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Multiple choice history greek, roman and american civilisations roman civilisation the roman empire medieval world: centres of power

Each of the following were elements of the Silk Road and/or Indian Ocean Trade Network in the 500-1500 period EXCEPT:

  1. Monsoon winds were important geographical elements.

  2. Luxury goods were traded most.

  3. Africa was exempt from the network.

  4. Arab merchants dominated ocean trade.

  5. European merchants renewed trade with East and South Asia.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Africa was not exempt from the trade network; the Swahili coast and North African regions were integral parts of the Indian Ocean and trans-Saharan trade routes.

Multiple choice history greek, roman and american civilisations roman civilisation the roman empire medieval world: centres of power

Usage of the Silk Roads for trade declined near the end of the Han dynasty primarily due to

  1. Economic conditions that made long-distance trade too expensive

  2. Constant warfare that made roads unsafe for travel

  3. Decrease in the demand for silk goods in the Mediterranean

  4. Devastating shortage of Chinese silk

  5. Epidemic disease that traveled along the roads and decimated the population
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

The decline in trade along the Silk Roads near the end of the Han dynasty was primarily the result of a significant reduction in the population caused by an epidemic disease that travelled the road. Because the Silk Roads connected so many different regions of the world, it was an ideal conduit for the transmission of disease. By the end of the Han dynasty, various diseases had taken a heavy toll on the population in China and elsewhere. As a result of the diminished population, trading decreased.

Multiple choice history greek, roman and american civilisations roman civilisation the roman empire medieval world: centres of power

What was the international significance of the Silk Road?

  1. It allowed East and West to exchange material goods and ideas

  2. It led to greater wealth for the Han Dynasty

  3. It provided Italy with silk cloth

  4. It brought Christianity to the east

  5. It allowed aggressive armies easier access to the East
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The Silk Road served as a vital conduit for the exchange of goods, technologies, religions, and cultural ideas between the civilizations of the East and the West.

Multiple choice history greek, roman and american civilisations roman civilisation the roman empire medieval world: centres of power

Part of the law in the United States are the Roman ideas of _______.

  1. Power

  2. Social class

  3. Peace

  4. Justice
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D Correct answer
Explanation

"Roman law" also denotes the legal system applied in most of Western Europe, until the end of the 18th century. In Germany, Roman law practice remained longer, having been the Holy Roman Empire (963-1806); thus the great influence upon the civil law systems in Europe. Moreover, the English and North American Common law also were influenced by Roman law, notably in the Latinate legal glossary - stare decisis, culpa in contrahendo, pacta sunt servanda. In contrast, Eastern Europe, though influenced by the Byzantine Empire, was not much influenced by the jurisprudence of the Corpus Juris Civilis; however, they did accept the Roman influence of the Farmer's Law.

Multiple choice history greek, roman and american civilisations roman civilisation the roman empire medieval world: centres of power

Which of the following is not true of slaves in Rome?

  1. They were often treated kindly

  2. They could never be free

  3. Some were given much authority in the household

  4. Household slaves had better lives than other slaves
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Roman slavery was not necessarily a permanent condition; slaves could be manumitted (freed) by their owners, and many former slaves became citizens.

Multiple choice history greek, roman and american civilisations roman civilisation the roman empire medieval world: centres of power

The Roman society consisted of ________.

  1. The poor, the middle class, and the upper middle class

  2. The poor, the upper class and the wealthy

  3. Slaves and the wealthy

  4. Slaves, the poor and the wealthy
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Roman society was highly stratified, consisting of a wealthy elite (patricians/senatorial class), a large population of poor citizens (plebeians), and a significant population of enslaved people.

Multiple choice history greek, roman and american civilisations roman civilisation the roman empire medieval world: centres of power

The raids by Germanic tribes such as the Goths, the Vandals and the Franks on Roman empire are sometimes referred as ______________.

  1. Crusades

  2. Holy war

  3. Barbarian Invasions

  4. All of the above
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The migrations and military incursions of groups like the Goths, Vandals, and Franks into Roman territory are historically termed the Barbarian Invasions.