Unit 9.3 Review (Regents Questions)

Both the Han dynasty and the Roman Empire declined as a result of

• undisciplined armies and limited access to trade

• overexpansion and foreign invasions by nomadic people

• inefficient theocratic rulers and few gov't regulations

• harsh climate and natural disasters

The Golden Age of the Pax Romana, 200 years of Roman peace, was a period of

• cultural isolationism

• censorship and regulation

• advancements in arts and in knowledge

• decreasing influence of religion on cultural practices

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Which geographic factor contributed to the formation of independent city-states in ancient Greece

• tropical rainforests

• fertile farmland

• navigable rivers

• mountainous topography

At the height of its power, which ancient civilization controlled the entire coastal region surrounding the Mediterranean Sea?

• Phoenician

• Persian

• Roman

• Carthaginian

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

A person who practices Hinduism would most likely

• believe the Vedas are sacred

• worship in a synagogue

• pray facing Mecca

• make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem

Trade along the Silk Roads and the Trans-Saharan trade routes resulted in

• elimination of all traditional beliefs

• a movement toward decolonization

• the Columbian exchange

• cultural diffusion between different societies

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CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

The production of silk, Confucianism, and the Mandate of Heaven are all associated with the early civilizations in

• Egypt

• Russia

• India

• China

In India, for which achievement is the Gupta Golden Age best known?

• adoption of the printing press

• invention of the iron foot stirrup

• use of gunpowder

• development of the concept of zero

The creation of independent city-states in ancient Greece can be most directly attributed to the

• diverse ethnic groups in the region

• large number of different languages

• rugged mountainous terrain

• practice of oligarchy

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which term is most closely associated with Hellenism under Alexander the Great?

• cultural diffusion

• pacifism

• theocracy

• natural rights

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9