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HIS 101 Exam 1 Questions with Answers (100% Correct
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. 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.
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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. 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." Answer: d.
creating the strongest argument through rhetoric.
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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
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e.
Jesus Christ 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. 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 Answer: b. Suppression of the
Ionian Revolts by Darius.
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HIS 101 Exam 1 Questions with Answers (100% Correct
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. 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.
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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. 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." Answer: d.
creating the strongest argument through rhetoric.
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,3
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
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e.
Jesus Christ 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. 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 Answer: b. Suppression of the
Ionian Revolts by Darius.
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