Confucius 
C)  Huang Che 
D)  Wu Ding

Question 10

Which of the following terms refers to good and righteous conduct reflecting the cosmic moral order that underlies all existence?

Accepted Answer

A)  bodhisattva 
B)  dharma 
C)  dhammapada 
D)  nirvana 
A)  bodhisattva 
B)  dharma 
C)  dhammapada 
D)  nirvana

Question 11

Explain how it is true that "geographically,Rome lies between ...two cultures"-Etruscan and Greek.

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Question 12

Which of the following terms refers to the "dutifulness"-a relationship that prescribed that a family and clients equally owed "total obedience" to the pater in ancient Rome?

Accepted Answer

A)  patricians 
B)  vigils 
C)  plebians 
D)  pietas 
A)  patricians 
B)  vigils 
C)  plebians 
D)  pietas

Question 13

What is culturally significant about the Aeneid?

Accepted Answer

A)  It represents the Roman "ideal" citizen, who favors civic duty above all else. 
B)  It is a series of poems that demonstrate love of nature and the virtues of the agrarian lifestyle. 
C)  It is a moral warning to Roman citizens about the importance of military service. 
D)  It serves as a model for building family to support the "best of Rome." 
A)  It represents the Roman "ideal" citizen, who favors civic duty above all else. 
B)  It is a series of poems that demonstrate love of nature and the virtues of the agrarian lifestyle. 
C)  It is a moral warning to Roman citizens about the importance of military service. 
D)  It serves as a model for building family to support the "best of Rome."

Question 14

According to Confucian thought,traditional Chinese values include self-control,propriety,and

Accepted Answer

A)  virtuous behavior. 
B)  political ambition. 
C)  competitive spirit. 
D)  intellectual curiosity. 
A)  virtuous behavior. 
B)  political ambition. 
C)  competitive spirit. 
D)  intellectual curiosity.

Question 15

Support the assertion that much of what we know about "everyday Roman life is a direct result of the Vesuvius eruption."

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Question 16

Which of the following is the Chinese term for the unifying principle in all nature?

Accepted Answer

A)  li 
B)  jen 
C)  qi 
D)  te 
A)  li 
B)  jen 
C)  qi 
D)  te

Question 17

During which of the following ancient Chinese dynasties were the Book of Changes and the yin-yang sign codified and written down?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Shang dynasty 
B)  the Qin dynasty 
C)  the Zhou dynasty 
D)  the Han dynasty 
A)  the Shang dynasty 
B)  the Qin dynasty 
C)  the Zhou dynasty 
D)  the Han dynasty

Question 18

Which of the following marks the historical beginning of the Roman Republic?

Accepted Answer

A)  the expulsion of the Etruscan kings 
B)  Aeneas' battle with Turnus 
C)  the death of Laocoon 
D)  the death of Remus 
A)  the expulsion of the Etruscan kings 
B)  Aeneas' battle with Turnus 
C)  the death of Laocoon 
D)  the death of Remus

Question 19

Discuss the significance of the yin-yang symbol for early Chinese culture.

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Question 20

What was the political result of Ovid's writings?

Accepted Answer

A)  Augustus did not approve of the writings and banished Ovid from Rome. 
B)  Augustus promoted Ovid to a state position, giving him the title of "laureate." 
C)  Augustus commissioned Ovid to write an epic in the Greek style specifically for the Roman people. 
D)  Ovid was tried for treason and Augustus ordered his execution by hanging. 
A)  Augustus did not approve of the writings and banished Ovid from Rome. 
B)  Augustus promoted Ovid to a state position, giving him the title of "laureate." 
C)  Augustus commissioned Ovid to write an epic in the Greek style specifically for the Roman people. 
D)  Ovid was tried for treason and Augustus ordered his execution by hanging.

Which of the following rivers is associated with the city of Rome?

Multiple architectural orders were incorporated into the Colosseum,including

Chinese unification under Qin Shihuangdi embraced the idea the state was required to exercise power over the individual,known as

What is significant about the literary work,Georgics?

Which of the following terms refers to a place or state free from worry,pain,and the external world?

Which of the following terms refers to the land-owning aristocrats who served as priests,magistrates,lawyers,and judges in ancient Rome?

Which of the following terms refers to the wooden floor of the Colosseum?

Which of the following terms refers to burial mounds that were erected by the emperor Ashoka and which served as reliquaries for the Buddha's remains?

Who is considered the author of the The Way of Life,which is Daoism's primary philosophical treatise?

Which of the following terms refers to good and righteous conduct reflecting the cosmic moral order that underlies all existence?

Explain how it is true that "geographically,Rome lies between ...two cultures"-Etruscan and Greek.

Which of the following terms refers to the "dutifulness"-a relationship that prescribed that a family and clients equally owed "total obedience" to the pater in ancient Rome?

What is culturally significant about the Aeneid?

According to Confucian thought,traditional Chinese values include self-control,propriety,and

Support the assertion that much of what we know about "everyday Roman life is a direct result of the Vesuvius eruption."

Which of the following is the Chinese term for the unifying principle in all nature?

During which of the following ancient Chinese dynasties were the Book of Changes and the yin-yang sign codified and written down?

Which of the following marks the historical beginning of the Roman Republic?

Discuss the significance of the yin-yang symbol for early Chinese culture.

What was the political result of Ovid's writings?

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Exam 3: Empire

Which of the following rivers is associated with the city of Rome?

Multiple architectural orders were incorporated into the Colosseum,including

Chinese unification under Qin Shihuangdi embraced the idea the state was required to exercise power over the individual,known as

What is significant about the literary work,Georgics?

Which of the following terms refers to a place or state free from worry,pain,and the external world?

Which of the following terms refers to the land-owning aristocrats who served as priests,magistrates,lawyers,and judges in ancient Rome?

Which of the following terms refers to the wooden floor of the Colosseum?

Which of the following terms refers to burial mounds that were erected by the emperor Ashoka and which served as reliquaries for the Buddha's remains?

Who is considered the author of the The Way of Life,which is Daoism's primary philosophical treatise?

Which of the following terms refers to good and righteous conduct reflecting the cosmic moral order that underlies all existence?

Explain how it is true that "geographically,Rome lies between ...two cultures"-Etruscan and Greek.

Which of the following terms refers to the "dutifulness"-a relationship that prescribed that a family and clients equally owed "total obedience" to the pater in ancient Rome?

What is culturally significant about the Aeneid?

According to Confucian thought,traditional Chinese values include self-control,propriety,and

Support the assertion that much of what we know about "everyday Roman life is a direct result of the Vesuvius eruption."

Which of the following is the Chinese term for the unifying principle in all nature?

During which of the following ancient Chinese dynasties were the Book of Changes and the yin-yang sign codified and written down?

Which of the following marks the historical beginning of the Roman Republic?

Discuss the significance of the yin-yang symbol for early Chinese culture.

What was the political result of Ovid's writings?

The Prehistoric Past and the Earliest Civilizations

The Greek World

The Flowering of Religion

Fiefdom and Monastery, pilgrimage and Crusade

The Gothic and the Rebirth of Naturalism

The Renaissance

Renaissance and Reformation in the North

Encounter and Confrontation

The Counter-Reformation and the Baroque

Enlightenment and Rococo

The Age of Revolution

The Working Class and the Bourgeoisie

The Modernist World

Decades of Change

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