Unit 1 Multiple-Choice and Matching Test

Front

Which of the following is NOT an example of an ancient monarchal position or doctrine that justified monarchal power through the monarch’s connection to the divine? Options: pharaoh, satrap, divine mandate, steward

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satrap

Front

Which of the following was a distinct form of religious architecture in Mesopotamia during the period from 4000-1250 BCE? Options: ziggurat, pyramid, marble columns, palace

Back

ziggurat

Front

What was the world’s first established written language in Sumer, established primarily to record grain storage and trade?

Back

cuneiform

Front

The Persians established provincial officials called _______ who worked for the central administration.

Back

satraps

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Name for the set of oral Vedic religions brought by Indo-Aryan invaders around 1500 BCE, codified by the Vedas by 700 BCE.

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Hinduism

Front

The __________ in India was a rigid social hierarchy that fixed one in a specific rank for their lifetime.

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caste system

Front

__________ was/were offered to peoples conquered by the Roman Empire, providing equal status and protection to all those who would accept it.

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citizenship

Front

Philosophic system implemented by the Qin Dynasty whose reforms helped them become the dominant and unifying state of China around 221 BCE.

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Legalism

Front

What was most important to Confucius?

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how to act morally and live in social harmony

Front

This was the ancient Chinese dynasty that, during the 1st-century BCE, declared Confucianism as the official state philosophy.

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Han Dynasty