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