Question:
History--world history--Rome & the rise of christianity/the world of islam/early african civilizations********?
1. During the early Roman Republic, plebeians were allowed to
a.marry patricians.
b.serve in the Roman army.
c.serve in the Senate.
d.pass laws for all Romans.
2. Rome's first code of law was the
a.Law of Nations.
b.Council of the Plebs.
c.Twelve Tables.
d.Centuriate Assembly.
3. In 73 B.C., the gladiator Spartacus
a.wrote a history of Rome.
b.led a slave revolt.
c.became a Roman senator.
d.overthrew the emperor.
4. The Gospels were all of the following EXCEPT
some of the sayings of Jesus in writing.
a.a record of Jesus's life.
b.a core of the New Testament.
c.written during Jesus's lifetime.
5. Diocletian divided his empire
a.into four units.
b.into north and south.
c.into provinces.
d.among his sons.
6. How did the Great Peloponnesian War end?
a.Pericles prevailed, expanding the Athenian Empire throughout the Greek Peninsula.
b.The Athenians were defeated at Aegospotami and Athens surrendered.
c.Thebes rose to power and allied with Alexander to conquer Athens.
d.Sparta prevailed and established a short-lived empire.
7. In 509 B.C., Rome
a.overthrew its last emperor and established a republic.
b.overthrew its last Etruscan king and established a republic.
c.was master of the Mediterranean and at the height of its power.
d.established its first law code, the Twelve Tables.
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1. Muslims consider Muhammad to be (1 point)
divine.
a prophet.
immortal.
an angel.
2. At the beginning of the eighth century, Arab armies crossed the Strait of Gibraltar and occupied southern (1 point)
Italy.
Egypt.
Spain.
Africa.
3. In 1258, the Abbasid caliphate at Baghdad was brought to an end by (1 point)
the Mongols.
its own greed.
the Seljuk Turks.
the Umayyads.
4. Muslim mathematicians adopted a numerical system from (1 point)
the Greeks.
India.
the ancient Egyptians.
the Romans.
5. The first caliph was Muhammad's (1 point)
wife Khadija.
father-in-law Abu Bakr.
son-in-law Ali.
daughter Fatimah.
8. Virgil's epic poem that portrays the qualities of the ideal Roman is
The Republic.
a.the Iliad.
b.the Aeneid.
c.the Insulae.
9. One way Roman statues were unlike Greek statues was that they
showed unpleasant physical details.
a.were larger than life, rather than life-sized.
b.were often worshipped as gods.
c.did not depict the human form.
10. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, the Eastern Roman Empire
a.fell to Germanic peoples.
b.went into decline.
c.continued to thrive.
d.conquered Visigoths.
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1. Muslims consider Muhammad to be
a.divine.
b.a prophet.
c.immortal.
d.an angel.
2. At the beginning of the eighth century, Arab armies crossed the Strait of Gibraltar and occupied southern
a.Italy.
b.Egypt.
c.Spain.
d.Africa.
3. In 1258, the Abbasid caliphate at Baghdad was brought to an end by
a.the Mongols.
b.its own greed.
c.the Seljuk Turks.
d.the Umayyads.
4. Muslim mathematicians adopted a numerical system from the Greeks.
a.India.
b.the ancient Egyptians.
c.the Romans.
5. The first caliph was Muhammad's
a.wife Khadija.
b.father-in-law Abu Bakr.
c.son-in-law Ali.
d.daughter Fatimah.
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1. Ghana traded its gold for all of the following EXCEPT
salt.
a.textiles.
b.camels.
c.metal goods.
2. Under Muhammad Ture, the Songhai Empire stretched a thousand miles along the
a.west coast of Africa.
b.Congo River.
c.Niger River.
d.east coast of Africa.
3. Which of the following is true about eastern Africa?
a.It was strongly influenced by Christianity.
b.Europeans developed a string of ports along the coast.
c.It was invaded by hordes of people from the Niger region.
d.Muslims began to settle there in the eighth century.
4. Who ruled Songhai at the height of its power?
a.Mansa Musa
b.Mu'awiyah
c.Muhammad Ali
d.Muhammad Ture
5. Artists from ____, in West Africa, produced impressive bronze statues.
a.Ghana
b.Benin
c.Great Zimbabwe
d.Songhai
