Important Historical Events

Question 1ExpertLevel 73

Why can cuneiform writing be considered a technology of state organization?

AIt was only for writing poetryBIt helped record tax trade and administrative controlCIt always prevented warsDIt ended democracy

Question 2ExpertLevel 73

The idea of retaliatory justice in the Code of Hammurabi was linked with which principle?

ASecular democracyBState socialismCPunishment principle like eye for an eyeDUniversal suffrage

Question 3ExpertLevel 73

What is the greatest caution while comparing Athenian democracy with modern democracy?

ATreating it as modern universal suffrageBTreating it as complete monarchyCTreating it as an institution like the United NationsDIts citizenship was limited and participation was restricted to selected groups

Question 4ExpertLevel 73

What political meaning did the Delian League gain for Athens after the Persian Wars?

AAllied defense moved toward Athenian dominanceBAthens abolished its navyCPersia permanently ruled AthensDRome immediately conquered Greece

Question 5ExpertLevel 73

What effect did the Peloponnesian War have on the power of Greek city states?

AGreece immediately became a world governmentBLong rivalry between Athens and Sparta weakened Greek powerCEgypt conquered SpartaDIndustrial Revolution began

Question 6ExpertLevel 73

What was the main feature of the Hellenistic world formed by Alexander's conquests?

AEnd of only Greek languageBEstablishment of Roman EmpireCBlending of Greek and local eastern culturesDBeginning of Cold War

Question 7ExpertLevel 73

Which tension increased in Roman economy and politics after the Punic Wars?

ADemocratic equality became completeBRome gave up all landsCCarthage gave Rome a constitutionDExpansion brought wealth but land and slave labor increased social inequality

Question 8ExpertLevel 73

In the crisis of the Roman Republic what problem is shown by private loyalty of armies?

ARising influence of personal generals over state institutionsBComplete expansion of democracyCImmediate end of slaveryDIndependence of all provinces

Question 9ExpertLevel 73

Why can the fall of the Western Roman Empire not be understood only through external invasions?

ABecause no invasion happenedBBecause economic weakness political instability and administrative pressure also existedCBecause Rome was a very small villageDBecause the United Nations decided it

Question 10ExpertLevel 73

Why is it incomplete to see the Crusades only as religious wars?

ABecause trade politics and feudal power interests were also involvedBBecause they were modern OlympicsCBecause they were only scientific conferencesDBecause religion had no role in them

Question 11ExpertLevel 73

Magna Carta should be seen not as immediate democracy but as a step in which long process?

AIndustrial machine makingBControl of royal power through law and rightsCMaritime colonial expansionDReturn of Roman Republic

Question 12ExpertLevel 73

What kind of impact did the Black Death have on European mentality and religion?

AEveryone abandoned scienceBNo one feared deathCDeep anxiety about death sin and the role of Church increasedDEurope had no cultural impact

Question 13ExpertLevel 73

Why can the fall of Constantinople be called a dual event in world history?

AIt changed only sportsBIt affected only EgyptCIt formed the United NationsDIt showed the end of Byzantine Empire and rise of Ottoman power

Question 14ExpertLevel 73

How was patronage connected with the development of art in the Renaissance?

AWealthy families and rulers supported artists and scholarsBAll artists were bannedCArt existed only for warDUse of books stopped

Question 15ExpertLevel 73

How did the Reformation change the relation between language and religious knowledge?

AReligious texts were kept only in LatinBSpread of religious texts and ideas in vernacular languages increasedCAll languages endedDPrinting was completely banned

Question 16ExpertLevel 73

How did the idea of sovereignty after Westphalia change the politics of religious wars?

AAll religious wars immediately ended and world peace became permanentBReligion was made world governmentCTerritorial authority of states and non intervention thinking strengthenedDFeudal lords got world citizenship

Question 17ExpertLevel 73

What was the main constitutional effect of the Bill of Rights in the Glorious Revolution?

AThe king got full tax authorityBParliament endedCArmy permanently became king's private forceDConditions of Parliament and law over royal power became stronger

Question 18ExpertLevel 73

The idea of natural rights in the American Revolution was linked with which wider intellectual movement?

AEnlightenmentBFeudalismCNazismDMongolism

Question 19ExpertLevel 73

How did the citizenship idea of the French Revolution challenge feudal privileges?

AIt further strengthened birth based rightsBIt gave the language of equality before law and civic rightsCIt abolished the Third EstateDIt always excluded peasants from citizenship

Question 20ExpertLevel 73

Which test of French Revolutionary ideals was posed by the Haitian Revolution?

AWhether liberty and equality would apply to enslaved people tooBWhether railways would be built in EuropeCWhether the United Nations would formDWhether Rome would become empire again

Important Historical Events

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Why can cuneiform writing be considered a technology of state organization?

The idea of retaliatory justice in the Code of Hammurabi was linked with which principle?

What is the greatest caution while comparing Athenian democracy with modern democracy?

What political meaning did the Delian League gain for Athens after the Persian Wars?

What effect did the Peloponnesian War have on the power of Greek city states?

What was the main feature of the Hellenistic world formed by Alexander's conquests?

Which tension increased in Roman economy and politics after the Punic Wars?

In the crisis of the Roman Republic what problem is shown by private loyalty of armies?

Why can the fall of the Western Roman Empire not be understood only through external invasions?

Why is it incomplete to see the Crusades only as religious wars?

Magna Carta should be seen not as immediate democracy but as a step in which long process?

What kind of impact did the Black Death have on European mentality and religion?

Why can the fall of Constantinople be called a dual event in world history?

How was patronage connected with the development of art in the Renaissance?

How did the Reformation change the relation between language and religious knowledge?

How did the idea of sovereignty after Westphalia change the politics of religious wars?

What was the main constitutional effect of the Bill of Rights in the Glorious Revolution?

The idea of natural rights in the American Revolution was linked with which wider intellectual movement?

How did the citizenship idea of the French Revolution challenge feudal privileges?

Which test of French Revolutionary ideals was posed by the Haitian Revolution?

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Important Historical Events

Quiz this set

Why can cuneiform writing be considered a technology of state organization?

The idea of retaliatory justice in the Code of Hammurabi was linked with which principle?

What is the greatest caution while comparing Athenian democracy with modern democracy?

What political meaning did the Delian League gain for Athens after the Persian Wars?

What effect did the Peloponnesian War have on the power of Greek city states?

What was the main feature of the Hellenistic world formed by Alexander's conquests?

Which tension increased in Roman economy and politics after the Punic Wars?

In the crisis of the Roman Republic what problem is shown by private loyalty of armies?

Why can the fall of the Western Roman Empire not be understood only through external invasions?

Why is it incomplete to see the Crusades only as religious wars?

Magna Carta should be seen not as immediate democracy but as a step in which long process?

What kind of impact did the Black Death have on European mentality and religion?

Why can the fall of Constantinople be called a dual event in world history?

How was patronage connected with the development of art in the Renaissance?

How did the Reformation change the relation between language and religious knowledge?

How did the idea of sovereignty after Westphalia change the politics of religious wars?

What was the main constitutional effect of the Bill of Rights in the Glorious Revolution?

The idea of natural rights in the American Revolution was linked with which wider intellectual movement?

How did the citizenship idea of the French Revolution challenge feudal privileges?

Which test of French Revolutionary ideals was posed by the Haitian Revolution?

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