RHS 116

Second Exam

Fall, 2000 >p>D.C. Ellison, Instructor

Place a complete heading in the upper right hand corner. Write in ink.

Homer’s Iliad tells of a major war known as

The primary virtue admired by the early Greeks was that known as

Greek colonization of the Mediterranean area was primarily a result of

Why do historians today call Herodotus the “father of history?”

The basic unit of military organization devised by the Greeks is known as

6 - 9 Four things that Spartans did in the 5th century BC in order to maintain a static society?

10. -12. What lesson what Plato attempting to teach in the allegory of the caves?

Aside from his military prowess, give one reason why Alexander of Macedonia is called “The Great.”

Greek life centered around an urban center and the rural territory adjacent to it. Together this is called

The period from the death of Alexander of Macedonia to the creation of the Roman Empire in the Mediterranean world is called

During the 4th and 3rd centuries BC, when Rome was a Republic, the center of power resided in

17 - 19. Three distinctive characteristics of the early Roman family

The series of wars fought by Rome against Carthage which transformed the former into an imperial power are known as

Roman law, as articulated during the imperial era, was largely derived from which school of philosophy?

A key to Roman success in maintaining their empire was their willingness to grant __________ ___________to the conquered populations.

- 25. Octavian, who became known as Augustus, disguised his consolidation of imperial power by the following three actions:

26. - 27. In Roman law, the distinction between mallum per se and mallum prohibita is:

The most common commodity imported into the Roman Empire from China was

The Harappan culture appeared along what river valley?

The Indo-European peoples who conquered the peoples of the above culture are known as

In Hindu religion, the position that one occupies in the social pyramid in the next life is determined by

34. Three characteristics of Buddhism are:

If the spread of Buddhism can be considered in part, a reaction to the rigid and somewhat ossified Hindu practices of the period, the rise of what other religion in the subcontinent of India during that time frame can be thought of likewise

Although later represented by statues modeled on the human form, originally Buddha was represented by symbols. Why?

What are called the Arabic numerals used in the counting systems in most parts of the world today were originally developed in

- 39. The religion of the Indo-European invaders who conquered the Harappans is noticeably similar to the religion of the Dorian invaders of ancient Greece in at least two remarkable ways, aside from their obvious polytheistic characteristic. These are:

40 - 41. The personal and religious experience of Siddhartha Gautama and Muhammad are similar in two major respects. These are:

Islam literally means:

In Islamic culture, the common bond of cohesion and identity is with those others known as:

What is the year 622 AD, considered to be the year 1 in the Islamic religion.

Political and religious legitimacy in Islamic cultures is embodied in the term “Caliph” which means

- 49. Five obligations of the Islamic faithful are:

50. In the Shi’I branch of Islam, the title of Ayatollah means