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4. Why did castes become a part of Hindu society?

A. They ensured economic prosperity for all who performed proper rules.
B. They maintained law and order by reducing conflict.
C. They protected Indian culture from foreign influences.
D. They supported religious notions about spiritual purity.

5. Which condition made possible the Gupta golden age?
A. Centralized authoritarian rule
B. Economic prosperity from trade
C. Isolation from other civilizations
D. The spread of Buddism

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7. How did the Sapa Inca govern many distant lands?
A. By delegating power to provincial governors.
B. By maintaining local standing armies.
C. By permitting villages to make their own laws.
D. By redistributing land and property.

8. On which of the following points did Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle agree?
A. The importance of social equality
B. The need for democratic reforms
C. The use of reason to solve problems
D. The virtue of scientific observation

9. Which concept is a feature of both ancient Roman Law and U.S law?
A. The right of the accused to face the accuser.
B. The presumption of guilt until proven innocent.
C. The interpretation of the law by a jury.
D. The imposition of penalties based on social class.

10. Why were the teachings of Jesus a threat to Roman rule?
A. He called for the formation of a powerful priestly class.
B. He emphasized fairness and social equality.
C. He wanted Jewish customs to be codified as laws.
D. He supported armed resistance to authority.

11. Which statement best describes how the fall of Rome affected medieval Europe?
A. It enabled the Byzantine emperor to extend his power westward.
B. It led to the rise of powerful nation-states and monarchs.
C. It left a power vacuum filled by a patchwork of feudal kingdoms.
D. It opened the continent to conquest by Islamic caliphs.

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13. How did the Magna Carta affect the English government?
A. It elevated the king above the law.
B. It ended the feudal system in England.
C. It established common law in Europe.
D. It secured rights for nobles.

14. Which of the following best describes the effect of religion on Medieval Europe?
A. Bans against certain art forms limited creative production
B. Efforts to promote religious education expanded learning
C. Religious tutoring for nobles widened economic and social gaps.
D. The clergy promoted literacy as a means to salvation through scripture.

15. How did the Great Schism affect European society?
A. It decreased contact between Eastern and Western Europe, limiting trade.
B. It led to a labor shortage that collapsed the feudal system.
C. it made Central Europe vulnerable to invasion by the Mongols
D. It weakened the Church and hastened the decline of medieval culture.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

4. D. They supported religious notions about spiritual purity.
People in Hindu societies have been divided into castes in the past based on their religious 'purity or pollution,' and social status. Those who were considered 'pure' were in the upper castes, whereas those who were 'polluted' were in the lower ones, or the lowest one known as the untouchables.

5. B. Economic prosperity from trade.
Trade made such a huge impact on the Gupta Empire that it ushered it into its Golden Age. Trade was very successful at the time, which obviously had an effect on the Empire itself, and the ruling Gupta dynasty to ascend and become even stronger.

7. A. By delegating power to provincial governors.
Sapa Inca was one of the most important rulers of the Inca Empire, and he was the one responsible for its spreading to many lands. However, given that his empire was so large, he couldn't rule over it on his own, which is why he had provincial governors rule in his stead.

8. C. The use of reason to solve problems.
Aristotle, Plato, and Socrates were all influential Greek philosophers who all agreed that reason is the man's most important and powerful tool. They believed that emotions shouldn't play a large role in the decision-making process, but that reason should.

9. A. The right of the accused to face the accuser.
The US law was based on Greek democracy, as well as the ancient Roman law, which still plays an important role in today's politics. However, the thing that the US law has in common with the ancient Roman laws is the fact that the accused has the right to face the one accusing him or her.

10. B. He emphasized fairness and social equality.
Jesus posed a huge threat to the Roman rule because of his ideas about social equality and fairness that he spread among people. The Romans obviously believed in hierarchy - the ruler, politicians, soldiers, workers, slaves - and did not want everyone to be equal and live in harmony.

11. C. It left a power vacuum filled by a patchwork of feudal kingdoms.
After the Roman Empire fell in 410, after it was attacked by the Goths, it was divided into a lot of feudal kingdoms who all wanted power. What was once a great Roman Empire now comprised a lot of small kingdoms who were fighting against each other.

13. D. It secured rights for nobles.
The Magna Carta was created by the nobles because they were sick and tired of having to pay extreme taxes to the kingdom. They thought it was unfair, and made the king sign this document which allowed them to have more freedoms.

14. B. Efforts to promote religious education expanded learning.
When religion was spread throughout Europe during the Medieval times, education was also starting to gain prominence in that society. The more people learned about religion, the more they were educated about life matters as well.

15. D. It weakened the Church and hastened the decline of medieval culture.The Great Schism refers to the division of Christian Church into what are now the Catholic religion as well as the Orthodox religion. When this happened in 1054, it affected the medieval society at an alarming rate, leading to its decline.