The History Of The Zhou Dynasty Quiz
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Chapter 5 History Test
- 1.Phoenicia was located in
- A.
The Americas
- B.
Mesopotamia
- C.
The Eastern Mediterranean
- D.
Sub-Saharan Africa
- 2.What are two factors that caused Greece and Phoenicia to create overseas colonies?
- A.
Seafaring and slavery
- B.
Warfare and trade
- C.
Religion and agriculture
- D.
Trade and seafaring
- 3.A colony that would later become an imperial power itself was
- A.
Acre
- B.
Carthage
- C.
Rome
- D.
Tarentum
- 4.The basis for the alphabet developed by the Greeks came from
- A.
Egypt
- B.
Phoenicia
- C.
Mesopotamia
- D.
The Greeks themselves
- 5.Assyria's empire was held together by
- A.
Fear
- B.
Love
- C.
Generosity
- D.
Good government
- 6.Aside from their dominance in warfare, the Assyrians were also remarkable
- A.
Poets
- B.
Builders
- C.
Philosophers
- D.
Scientists
- 7.Which of the famous Seven Wonders of the ancient world was located in Babylon?
- A.
Pyramids
- B.
Colossus
- C.
Mausoleum
- D.
Hanging Gardens
- 8.In Greek democracies,
- A.
All males were citizens
- B.
Only privileged males could vote
- C.
Privileged women had some political rights
- D.
Women and slaves could only vote when the men were away at war
- 9.Aristotle said that cities originated from
- A.
Families
- B.
Warfare
- C.
Religious associations
- D.
Trade
- 10.The Garamantes lived in
- A.
The Adriatic region
- B.
The Aegean region
- C.
The Iberian peninsula
- D.
The Sahara desert
- 11.Much of what we know about early Illyrian and Thracian culture comes from
- A.
Archaeology
- B.
Their own writings
- C.
Roman historians
- D.
The Phoenicians
- 12.Wall paintings from Etruscan tombs present a society that was seemingly
- A.
Austere and sexually repressed
- B.
Segregated with regard to gender
- C.
Sexually open
- D.
Simple and rarely depicting the human form
- 13.Most of the history of the Zhou dynasty may be characterized as
- A.
A period filled with war
- B.
A period of peaceful expansion
- C.
A period without new schools of thought
- D.
A period when China developed into a centralized state
- 14.One of the benefits of political instability in China was
- A.
Increased trade
- B.
Greater agricultural output
- C.
New philosophies
- D.
Greater political centralizatoin
- 15.The supreme god in the Upanishads is
- A.
Brahman
- B.
Ganges
- C.
Maduru Oya
- D.
Veda
- 16.The chief reason that we know less about many American of African cultures than many of those in Eurasia is
- A.
Their lack of an archaeological record
- B.
Their lack of a written record
- C.
The prejudice of modern historians
- D.
Our own lack of interest in the subject
- 17.Civilization in the Americas and in sub-Saharan Africa was isolated from Eurasia mostly because of
- A.
Culture
- B.
Geography
- C.
Language
- D.
Lack of trade goods
- 18.Monsoon winds provided navigational links for
- A.
Southern Asia
- B.
Northern Asia
- C.
The Caribbean
- D.
The Mediterranean
- 19.The types of crops grown by the peoples of the American Southwest included
- A.
Yams
- B.
Potatoes
- C.
Sugar
- D.
Squash
- 20.One of the most distinguishing features of Native American societies in the Mississippi River Valley was the building of
- A.
Pyramids
- B.
Complex irrigation systems
- C.
Mounds
- D.
Ziggurats
- 21.A key technological development that began around 500 B.C.E. in Sub-Saharan Africa was
- A.
Yam cultivation
- B.
Iron smelting
- C.
Monumental architecture
- D.
Writing
- 22.The decline of the Egyptian kingdom affected what sub-Saharan civilization the most?
- A.
Nubia
- B.
Niger
- C.
Bantu
- D.
Garamantes
- 23.A primary trade product of the early state of Yemen was
- A.
Textiles
- B.
Agricultural products
- C.
Slaves
- D.
Incense
- 24.Communication between peoples in Africa and the Americas was hindered by
- A.
Differences in climatic zones
- B.
The failure of people to develop the wheel
- C.
The lack of seaborne transport
- D.
The lack of written languages
- 25.The area most isolated from the rest of the world during the first millennium B.C.E. was
- A.
China
- B.
India
- C.
North America
- D.
Africa
- 26.Political instability between competing states during the period from 1000 to 500 B.C.E. led to
- A.
A decrease in trade
- B.
Advances in technology
- C.
Fewer opportunities for new ideas about society
- D.
A decline in new religious practices
- 27.From 1000 to 500 B.C.E. the peoples of which parts of the world most regularly exchanged ideas with each other?
- A.
North and South America
- B.
Europe and Asia
- C.
Africa and Asia
- D.
Europe and North America
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