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1
What is a satrap?
A high class in the Roman Empire
The thing you put your feet in on a horse
A high class in the Greek society
The governor of a province in the Persian Empire
2
Though very different Christianity, Hindusim and Buddhism all support the concept of
life after death
clear church hierarchy
disapproval of other beliefs
a strong priesthood
3
Who won the Peloponnesian War?
Athens
Sparta
Corinth
Persepolis
4
Although he died at age 32, he conquered Persia, controlled Greece, and reached Punjab.
Cyrus the Great
Phillip II
Darius II
Alexander the Great
5
0. The concept of zero, an essential mathematical development, was in which two civilizations?
Chinese and Indian
Chinese and Egyptian
Mayan and Chinese
Indian and Mayan
6
The long period of political chaos in China
Age of Disharmony
Age of Warring States
Zhao Dynasty
Spring and Summer Period
7
Lao Tzu argued that
ambition and activism lead to chaos
all life is suffering
obligations of filial piety included extended family
order was achievable through strong, centralized government
8
The founder of Buddhism was the Indian prince
Ashoka
Siddharta Gautama
Chandra Gupta
Chandragupta Maurya
9
Octavian was also known as ________.
Augustus
August
Xerxes
Constantine
10
All of the following were characteristics of both the Qin and Han dynasties except
strong central government
an expansion of chinese territory
a reliance on Confucianism
extreme brutality
11
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
12
How was Rome different that the Han dynasty?
They were a relatively small state before becoming an empire
They were never unified after their fall
They traded
They built walls
13
A modified version of Buddhism that transformed Buddhism into a popular religion
Mahayana
Lotus
Theravada
Pure Land
14
In order to learn the will of the gods, the Greeks
built temples
made use of oracles
developed religious doctrines
developed festivals
15
Someone who seizes power and holds it in violation of the traditions of the community.
Dictator
Tyrant
Jerk
King
16
What is a polis?
Small farming communities in rural Anatolia.
A new kind of city in the Achaemenid Empire.
When Greeks came together in city-states.
Special temples for the worship of Zoroaster.
17
Very important family in Persia. Created an empire. Most famous member was Cyrus.
Persians
Achaemenids
Assyrians
Cyrissains
18
Han and Gupta empire both
fell because their milirary was in cities
fell in part becausewealth was concentrated with a few
were more successful than the Persian empire at expanding
were more successful defending themselves from invasion
19
During the Gupta Empire of India, women's rights deteriorated and
young girls were married to guarantee purity
lost the right to own or inherit property
all of the above
could not participate in sacred rituals or study religion
20
What are the 3 dynasties who took over the land of Alexander the Great?
Parthian, Greco-Roman, Seleucid
Seleucid, Ptolemies, Antigonid
Antigonid, Selcuded, Ptolics
Egypt, Parthians, Greeks
21
How did the Chinese view merchants?
As noble because they had a lot of money
Very suspicious; people thought that they raised prices
As dogs because they were sleazy
As people who were good b/c they help Emperor with the state
22
A term used to describe the many varieties of Indian religion
Hinduism
Buddhism
Jainism
Syncrenism
23
Belief that the ruler of China holds divinely granted authority as long as he rules well
Legalism
The Mandate of Heaven
The Gift of the Gods
Divine Kingship
24
City, famous for its library, designed by Alexander the Great, in Egypt, on the Mediterranean.
Persepolis
Athens
Memphis
Alexandria
25
The Vedic religions
considered reincarnation incompatiable with a focus on work
were practiced mostly in the Roman empire
contributed to the development of the caste system
featured monotheism as did Judaism
26
Who fought against whom in the Persian War?
Greece and Persia
Athens and Sparta
The Delian league and Greece
Persia and Athens
27
Philosopher whose method was to constantly question the assumptions and logic of others
Aristotle
Plato
St. Augustine
Socrates
28
Emperor who allowed Christians to "legalize" their faith for the first time in the Roman empire
Diocletian
Constantine
Theodius
St. Augustine
29
One of the greatest differences between Hinduism and Buddhism is the former's emphasis on
personal development
the caste system
one central being
reincarnation
30
Ashoka was known for erecting what?
The dead
Pillars
Monasteries
Jainism
31
If a culture lives in imitation of the Greek culture it is called...
Atheniasm
Ελλάδα
Hellenism
Greekism
32
The founder of the Achaemenid Empire and the most famous ruler of Persia.
Cyrus the Great
Darius II
Rostum
Alexander the Great
33
This was made by who??? And used for what???
Incas; for rituals
Mayas; for rituals
Aliens; for teleporters
Teotihuacan; for worship
