ERA 4 || Top Grade Assured.
These three words - decline, collapse, fall - are often used to describe how a society ends or is
forever changed. Which response is an important fourth option that should not be overlooked?
correct answers Transformation
When empires collapse, what is one important way that networks of exchange are affected?
correct answers Networks shrink, so ideas are not able to spread as easily, and some big ideas
don't catch on
Why is increased trade good for governments? correct answers Increased trade results in more
taxation.
What trade route connected Asia's Han Dynasty to Europe's Roman Empire? correct answers The
Silk Road
Historical narratives are important, but some can also be misleading. Which response below best
describes the problem with some narratives that explain how empires rise, fall, and reorganize?
correct answers Some narratives tend to suggest that change over time always means progress,
yet there are many examples showing that that's not always the case.
What is one of the reasons the British town of Tintagel was significant during the so-called
"Dark Ages"? correct answers The city still had educated priests and nobles who could read,
keeping literacy alive through those years.
Despite the collapse of the Roman and Han empires, both the Islamic world and Ireland
preserved important ideas that were reintroduced after societies began to recover. What is this an
example of? correct answers Continuity
Which response shows one of the types of evidence used to determine when the Roman Empire
began to decline? correct answers Number of shipwrecks
, Of the following responses, which one best describes the era often called the "Dark Ages"?
correct answers It was an era that followed collapse, when many aspects of society were
reorganized but on a smaller scale than before.
The Han Empire and the Roman Empire both collapsed. Though the time and place of these
collapses are different, which response best describes what life was like for both after collapse?
correct answers Smaller communities were ruled by chieftains, which resulted in anarchy and
chaos as the old networks became closed off.
What effect did the emergence of Islam in the seventh century have on Afro-Eurasian trade
routes? correct answers Trading became better organized with increased stability and more
shared practices and ideas.
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Which of the following best describes the events of the Yellow Turban Revolt? correct answers
After a plague, peasants turned to faith healers, one of whom led the peasants in an uprising
against the Han emperor.
In the video Collapse!, Jared Diamond uses Eastern Polynesia and the Lower Maya as evidence
for which of the following statements? correct answers The collapse of one society can result in a
regional collapse because societies share environments and depend on each other.
How did the idea of romanitas (Roman identity) both harm and help the unity of the Roman
Empire? correct answers It created cohesion and a common sense of identity among Roman
citizens, while also increasing tensions with non-Romans.
Which of the following best describes the two historical viewpoints on life after the fall of the
Rome? correct answers Some see it as a dark, barbaric time while others see it as a transition to a
more decentralized society in which Roman traditions continued.
These three words - decline, collapse, fall - are often used to describe how a society ends or is
forever changed. Which response is an important fourth option that should not be overlooked?
correct answers Transformation
When empires collapse, what is one important way that networks of exchange are affected?
correct answers Networks shrink, so ideas are not able to spread as easily, and some big ideas
don't catch on
Why is increased trade good for governments? correct answers Increased trade results in more
taxation.
What trade route connected Asia's Han Dynasty to Europe's Roman Empire? correct answers The
Silk Road
Historical narratives are important, but some can also be misleading. Which response below best
describes the problem with some narratives that explain how empires rise, fall, and reorganize?
correct answers Some narratives tend to suggest that change over time always means progress,
yet there are many examples showing that that's not always the case.
What is one of the reasons the British town of Tintagel was significant during the so-called
"Dark Ages"? correct answers The city still had educated priests and nobles who could read,
keeping literacy alive through those years.
Despite the collapse of the Roman and Han empires, both the Islamic world and Ireland
preserved important ideas that were reintroduced after societies began to recover. What is this an
example of? correct answers Continuity
Which response shows one of the types of evidence used to determine when the Roman Empire
began to decline? correct answers Number of shipwrecks
, Of the following responses, which one best describes the era often called the "Dark Ages"?
correct answers It was an era that followed collapse, when many aspects of society were
reorganized but on a smaller scale than before.
The Han Empire and the Roman Empire both collapsed. Though the time and place of these
collapses are different, which response best describes what life was like for both after collapse?
correct answers Smaller communities were ruled by chieftains, which resulted in anarchy and
chaos as the old networks became closed off.
What effect did the emergence of Islam in the seventh century have on Afro-Eurasian trade
routes? correct answers Trading became better organized with increased stability and more
shared practices and ideas.
---------------------- correct answers ----------------
Which of the following best describes the events of the Yellow Turban Revolt? correct answers
After a plague, peasants turned to faith healers, one of whom led the peasants in an uprising
against the Han emperor.
In the video Collapse!, Jared Diamond uses Eastern Polynesia and the Lower Maya as evidence
for which of the following statements? correct answers The collapse of one society can result in a
regional collapse because societies share environments and depend on each other.
How did the idea of romanitas (Roman identity) both harm and help the unity of the Roman
Empire? correct answers It created cohesion and a common sense of identity among Roman
citizens, while also increasing tensions with non-Romans.
Which of the following best describes the two historical viewpoints on life after the fall of the
Rome? correct answers Some see it as a dark, barbaric time while others see it as a transition to a
more decentralized society in which Roman traditions continued.
