Straighterline Western Civilization I homework, quizzes and midterm question and correct answer
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Hammurabi's law code favored women and children by - correct answer All these answers are
correct.
The Israelites were - correct answer a patriarchal society.
The principal feature of Zoroastrianism was - correct answer the idea of conflict between a god
of good and a god of evil.
The Assyrians successfully administered their empires through the following methods EXCEPT -
correct answer art.
Which was NOT an innovation of early agricultural life? - correct answer iron metal work
In the Athenian demokratia, most public offices were filled by - correct answer the drawing of
lots.
The Spartan state - correct answer subordinated the family to the state.
Athens was ultimately defeated in the Peloponnesian War because - correct answer her navy
was defeated and she was unable to import food.
The basic means of livelihood for citizens of the Greek city-state was - correct answer
agriculture.
The Peloponnesian War was fought from - correct answer 431 to 404 B.C.
Alexander's empire collapsed after his death because - correct answer his generals seized parts
of his empire for themselves.
The Sophists - correct answer challenged most accepted rules and morals.
In the fifth century, the Greeks invented a way of writing history that - correct answer required
the careful use of sources and considered human motivations.
Greek tragedies of the fifth century - correct answer questioned the relationship between
humans and gods.
Socrates was concerned that the young men of Athens examine their lives in pursuit of - correct
answer morality and ethical behavior.
As the Republic developed, Roman women - correct answer exercised far greater behind-the-
scenes influence than Greek women ever had.
In the first century B.C., as Roman imperialism brought the state into further wars, the political
situation was dominated by - correct answer attempts of powerful generals to achieve
supremacy in Rome through use of the army.
Which of the following is NOT a correct match? - correct answer Cicero: led campaign against
pirates in the Mediterranean
, Straighterline Western Civilization I homework, quizzes and midterm question and correct answer
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Which of the following is NOT true? Caesar gained popularity by defending the rights of -
correct answer slaves.
Rome controlled all the Italian peninsula except the Po valley by - correct answer 265 B.C.
Women in early Christianity - correct answer All of these are correct: Women were often
viewed in a contradictory light; they were given ever-greater roles in church affairs over time;
and they played an important role in conversion.
Diocletian's reforms included - correct answer the creation of the Tetrarchy.
Slavery in the Roman Empire was - correct answer unproductive in the long term because it
gave little incentive for hard work.
Which factors did NOT contribute to the disintegration of Roman control in Western Europe? -
correct answer Local elites undermined the policies of the imperial administration.
The period of the "five good emperors" was characterized by - correct answer stability and
prosperity.
The Franks eventually became rulers of - correct answer northern Gaul.
Hagia Sophia (Holy Wisdom) refers to - correct answer a large church in Constantinople.
Monasteries in the Early Middle Ages - correct answer All these answers are correct.
The Visigothic defeat of the Byzantine army at Adrianople in 378 demonstrated the superiority
of - correct answer mounted warriors over infantry.
Why did Constantine move the capital of the Empire from Rome to New Rome
(Constantinople)? - correct answer the wealth and larger population of the region
Muslim toleration of "People of the Book" includes - correct answer Christians.
The Edda help illuminate the legends of - correct answer the Norse gods.
Arabia had never been conquered by either the Byzantines or the Persians because - correct
answer of the Arabian Peninsula's harsh environment.
Whose translation of the Bible became the standard in Western Europe during the Middle
Ages? - correct answer Vulgate
The result of Leo III's policy of iconoclasm was - correct answer a widening gulf between Latin
Christianity and Greek Christianity.
Germany showed a pattern of development different than that of France or England because -
correct answer it kept a strong tradition of elective kingship.
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Hammurabi's law code favored women and children by - correct answer All these answers are
correct.
The Israelites were - correct answer a patriarchal society.
The principal feature of Zoroastrianism was - correct answer the idea of conflict between a god
of good and a god of evil.
The Assyrians successfully administered their empires through the following methods EXCEPT -
correct answer art.
Which was NOT an innovation of early agricultural life? - correct answer iron metal work
In the Athenian demokratia, most public offices were filled by - correct answer the drawing of
lots.
The Spartan state - correct answer subordinated the family to the state.
Athens was ultimately defeated in the Peloponnesian War because - correct answer her navy
was defeated and she was unable to import food.
The basic means of livelihood for citizens of the Greek city-state was - correct answer
agriculture.
The Peloponnesian War was fought from - correct answer 431 to 404 B.C.
Alexander's empire collapsed after his death because - correct answer his generals seized parts
of his empire for themselves.
The Sophists - correct answer challenged most accepted rules and morals.
In the fifth century, the Greeks invented a way of writing history that - correct answer required
the careful use of sources and considered human motivations.
Greek tragedies of the fifth century - correct answer questioned the relationship between
humans and gods.
Socrates was concerned that the young men of Athens examine their lives in pursuit of - correct
answer morality and ethical behavior.
As the Republic developed, Roman women - correct answer exercised far greater behind-the-
scenes influence than Greek women ever had.
In the first century B.C., as Roman imperialism brought the state into further wars, the political
situation was dominated by - correct answer attempts of powerful generals to achieve
supremacy in Rome through use of the army.
Which of the following is NOT a correct match? - correct answer Cicero: led campaign against
pirates in the Mediterranean
, Straighterline Western Civilization I homework, quizzes and midterm question and correct answer
only
Which of the following is NOT true? Caesar gained popularity by defending the rights of -
correct answer slaves.
Rome controlled all the Italian peninsula except the Po valley by - correct answer 265 B.C.
Women in early Christianity - correct answer All of these are correct: Women were often
viewed in a contradictory light; they were given ever-greater roles in church affairs over time;
and they played an important role in conversion.
Diocletian's reforms included - correct answer the creation of the Tetrarchy.
Slavery in the Roman Empire was - correct answer unproductive in the long term because it
gave little incentive for hard work.
Which factors did NOT contribute to the disintegration of Roman control in Western Europe? -
correct answer Local elites undermined the policies of the imperial administration.
The period of the "five good emperors" was characterized by - correct answer stability and
prosperity.
The Franks eventually became rulers of - correct answer northern Gaul.
Hagia Sophia (Holy Wisdom) refers to - correct answer a large church in Constantinople.
Monasteries in the Early Middle Ages - correct answer All these answers are correct.
The Visigothic defeat of the Byzantine army at Adrianople in 378 demonstrated the superiority
of - correct answer mounted warriors over infantry.
Why did Constantine move the capital of the Empire from Rome to New Rome
(Constantinople)? - correct answer the wealth and larger population of the region
Muslim toleration of "People of the Book" includes - correct answer Christians.
The Edda help illuminate the legends of - correct answer the Norse gods.
Arabia had never been conquered by either the Byzantines or the Persians because - correct
answer of the Arabian Peninsula's harsh environment.
Whose translation of the Bible became the standard in Western Europe during the Middle
Ages? - correct answer Vulgate
The result of Leo III's policy of iconoclasm was - correct answer a widening gulf between Latin
Christianity and Greek Christianity.
Germany showed a pattern of development different than that of France or England because -
correct answer it kept a strong tradition of elective kingship.
