AP World History Unit 1 Quiz

This philosophy established the idea of filial piety as a metaphor for society.

The spread of Greek culture throughout the eastern Mediterranean and Southwest Asia is known as:

The start of sedentary agriculture started in ______ first but developed independently in other areas.

Bureaucrats from non-aristocratic groups who were trained in Confucianism would have most likely been in which dynasty?

Over time, this structure intensified in its rigidity and began to differ from region to region.

Who begins the Pax Romana, a period of Roman power and prosperity?

In early China, cultural integration and unity were provided by which development?

Buddhism is DIFFERENT from Hinduism in all of the following ways EXCEPT:

Greek philosophers, like Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, placed an emphasis on what concept in order to understand human nature?

Which of the following is an accurate statement about the writing system in Zhou China?

Which of the following is an accurate comparison of Indus River Valley civilization and civilization in Ancient Egypt?

Which of the following civilizations was politically organized into city-states?

An important difference between civilization in early China and early Mesoamerica is that in China:

The Roman Empire, Han China, and Gupta India differed from the earliest civilizations that emerged before 600 BCE in that they had:

Which of the following pairs of ancient civilizations put the most emphasis on secularism?

The Roman Empire contrasts with most other ancient civilizations in its:

Which of the following is NOT an accurate statement about the rule of Shi Huangdi?

What two things provided cultural continuity for India throughout their political turmoil in the classical period?

This was a key political tenet of Shi Huangdi and Qin rulers.

Unlike this group in Classical China and India, in Greece and Rome this group was considerably freer in that they could control property and be active in small family businesses.

Throughout - and largely a result of - the decline of the classical civilizations, an increase is visible in all of the following EXCEPT:

Unlike Mesopotamia, Egypt retained this throughout most of its history.

This war/series of wars proved that Rome had organized and powerful rivals that could - and did - oppose Roman expansion in the area.

All of the following played a major role in disrupting classical civilizations EXCEPT:

In Chinese tradition, the Mandate of Heaven refers to:

The Zhou Dynasty ended after:

During the classical era in India, all of the following occurred EXCEPT:

In comparison to the Hindus, Jews, and Chinese, in terms of religion the Greeks:

All of the following led to Rome's collapse EXCEPT:

Roman culture:

Which of the following had the highest social status in Han China?

The Roman Empire and Han China were similar in that both had:

A significant challenge in creating strong empires in Ancient India was the subcontinent's:

In contrast to early travel on the Mediterranean Sea, travel on the Indian Ocean required:

In China, Confucianism emphasized the idea that:

How might settlements in the Neolithic Age affect birth rates?

What statement defines the dynastic cycle?

Identify the important original contribution of the Jewish culture to the civilizations in the Middle East and Mediterranean during the Classical Period:

Buddhism spreading to China is an example of:

Which of the following led to a more reliable food supply, specialization of occupation, and the development of a formal social hierarchy?

What did the River Valley civilizations have in common?

Early hunter and gatherer societies differed from early agricultural societies in that hunter and gatherer societies were:

Early agriculturalists differed from early pastoralists in that agriculturalists:

The change to an agriculturally based economy as a result of the Neolithic Revolution:

The development of agriculture led to an increase in population because:

Pastoral nomads are similar to settled farmers in that they both:

All of the following are characteristics of early civilizations EXCEPT:

The Egyptians were to the Nile as the Chinese were to the:

All of the early river valley civilizations were:

The period 8000 BCE to 600 CE is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT:

What is filial piety?