Exam 2 HIST 1111

Indus

Who did the Greeks believe was the author of the Iliad and Odyssey?

Which of the following statements is true of the Persian Royal Road?

I died before I could launch an invasion of Egypt and my body was buried in Pasagarde

deme

The Four Noble Truths are associated with which religion?

Who wrote the Arthashastra?

Greek civilization began in:

Indian castes were subdivided into smaller groups, based on occupation, called:

The people in ancient India who did jobs that rendered them ritually unclean were called:

Sewer systems and indoor plumbing to provide water are in which civilizations?

The concept of 0 and the game of chess were both developed:

I was the founder of Jainism, an extreme religion of India

Strategos

The "worker bees" of Indian caste system, so peasants and manual laborers:

According to Buddhist tradition, what happened to Buddha's family?

Which list of men involved in indian history is in chronological order?

The only major religion that does not have an individual who can be identified as its founder:

Upon Alexander the Great's death, what happened to his kingdom?

Which is true of the Athenian Council after development of democracy?

Which of the following is true of Spartan women?

Which of the following was located on the Peloponnesus?

The collapse of the Harappan civilization seems to have been caused by:

total effect of a person's actions and conduct during the phases of a person's existence

The religion that taught that there were two deities, one good and one evil, who fought:

Persian emperors depended on auditors/spies known as:

I built an empire that stretched from Macedonia to India, but no one was ready to take over

Dravidians

I overthrew the gov of Magadha & built first empire in classical India & became Jain monk

the Persian ruler who built a magnificent new capital city called Persepolis

Bull-jumping was a sport practice by:

Mohenjo Daro

According to the Four Noble Truths:

Siddhartha Gautama

The first of the Four Noble Truths

Fire is a positive symbol rather than a negative one in which religion?

Who ended debt slavery in Athens?

What happened to Spartan boys when they were seven years old?

Which Indian caste included the ruling and military elites, such as rajas and warriors?

Which civilization had strict guidelines for size of brinks, showing strong central gov?

The priests at the temple in Yazd who have kept an eternal flame burning are of what religion?

What happened when a baby in ancient Sparta was born with a physical handicap?

Upanishads

Full citizenship in a Greek polis was limited to:

Gathas

Civilization in Persia began in which river valley?

When Siddhartha Gautama slipped out of his father's palace compound for a day, what happened?

Which was the first civilization to domesticate cotton and chickens?

Because of their religious beliefs, Jain monks:

Which of the following statements is true of early civilizations of Greece?

Nonviolence to all souls is the definition of:

Which of the following is true of the Saraswati River?

The original homeland of the Indo Europeans were located:

What group was Herodotus talking about when he wrote "neither rain nor snow can stay couriers"?

I was an important figure in development of democracy in ancient Athens, creating demes system

Ephors

Cyrus the Achaemenid was buried

Kalinga

The 3 Jewels of Buddhism are:

According to early Hinduism, when an individual soul breaks out of the cycle of life:

I was the "evil god" who is involved in a long war with the good god, according to Zoroastrians

The dark-skinned natives of Indian subcontinent, looked down on Indo Europeans, were:

Little is known of the Harappan civilization in large part because:

Soma refers to

The basic doctrine of Buddhism is summarized in:

I was the wife of Siddhartha Gautama & mother of his son & became a nun

I was an Indian astronomer & mathematician who calculated length of year & earth rotation

The reason one branch of Jains were referred to as sky-clad Jains is:

The Avestas and Gathas were holy books of which religion?

Satrap

Someone who was not interested in civic life and did not pay attention to the issues of the day

I was responsible for building of the Persian Royal Road and began the satrapy system

Fire is a positive rather than a negative symbol in which religion?

What did Ashoka Maurya do that he later regretted, which led him to become a Buddhist and kind?

How were Ashoka Maurya and Chandragupta Maurya related?

Which of the following contributed to demise of Minoan and Mycenaean?