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Han Dynasty Exit Ticket

Instructions: Describe one political, one socioeconomic, and one environmental factor that
contributed to the decline and fall of the Han Dynasty.

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Decline and Fall of Classical Empires Quiz

Instructions: Using your knowledge of the learning over the past three days, complete this quiz.

Circle one option for the following multiple-choice questions:

1.) The Yellow Turban Revolt of 184 was a result of:

a.) peasant frustrations at the outbreak of plague which they blamed on the emperor.
b.) the elites rising anger at the eunuchs.
c.) the eunuchs taking revenge on the elites with their growth of influence with the
emperor.
d.) nomadic tribes fed up with mistreatment from the Han.

2.) Who was the Spanish friar responsible for the burning of most written record of Mayan
origin?
a.) Miguel Lopez de Legazpi
b.) Francisco Pizarro
c.) Diego de Landa
d.) Hernan Cortes

3.) What Emperor was responsible for the split of the Roman Empire into east and west? (Circle
one).
a.) Emperor Xian
b.) Emperor Tiberius
c.) Emperor Tutankhamun
d.) Emperor Diocletian

4.) In what year had the entire Mayan region collapsed:

a.) 900 CE
b.) 476 CE
c.) 220 CE
d.) 27 BCE

5.) The defeat of this tribal group did not benefit the Han Dynasty in the long-term.
a.) The Franks
b.) The Vandals
c.) The Xiongnu
d.) The Vikings

6.) What is the name of the trade route crucial to the success of ancient Chinese governments?
a.) The Salt Route
b.) The Silk Road
 c.) The Trans-Saharan Trade Route
d.) The Spice Trade

7.) The religion of the Mayan Civilization can best be described as:
a.) Polytheistic and Ritualistic
b.) Monotheistic and Abrahamic
c.) Pagan and based on Greco-Roman mythology
d.) None of the above

8.) The concept of Roman identity was called:

a.) Conquistador
b.) Manifest Destiny
c.) Reincarnation
d.) Romanitas

9.) Why are there so many theories regarding the fall of the Mayan Civilization?
a.) There is few written record remains don’t talk about the fall of the empire.
b.) A number of factors were responsible for the fall of the empire.
c.) The fall of the empire did not occur suddenly, but gradually over the course of many
years.
d.) All of the above.

10.) The Han Dynasty mentality towards tribal groups was:

a.) That they thought them inferior and mistreated them
b.) That they thought them their equals and actively tried to achieve peace with them.
c.) That they thought them their superiors and tried to emulate their culture to honor
them.
d.) That they thought them their superiors and were jealous of their many
accomplishments so they worked to annihilate them.
Name: Date:

Decline and Fall of Classical Empires Quiz

Instructions: Using your knowledge of the learning over the past three days, complete this quiz.

Circle one option for the following multiple-choice questions:

1.) The Yellow Turban Revolt of 184 was a result of:

a.) peasant frustrations at the outbreak of plague which they blamed on the emperor.
b.) the elites rising anger at the eunuchs.
c.) the eunuchs taking revenge on the elites with their growth of influence with the
emperor.
d.) nomadic tribes fed up with mistreatment from the Han.

2.) Who was the Spanish friar responsible for the burning of most written record of Mayan
origin?
a.) Miguel Lopez de Legazpi
b.) Francisco Pizarro
c.) Diego de Landa
d.) Hernan Cortes

3.) What Emperor was responsible for the split of the Roman Empire into east and west? (Circle
one).
a.) Emperor Xian
b.) Emperor Tiberius
c.) Emperor Tutankhamun
d.) Emperor Diocletian

4.) In what year had the entire Mayan region collapsed:

a.) 900 CE
b.) 476 CE
c.) 220 CE
d.) 27 BCE

5.) The defeat of this tribal group did not benefit the Han Dynasty in the long-term.
a.) The Franks
b.) The Vandals
c.) The Xiongnu
d.) The Vikings

6.) What is the name of the trade route crucial to the success of ancient Chinese governments?
a.) The Salt Route
b.) The Silk Road
 c.) The Trans-Saharan Trade Route
d.) The Spice Trade

7.) The religion of the Mayan Civilization can best be described as:
a.) Polytheistic and Ritualistic
b.) Monotheistic and Abrahamic
c.) Pagan and based on Greco-Roman mythology
d.) None of the above

8.) The concept of Roman identity was called:

a.) Conquistador
b.) Manifest Destiny
c.) Reincarnation
d.) Romanitas

9.) Why are there so many theories regarding the fall of the Mayan Civilization?
a.) There is few written record remains don’t talk about the fall of the empire.
b.) A number of factors were responsible for the fall of the empire.
c.) The fall of the empire did not occur suddenly, but gradually over the course of many
years.
d.) All of the above.

10.) The Han Dynasty mentality towards tribal groups was:

a.) That they thought them inferior and mistreated them
b.) That they thought them their equals and actively tried to achieve peace with them.
c.) That they thought them their superiors and tried to emulate their culture to honor
them.
d.) That they thought them their superiors and were jealous of their many
accomplishments so they worked to annihilate them.