At the end of the Classical Age

There was a religious upsurge due to soc/eco problems

Which of the following was NOT a state concern in Han China?

Expanding educational opportunity for elite women

To make a strong and powerful state, Legalist ministers

Encouraged agricultural cultivation and military service

Most empires formed after the 5th century BCE shared which of the following characteristics?

provide political unity where previously there had been none

Which is true about both the Han and Qin dynasties?

Imperial authority as strong in opening years of both

Which of the following best describes both the Roman and Han Empires?

High cost of defense led to economic and political crisis

Which weakness of the Roman Empire contributed most directly to its collapse

too vast to impose unity and order

Greek philosophy is often characterized as "rational" because

it was based purely on human reason

In India during the period after the Guptan collapse,

Hinduism kept cultural cohesion when central state collapsed

The disorder caused by the Warring States period helped to inspire

Development of Confucianism, Daoism, Legalism

The Han Dynasty, Persian Empire, and Gupta Empire shared which of these characteristics?

Sophisticated bureaucracies that aided political admin.

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1
At the end of the Classical Age
Huns destroyed all great Eurasian classical civilizations
There was a religious upsurge due to soc/eco problems
Only the Greco-Roman civilization experienced upheavals
Belief systems failed to survive civilizations' collapses
2
Compared with the Mauryan Empire, the Gupta Empire was
less centralized
all of the above
less powerful and stable
smaller in size
3
After the fall of Rome, the eastern half of the empire became renamed the
Bactrian Empire
Visigoth Empire
Byzantine Empire
Holy Roman Empire
4
Which of the following was NOT a state concern in Han China?
Maintenance of the Great Wall
Expanding educational opportunity for elite women
sponsorship of scientific inquiry
Suppression of banditry
5
To make a strong and powerful state, Legalist ministers
All of the above
Won the people's support by providing them with legal rights
Sought to rule according to principles of benevolence
Encouraged agricultural cultivation and military service
6
Most empires formed after the 5th century BCE shared which of the following characteristics?
restrict trade routes to lessen impact of outside culture
emphasis on economic development and trade over large armies
autocratic government, particularly hereditary monarchies
provide political unity where previously there had been none
7
Which important idea is credited to intellectuals of the Gupta Empire?
Invention of the telescope
Development of humanity's first written script
Invention of magnetic compass
The concept of zero
8
Which is true about both the Han and Qin dynasties?
State policy shaped by Confucian ideas
Trade was not economically important
Imperial authority as strong in opening years of both
Merchants were held in high regard
9
The core or mother civilization for other civilizations in Mesoamerica was the
Mayans
Olmecs
Aztecs
Toltecs
10
Which of the following best describes both the Roman and Han Empires?
High cost of defense led to economic and political crisis
Neither empire was linked to the Silk Road
Both used the family as a model for state organization
Tax on mercantile activity accounted for most gov. revenue
11
Which weakness of the Roman Empire contributed most directly to its collapse
It was too small to marshal resources necessary for defense
Repeated invasions into other empires led to retaliation
too vast to impose unity and order
mountain ranges blocked transport and communication
12
The first kingdoms in Africa below the Sahara showed the influence of
East Asia
Egypt and Hellenism
Rome and Phoenicia
Indian merchants
13
The economic foundation of classical Persian society was
Manufactured goods
Herding domestic animals
Long-distance trade
Agriculture
14
Greek philosophy is often characterized as "rational" because
It transformed Greek myths into philosophical speculation
Its reasoning was based on experiment
It encouraged personal emotional response to the gods
it was based purely on human reason
15
Hellenistic culture best epitomizes which of the following historical forces or trends?
patriarchy
cultural diffusion
isolationism
egalitarianism
16
In India during the period after the Guptan collapse,
Hinduism kept cultural cohesion when central state collapsed
Invaders rarely assimilated into Hindu culture
Invaders and commercial activities collapsed
Buddhism reasserted its influence, replacing Hinduism
17
The disorder caused by the Warring States period helped to inspire
Unification of Greek city-states
Development of Confucianism, Daoism, Legalism
Vedic and Epic Ages
Consolidation of Mesoamerican belief systems
18
The Han Dynasty, Persian Empire, and Gupta Empire shared which of these characteristics?
Simple law codes encouraging varying degrees of rep. govs
Confucian practices/rituals after contact through trade
Sophisticated bureaucracies that aided political admin.
Theocratic institutions that strictly enforced moral codes

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