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AP World Unit 2
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1
Ashoka spread the message of his law code through the use of:
Wandering the empire shouting laws at people
Carving them into the walls of important buildings
The rock edicts
Carrier pigeons
2
The Yellow Turban rebellion is associated with which country or state?
Mauryan Empire
Han Dynasty
Islamic Empires
Song Dynasty
3
A triumvirate is:
Socialism
3 leaders over different branches of government
3 leaders fighting for power
3 leaders sharing power
4
All of the following were characteristics of both the Qin and Han dynasties
except
:
Strict control by suppressing the study of China's past
strong central government
use of Chinese philosophies to maintain control
an expansion of Chinese territory
5
Early American civilization differed from classical China in that only China...
Developed densely populated urban centers.
Developed writing
Developed a merchant class
was frequently ruled over by single powerful emperors.
6
The religion of Japan that developed in the Classical Era was:
Buddhism
Shintoism
Communism
Islam
7
What was a reason that major trade routes were less prevalant in Mesoamerica?
Unpredictable weather
The wheel was not discovered until Europeans imperialized
Warring between the cultures in the area
A lack of animals that could haul large quantities of goods
8
What was the very first monotheistic religion?
Christianity
Hinduism
Judaism
Zoroastrianism
9
Which belief system was prevalent in the Qin Dynasty?
Buddhism
Legalism
Daoism
Confucianism
10
All of the following are typically characteristics of a civilization EXCEPT
Hunt and gather food to survive
Well organized political structure
Written language
Sedentary agriculture
11
Which of the Classical Empires experienced the least complete collapse?
Canada
Gupta India
Han China
The Roman Empire
12
What invention improved trade in the Saharan trade routes?
Sati
The saddle
Dhows
Lateen Sails
13
One of the major problems that historians face in studying ancient Persia is that
many sources were written from the Greeks' perspective
the evidence is in the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
there is no archaeological evidence other than ruins.
the written language is difficult to understand
14
What is NOT true of Zoroastrianism?
It preached a belief in multiple deities
It held that there was one supreme deity
Good will ultimately triumph
It held humans to a high ethnical standard
15
Which of the following is NOT an era of the Persian Empire?
Parthian
Byzantine
Achaemenid
Sassanid
16
Who allowed Christians to practice their faith openly for the first time in the Roman Empire?
Theodosius
Augustus Caesar
Constantine
St. Augustine
17
Confucian beliefs stressed
Emperor were given the Mandate of Heaven
All people were created equal
Belief in a supreme being
Filial Piety
18
What was a satrap?
The governor of a Persian province
A device to secure a horseman's feet
A Persian battle ship
A middle eastern sword
19
Which Classical Empire would be considered the most tolerant?
Persia
Gupta India
Rome
Han China
20
What was the most sought after good from China?
Silk
Paper
Gold
Ivory
21
Ashoka extended the boundaries of his empire and later converted to which religion?
Judaism
Buddhism
Islam
Hinduism
22
Before 500 C.E. Judaism and Hinduism were similar in that both
Advocated a monastic life and a rejection of the world
Promoted tecahings about reincarnation
Spread widely around the Mediterranean
Had written scriptures and an ethical code to live by
23
Which philosophy/religion did not appear during the Classical period?
Theravada Buddhism
Islam
Christianity
Hinduism
24
Unlike the Greeks, the Romans
were a naval power.
forced conversion to the Roman state religion.
were a peaceful people who practiced diplomacy over war.
Sometimes granted Roman citizenship to conquered people.
25
Which of the following is NOT a cause for the fall of imperial states like Rome?
Religious conflict
Too large to control
Too many powerful elites
Invasions by nomadic groups
26
Classical India and China were similar in that both...
Had social structures based on caste rather than merit.
Utilized a belief system to help keep order
Experimented with representative and direct democracy.
Were centrally controlled for long periods by empires.
27
One of the greatest differences between Hinduism and Buddhism is the former's emphasis on:
Personal development
The Caste System
One central being
Reincarnation
28
Which of the following attributes was NOT common to both Han China and Rome?
Slavery was indispensable
Family was central
Government successfully broke up power of old aaristocratic
A large, well-equipped military existed
29
The founder of Daoism is usually credited as:
Lao Tzu
Ronald Reagan
Qin Shi Huangdi
Confucius
30
Belief that the ruler of China holds divinely granted authority as long as he rules well
Socialism
Divine Right
Holy Order
Mandate of Heaven
31
The Vedic religions were:
The state religion of Gupta India
The first monotheistic faiths
The foundations on which Hinduism was built
Constantly conflicting with Islam
32
When Shi Huangdi died, power soon passed to which dynasty?
Tang
Zhou
Qin
Han
33
Which Chinese dynasty came first?
Qin
Han
Zhou
Ming
34
Which of the following religions is monotheistic?
Hinduism
Zoroastrianism
Buddhism
Daoism
35
In the later Persian Empire, provinces, overseen by governors, were divided into
satrapies
maji
Emirates
Elamites
36
_____ made the Silk Road possible by providing animals, animal handlers, and protection
Buddhist monks
Pastoral nomads
Chinese emperor
Roman mercenaries
37
What culture did the Mayans most likely originate from?
Olmecs
Teotihuacans
Aztecs
Cherokee
38
Hinduism was different from Buddhism in that Hinduism...
Believed in a better afterlife
Had holy leaders
Believed in a Caste system
Spread their faith
39
______ united various Persian tribes, overthrew Median monarch, and helped find Persian Empire.
Darius
Xerxes
Cambyses
Cyrus
40
The Waring States period of Chinese history ended when which dynasty reunited China?
Xia
Zhou
Shang
Qin
41
What was the first empire to form in India?
Han
India
Mauryan
Gupta
42
Religions promoted unity in empires by all of the following except?
Common language
Common Rituals
Common beliefs
Common ethics
43
Which city would have been directly involved in the trans-Saharan caravan trade?
Alexandria- Egypt
Mogenjo Daro and Harappa
Chang-an
Rome
44
What was a similarity between China and Rome during 500 BCE to 500 CE?
They both supported the system of the Mandate ofHeaven
Their leaders were regarded as gods
They both regarded merchants highly
They relied on local rulers to maintain control
45
Which of the following was an important reason for the fall of the Roman, Han, and Gupta?
A refusal to tolerate Christianity
A long period of drought that destroyed crops and livestock
Intensified invasions and security issues on their borders
The use of slaves in their armies