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The long period of political chaos in China
Age of Warring States
Age of Disharmony
Zhao Dynasty
Spring and Summer Period
2
All of the following were characteristics of both the Qin and Han dynasties except
an expansion of chinese territory
extreme brutality
a reliance on Confucianism
strong central government
3
What are the 3 dynasties who took over the land of Alexander the Great?
Antigonid, Selcuded, Ptolics
Seleucid, Ptolemies, Antigonid
Parthian, Greco-Roman, Seleucid
Egypt, Parthians, Greeks
4
Someone who seizes power and holds it in violation of the traditions of the community.
Dictator
Tyrant
King
Jerk
5
During the Gupta Empire of India, women's rights deteriorated and
all of the above
could not participate in sacred rituals or study religion
lost the right to own or inherit property
young girls were married to guarantee purity
6
One of the greatest differences between Hinduism and Buddhism is the former's emphasis on
personal development
the caste system
reincarnation
one central being
7
Who won the Peloponnesian War?
Athens
Persepolis
Corinth
Sparta
8
How did the Chinese view merchants?
As noble because they had a lot of money
As dogs because they were sleazy
Very suspicious; people thought that they raised prices
As people who were good b/c they help Emperor with the state
9
0. The concept of zero, an essential mathematical development, was in which two civilizations?
Chinese and Indian
Mayan and Chinese
Indian and Mayan
Chinese and Egyptian
10
Ashoka was known for erecting what?
The dead
Pillars
Monasteries
Jainism
11
Emperor who allowed Christians to "legalize" their faith for the first time in the Roman empire
Constantine
Theodius
St. Augustine
Diocletian
12
The founder of the Achaemenid Empire and the most famous ruler of Persia.
Rostum
Alexander the Great
Cyrus the Great
Darius II
13
In order to learn the will of the gods, the Greeks
developed festivals
built temples
made use of oracles
developed religious doctrines
14
A term used to describe the many varieties of Indian religion
Jainism
Hinduism
Buddhism
Syncrenism
15
Han and Gupta empire both
were more successful defending themselves from invasion
fell because their milirary was in cities
were more successful than the Persian empire at expanding
fell in part becausewealth was concentrated with a few
16
Philosopher whose method was to constantly question the assumptions and logic of others
Aristotle
Plato
Socrates
St. Augustine
17
City, famous for its library, designed by Alexander the Great, in Egypt, on the Mediterranean.
Memphis
Athens
Persepolis
Alexandria
18
Though very different Christianity, Hindusim and Buddhism all support the concept of
life after death
disapproval of other beliefs
a strong priesthood
clear church hierarchy
19
The Vedic religions
were practiced mostly in the Roman empire
contributed to the development of the caste system
considered reincarnation incompatiable with a focus on work
featured monotheism as did Judaism
20
This was made by who??? And used for what???
Incas; for rituals
Mayas; for rituals
Teotihuacan; for worship
Aliens; for teleporters
21
The founder of Buddhism was the Indian prince
Siddharta Gautama
Chandragupta Maurya
Chandra Gupta
Ashoka
22
A modified version of Buddhism that transformed Buddhism into a popular religion
Mahayana
Lotus
Pure Land
Theravada
23
What is a satrap?
The governor of a province in the Persian Empire
A high class in the Roman Empire
The thing you put your feet in on a horse
A high class in the Greek society
24
If a culture lives in imitation of the Greek culture it is called...
Atheniasm
Hellenism
Ελλάδα
Greekism
25
Very important family in Persia. Created an empire. Most famous member was Cyrus.
Persians
Assyrians
Cyrissains
Achaemenids
26
Although he died at age 32, he conquered Persia, controlled Greece, and reached Punjab.
Alexander the Great
Darius II
Cyrus the Great
Phillip II
27
Lao Tzu argued that
obligations of filial piety included extended family
all life is suffering
order was achievable through strong, centralized government
ambition and activism lead to chaos
28
How was Rome different that the Han dynasty?
They were a relatively small state before becoming an empire
They built walls
They traded
They were never unified after their fall
29
Belief that the ruler of China holds divinely granted authority as long as he rules well
The Gift of the Gods
Legalism
The Mandate of Heaven
Divine Kingship
30
What do Confucianism, Hinduism and Judaism have in common?
Each created guidelines and moral authority for cultures
Each was well developed in the Indus Valley
Each is polytheistic
Each demanded that the cultures spread the religion
31
What is a polis?
Special temples for the worship of Zoroaster.
A new kind of city in the Achaemenid Empire.
Small farming communities in rural Anatolia.
When Greeks came together in city-states.
32
Octavian was also known as ________.
Constantine
August
Augustus
Xerxes
33
Who fought against whom in the Persian War?
The Delian league and Greece
Persia and Athens
Athens and Sparta
Greece and Persia
