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