AP World History : Regional and Global Groups and Organizations 600 BCE to 600 CE
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Example Question #1552 : Ap World History
Ancient Egypt was a collection of city-states along the Nile River under the tutelage of a __________________.
Mufti
Caliph
Pope
Pharaoh
President
Pharaoh
Ancient Egypt was ruled by a Pharaoh, a title that comes from the ancient Egyptian word for "Great House."
A "mufti" is a Muslim legal expert; Ancient Egypt existed for millennium prior to Islam.
Likewise, a "Caliph" is a supreme Muslim leader, similar to an Islamic pope. While Egypt today is a mostly Muslim nation, ancient Egypt was mostly polytheistic with only small sects of monotheistic faiths; none of which were Islamic.
The "Pope" is the supreme Catholic leader. While the ancient Egyptian language eventually became the traditional language of Egypt's Christian community, Ancient Egypt existed long before Christianity.
A "president" is a leader elected in a democratic process of competing political parties, whereas the ancient Egyptian leadership was hereditary and based on the support of the clergy and warriors.
Example Question #1553 : Ap World History
The Pax Romana was a period in which ___________________.
Rome was sacked by Gothic tribes
Rome was able to defeat enemies due to the development of the Sarissa, the pike
cities and agricultural areas around the Mediterranean had an established network of trade relations with the city of Rome that was protected by Roman military force
Rome's leadership converted to Christianity
Rome became a tributary of Greece
cities and agricultural areas around the Mediterranean had an established network of trade relations with the city of Rome that was protected by Roman military force
The Pax Romana was a period of relative peace, stability, and wealth for the city of Rome, maintained by beneficial trade relations with different parts of the empire policed by the Roman military.
Although Rome's military changed over thousands of years, the sarissa was a Greek weapon never used by Roman soldiers.'
Rome was sacked by Gothic tribes many times, but not during the Pax Romana.
Rome's leadership was still pagan during the Pax Romana.
Rome was never a Greek tributary.
Example Question #1554 : Ap World History
In ancient Hellenic regional politics, an international institution, a sort of proto-United Nations, was originally centered __________________.
on the island of Delos
in the Greek colony of Sinope, because it was in between the Hellenic and Persian civilizations
on the island of Crete; a center of ancient Minoan civilization for over a thousand years before the rest of Greece
in the city of Sparta
in the city of Athens
on the island of Delos
The island of Delos was both relatively geographically central to the entire Hellenic world, and uninhabited at the time, so it was viewed as neutral territory by, and therefore a good location for, an association of Greek city states.
Athens eventually commandeered the Delian league, using its navy for its own purposes, something that oftentimes aggrieved the smaller city states, but the original site was not in Athens.
Sparta was never the site of the Delian League, although Sparta's role was of great importance.
Sinope was never the site of the Delian League, although Sinope's legacy as a Greek colony conquered by the Persian empire was a prime example of why many Greeks thought a Delian League necessary.
Crete was not the site of the Delian League as it was inhabited, and therefore considered not neutral.
Example Question #1555 : Ap World History
The Delian League was _______________.
an alliance of city-states led by Sparta
an alliance of Greek city-states under the control of Rome
an alliance of tributary states led by Persia
an alliance of Italian city-states under the control of Sparta
an alliance of city-states led by Athens
an alliance of city-states led by Athens
The Delian League was formed in 477 BCE It was an alliance of Greek city-states under the control of Athens that was formed to deter and protect against a Persian invasion of Greece. Over time Athens took more and more control over the league, leading to the formation of the Peloponnesian League by Sparta. Eventually these two alliances would be pitted against each other in the Peloponnesian War.
Example Question #1556 : Ap World History
What is the historical connection between Rome and Greece?
Greece was the city at the heart of the Roman empire: We refer to "Greece" as the time before Rome expanded
Rome was the city at the heart of the Grecian empire: We refer to "Greece" as the wider rule of the Romans
The city-state Rome conquered and enslaved Greece, but adopted and embraced its culture and philosophy
After the fall of the Grecian Empire to the Persians, Rome was what was left that rebuilt
The city-state Rome conquered and enslaved Greece, but adopted and embraced its culture and philosophy
The Roman Empire started with the city of Rome. Greece was a nation containing multiple city states such as Sparta and Athens, which had risen and fallen before the expanding Romans conquered what remained of Greece and integrated its culture, history, and beliefs.
Example Question #6 : Regional And Global Groups And Organizations
For what purpose was the Delian League founded?
To facilitate trade and oceangoing commerce in the Adriatic Sea
To provide for the mutual protection of Greek city-states who were threatened by the rise of Rome
To provide for the mutual protection of Greek city-states who were threatened by the rise of Sparta
To provide for the mutual protection of Greek city-states against the threat of the Persian Empire
To facilitate trade and oceangoing commerce in the Aegean Sea
To provide for the mutual protection of Greek city-states against the threat of the Persian Empire
The Delian League was founded by Athens and more than a hundred other Greek city-states in 477 BCE. Its original purpose was to provide for the mutual protection of Greek city-states against the threat of the Persian Empire. Over the years the Delian League morphed into an extension of Athenian power and hegemony, and a rival Peloponnesian League, led by Sparta, emerged to challenge the authority of Athens.
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