HIS 101 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Who did Chandragupta Maurya drive out of India before he solidified control?
a. the Akkadian army.
b. the Greek administrators who had remained after Alexander the Great.
c. the army of Ramses IV.
d. the army of Tamir the Lame.
e. the forces of the Assyrian king. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅b. the Greek administrators who had
remained after Alexander the Great.
Which of the following statements properly describes the evolution of religion from Aryan pastoral
society to the practice of Aryan elites?
a. The early beliefs with deities representing nature gave way to a formalized system that involved
performing sacrifices to obtain favors.
b. Early beliefs focused on a Greek-like polytheistic approach that gave way to a monotheistic practice.
c. Early beliefs and later practices of Aryan elites remained fairly constant spanning centuries.
d. Early beliefs that largely focused around ritual sacrifice gave way to a system of tying all deities into
natural events.
e. Early beliefs were informal and family based which gave way to a state-organized religion. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅a. The early beliefs with deities representing nature gave way to a formalized system that
involved performing sacrifices to obtain favors.
For Sophist philosophers, the most important aspect of knowledge was
a. allowing due credit to the gods.
b. using analysis to understand the way the universe works.
c. being able to see the ideal form.
d. creating the strongest argument through rhetoric.
e. pay attention to higher issues of "right" and "wrong." - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅d. creating the
strongest argument through rhetoric.
According to the video The Roman Empire in the First Century: Winds of Change, the person most
responsible for spreading Christianity throughout the Roman Empire was.
,a.
John the Baptist
b.
Augustine
c.
Paul
d.
Claudius
e.
Jesus Christ - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅c. Paul
The first fully unified government in Chinese history was that of the
a. Han.
b. Qin.
c. Zhou.
d. Mauryans.
e. Shang. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅b. Qin
The Persian Wars were initiated by which event?
a. Invasion of Marathon by Darius
b. Suppression of the Ionian Revolts by Darius.
c. Burning of Athens by Pericles
d. Battle of Themopylae by Xerxes
e. Battle of Charonaea by Philip II - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅b. Suppression of the Ionian Revolts by
Darius.
, According to the video Ancient Civilizations: Ancient Greece, the worst place for a slave to be sent to
work was in.
a.
Sparta.
b.
the fields surrounding Athens.
c.
the city of Troy.
d.
the silver mines.
e.
a Greek galley or ship. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅d.
the silver mines.
The Olympic games were held to honor.
a. Delphia.
b. Zeus.
c. Aphrodite.
d. Athena.
e. Apollo. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅b. Zeus.
The Second Punic War
a. produced a great victory for the Romans over Hannibal at the battle of Cannae.
b. all of the above
Who did Chandragupta Maurya drive out of India before he solidified control?
a. the Akkadian army.
b. the Greek administrators who had remained after Alexander the Great.
c. the army of Ramses IV.
d. the army of Tamir the Lame.
e. the forces of the Assyrian king. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅b. the Greek administrators who had
remained after Alexander the Great.
Which of the following statements properly describes the evolution of religion from Aryan pastoral
society to the practice of Aryan elites?
a. The early beliefs with deities representing nature gave way to a formalized system that involved
performing sacrifices to obtain favors.
b. Early beliefs focused on a Greek-like polytheistic approach that gave way to a monotheistic practice.
c. Early beliefs and later practices of Aryan elites remained fairly constant spanning centuries.
d. Early beliefs that largely focused around ritual sacrifice gave way to a system of tying all deities into
natural events.
e. Early beliefs were informal and family based which gave way to a state-organized religion. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅a. The early beliefs with deities representing nature gave way to a formalized system that
involved performing sacrifices to obtain favors.
For Sophist philosophers, the most important aspect of knowledge was
a. allowing due credit to the gods.
b. using analysis to understand the way the universe works.
c. being able to see the ideal form.
d. creating the strongest argument through rhetoric.
e. pay attention to higher issues of "right" and "wrong." - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅d. creating the
strongest argument through rhetoric.
According to the video The Roman Empire in the First Century: Winds of Change, the person most
responsible for spreading Christianity throughout the Roman Empire was.
,a.
John the Baptist
b.
Augustine
c.
Paul
d.
Claudius
e.
Jesus Christ - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅c. Paul
The first fully unified government in Chinese history was that of the
a. Han.
b. Qin.
c. Zhou.
d. Mauryans.
e. Shang. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅b. Qin
The Persian Wars were initiated by which event?
a. Invasion of Marathon by Darius
b. Suppression of the Ionian Revolts by Darius.
c. Burning of Athens by Pericles
d. Battle of Themopylae by Xerxes
e. Battle of Charonaea by Philip II - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅b. Suppression of the Ionian Revolts by
Darius.
, According to the video Ancient Civilizations: Ancient Greece, the worst place for a slave to be sent to
work was in.
a.
Sparta.
b.
the fields surrounding Athens.
c.
the city of Troy.
d.
the silver mines.
e.
a Greek galley or ship. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅d.
the silver mines.
The Olympic games were held to honor.
a. Delphia.
b. Zeus.
c. Aphrodite.
d. Athena.
e. Apollo. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅b. Zeus.
The Second Punic War
a. produced a great victory for the Romans over Hannibal at the battle of Cannae.
b. all of the above
