The Greeks used the word 'polis' to refer to...
A) the concept of excessive pride
B) the city-state
C) the notion of loyalty to the central government
D) the pursuit of truth
E) barbarians
Answer: B
8000 BCE - 600 CE
- In Mesopotamia, prisoners of war, convicted criminals, and heavily indebted individuals were the three main sources for...
- The Mesopotamian style of writing was known as...
- Ethical monotheism was in the tradition of the...
- The first simplified alphabet, containing only 22 letters, was created by the
- In which of the following societies did women enjoy the most freedom and opportunity?
- The Bantu probably began their migrations because of...
- The Bantu originally came from around...
- All of the following statements are true in relation to the Harappan society EXCEPT...
- The earliest known civilization in India was the...
- In Hinduism, the highest goal of the individual soul was...
- In regards to family structure, the _______ retained much more influence in China than in other lands.
- By 5000 BCE, the Mesoamericans had discovered the agricultural potential of ______, which ultimately became the staple food of the region.
- The first society of Mesoamerica, which founded traditions followed by all later societies, were the...
- The political world of the ancient Greeks...
- The fundamental doctrine of Buddhism was known as the...
- The school of philosophical thought which was in the end responsible for the unification of China was...
- The phrase 'pater familias' refers to...
- With the collapse in political order after the fall of the Han Empire...
- The lessons of the late Han China and the late Roman Empires are that the decline of civilization, whether temporary or permanent,
- Judaism, Christianity, and Islam share which of the following?
- Which of the following characterizes trade between the Roman Empire and the India during the first two centuries C.E.?
- Which of the following lived about one thousand years after the other four?
- All of the following were part of the Confucian social order except:
- Which of the following is true of both the Roman Empire and the Han Empire?