stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
Classical Era Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
Classical Era
Classical Era
28 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
97 plays
Review for Period 2 #apworldhistory #apworld #classicalera
Flashcards
28 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
28
Answers
1
Who won the Peloponnesian War?
Persepolis
Corinth
Sparta
Athens
2
The founder of the Achaemenid Empire and the most famous ruler of Persia.
Cyrus the Great
Rostum
Alexander the Great
Darius II
3
What are the 3 dynasties who took over the land of Alexander the Great?
Seleucid, Ptolemies, Antigonid
Antigonid, Selcuded, Ptolics
Egypt, Parthians, Greeks
Parthian, Greco-Roman, Seleucid
4
Lao Tzu argued that
ambition and activism lead to chaos
order was achievable through strong, centralized government
all life is suffering
obligations of filial piety included extended family
5
If a culture lives in imitation of the Greek culture it is called...
Hellenism
Ελλάδα
Atheniasm
Greekism
6
A term used to describe the many varieties of Indian religion. Bramah is the deity.
Jainism
Hinduism
Buddhism
Syncrenism
7
Someone who seizes power and holds it in violation of the traditions of the community.
Jerk
King
Tyrant
Dictator
8
Octavian was also known as ________.
Constantine
August
Xerxes
Augustus
9
Although he died at age 32, he conquered Persia, controlled Greece, and reached Punjab.
Phillip II
Darius II
Alexander the Great
Cyrus the Great
10
The founder of Buddhism was the Indian prince
Ashoka
Chandra Gupta
Siddharta Gautama
Chandragupta Maurya
11
How did the Chinese view merchants?
As noble because they had a lot of money
As dogs because they were sleazy
As people who were good b/c they help Emperor with the state
Very suspicious; people thought that they raised prices
12
One of the greatest differences between Hinduism and Buddhism is the former's emphasis on
the caste system
reincarnation
one central being
personal development
13
Belief that the ruler of China holds divinely granted authority as long as he rules well
The Mandate of Heaven
Legalism
The Gift of the Gods
Divine Kingship
14
The long period of political chaos in China
Age of Warring States
Age of Disharmony
Spring and Summer Period
Zhao Dynasty
15
Though very different Christianity, Hindusim and Buddhism all support the concept of
disapproval of other beliefs
life after death
a strong priesthood
clear church hierarchy
16
What is a polis?
Special temples for the worship of Zoroaster.
Small farming communities in rural Anatolia.
When Greeks came together in city-states.
A new kind of city in the Achaemenid Empire.
17
Very important family in Persia. Created an empire. Most famous member was Cyrus.
Achaemenids
Assyrians
Persians
Cyrissains
18
Who fought against whom in the Persian War?
The Delian league and Greece
Greece and Persia
Persia and Athens
Athens and Sparta
19
Ashoka was known for erecting what?
Monasteries
Jainism
The dead
Pillars
20
Han and Gupta empire both
were more successful defending themselves from invasion
were more successful than the Persian empire at expanding
fell because their milirary was in cities
fell in part becausewealth was concentrated with a few
21
Emperor who allowed Christians to "legalize" their faith for the first time in the Roman empire
Theodius
St. Augustine
Constantine
Diocletian
22
All of the following were characteristics of both the Qin and Han dynasties except
strong central government
extreme brutality
an expansion of chinese territory
a reliance on Confucianism
23
What is a satrap?
The governor of a province in the Persian Empire
A high class in the Roman Empire
A high class in the Greek society
The thing you put your feet in on a horse
24
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
could not participate in sacred rituals or study religion
all of the above
25
The Vedic religions
considered reincarnation incompatiable with a focus on work
featured monotheism as did Judaism
were practiced mostly in the Roman empire
contributed to the development of the caste system
26
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 demanded that the cultures spread the religion
Each is polytheistic
27
City, famous for its library, designed by Alexander the Great, in Egypt, on the Mediterranean.
Alexandria
Athens
Memphis
Persepolis
28
How was Rome different that the Han dynasty?
They were never unified after their fall
They were a relatively small state before becoming an empire
They traded
They built walls
