Period 2 Curriculum Framework

They fell because old animosities drove Alexander the Great to seek revenge.

Greco-Roman philosophy

They fell bc of falling tax revenue an in-fighting bw the eunuchs & the military and scholars.

Which of the following is NOT a way in which imperial govt's promoted trade and military power?

They fell bc of Germanic invasions, long borders, weak gov't, disease & unequal wealth.

What continued to shape gender and family relations in imperial societies?

Religions and belief systems of the classical period DID NOT

Which of the following empires did not conquer a Jewish state at some point in history?

Which of the following is NOT true about Christianity?

What holy text, written in Sanskrit, formed the basis for Hinduism?

They collapsed because of the invasion of the White Huns.

Which of the following was NOT a challenge faced by classical states and empires?

Which term refers to the ruling class?

Which imperial city does NOT match the empire?

While Afro-Eurasia engaged in extensive networks of communication and exchange, the Americas

Which region and empire does not match?

Which of the following did the Vedas NOT do?

Merchants were the lowest social class in

Corvee labor

The two classical empires whose urban population declined because of disease pathogens were

Which is not an accurate pairing?

After conquest, Jewish _____ communities were found around the Mediterranean and Middle East.

What Hebrew traditions were codified which led to the foundation of Judaism?

The caste system in India is applied to

What Period 1 religious and cultural traditions DID NOT persist through Period 2?

Which wasn't a source of interregional trade, communication, & exchange in Afro-Eurasia?

Which of the following did NOT facilitate long-distance communication and exchange?

What two classical belief systems transformed as they spread?

Both early Buddhism and Christianity

Social Harmony * Rituals * Social Relationships * All of China

All are true of Buddhism EXCEPT?

Han China and Persia were similar in that they

The Persians used the ____ system to provide water for irrigation and drinking.

Which of the following is NOT a belief system to come out of South Asia?

In ____, the gov't is indirectly altered when there is a balance between humans and nature.

Imperial cities did NOT serve as

What are two crops that spread from South Asia to the Middle East?