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Review of the Classical Empires (600 BCE - 600)
Review of the Classical Empires (600 BCE - 600)
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An overview of the characteristics including their declines
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Which best describes the influence of polytheism on ancient peoples and Empires?
It influenced the development the creation of Zoroastrianism
They influenced the development of monotheism
Life was often guided according by appeasment of patron gods
Polytheism had little to no influence on life
2
What was the Latin term for the 207 years of peace in the Roman Empire?
Pax Monglica
Pax Romana
Pax Republica
Pax Sinica
3
Which of the following allowed Darius of Persia to govern a vast empire efficiently?
The development of the Mandate of Heaven and Red Sea Canal
The development of a Royal Road and Mandate of Heaven
The development of a Code of Hammurabi and standard coinage
The creation of his Royal Road and standard coinage
4
What was the official belief system of the Han dynasty, and throughout much of Chinese history?
Confucianism
Daoism
Buddhism
Legalism
5
The Maurya emperor who converted to Buddhism and vowed to rule by moral example
Chandra Gupta
Ravana
Chandragupta
Asoka (Ashoka)
6
Which of the following is true of both the Roman Empire and the Han Empire?
Both empires relied heavily on extensive maritime trade
Both empires were ruled by wealthy merchant elites
both empires were heavily dependent on slave labor
both empires had a long history of centralized government
7
Hammurabi’s Code, the Ten Commandments, and the Twelve Tables were all significant because
They aided in reforming imperial economic networks
They established a code of rules of appropriate behavior
They established official religious canon
They formed the basis of democratic governments
8
What was one reason for the decline of both the Han dynasty and the western Roman Empire?
efforts of the middle class to gain power
outbreak of war between religious groups
lack of common currency
inability to force back foreign invaders
9
Which group would eventually invade the Gupta empire leading to their collapse?
The Franks
The Goths
The Vandals
The Huna
10
The spread of Christianity in the Roman world was facilitated by all EXCEPT, initially?
letters and writings that were reproduced
missionary activities of the apostles
Roman policies
merchants who diffused the religion along trade routes
11
The Persian Empire and the Mauryan Dynasty were similar in that both
Defined the power of centralized rulers through a mandate
At varying times, controlled vast portions of East Asia
Ultimately evolved into republican forms of government
Relied on provincial centers to keep tabs on distant regions
12
Which of the following societal hierarchies was the most constrictive historically?
Gupta
Persia
Han
Rome
13
Important contributions of Ancient Greek and Roman civilizations are primarily in the area of
Religious doctrines
Economic policy and planning
Government and codified law
Military technology and methodology
14
Which of the following would be a result of the spread of Confucian teachings within East Asia?
Adoption of civil service examinations for gov't officials.
Creation of harmony between different religions.
Increase life expectancy and population growth.
Eliminate starvation through donations from the rich.
15
Which concepts is most closely related to the main idea of the illustration?
armed conflict
Isolation
urbanization
Cultural diffusion
16
According to the map, Hellenism was spread as far east as ?
The Tigris and Euphrates River Valleys
The Nile River Valley
The Indus Valley
The Yellow River Valley
17
Confucianism impacted China mostly by:
Establishing strict military codes
Providing an outlet for Humanist and the individual
Establishing a framework for communism in East Asia
Providing a basis for proper social behavior and order
18
Which of the following is true of both the Han Empire and the Gupta Empire?
Both empires had long established histories of dynastic rule
Both were overrun by Germanic tribes peoples during decline
Both empires were characterized by technological advances
Both chose administrators and other officials through merit
19
Emperor who split the Roman Empire into East and West
Constantine
Emperor Trajan
Diocletian
Augustus Ceasar
20
Which of the following is an example of South Asian unification into an imperial state?
Hellenistic Eucemene
Persian Empire
Han Dynasty
Mauryan Empire
21
Which of the following best characterizes trade between Rome and India c. 200 C.E.?
To India: Tools and Weapons To Rome: Silver and gold
To India: Horses To Rome: Wheat
To India: Textiles To Rome: Silver and Gold
To India: Silver To Rome: Pepper
22
With the collapse in political order after the fall of the Han empire
Hindu thought began to have a profound influence in China
Daoism and Buddhism became much more popular
Christianity became one of the most important religions
Confucianism became much more popular
23
In the Han Dynasty, the Emperor sat atop the social political system, who is the next in line?
Priests
Governors
Merchants
Generals
24
Where did the political system of Democracy begin?
Athens
Rome
Corinth
Sparta
25
Which of the following best describes Hellenism?
The expansion of the Roman Republic at its height
The Greek civil war that pitted Athens against Sparta
The spreading of Greek culture through the ancient world
The reintroduction of Hinduism in India by the Gupta
26
Describes a society where men have the most power and women were to obey their parent
Theocracy
Patriarchal Soceity
Oligarchy
Feudal System
27
One way in which the Han dynasty and the Roman Empire were similar is that both
developed social systems in which equality existed
promoted unity and communication via a vast system of roads
created democratic societies in which officials were elected
governed large areas around the Mediterranean Sea
28
Which statement best explains the periods of the Gupta Empire and the Golden Age of Greece?
Periods of censorship used for cultural and political gain
Victory in war inspired scientific and artistic achievement
Dictatorships encouraged cultural growth and development
Surges in wealth and relative peace ledto social advancement
29
The Gupta Dynasty primarly existed in what we know today as:
Egypt
India
China
Mesopotamia
30
The political world of the ancient Greeks for the most part
was similar to the political make up of Egypt
achieved unification under Pericles
dominated by independent autonomous city-states historically
was a history of long-lasting centralized government
31
Which of the following is
NOT
a characteristic of the late Han Dynasty in China?
Constant rebellion by oppressed peasants
A strong centralized and effience government
the rise of feudal lords who helped destabilize the empire
an empire crippled by its inability to collect taxes
32
Which statement refers the best to Alexander the Great and Cyrus the Great?
Both typically ruled through local hierarchies and cities
Both forced conquered peoples to worship their gods
Neither contacted peoples beyond their eastern frontiers
Neither managed to conquer the Egytpians
33
Which of the following is not a characteristic of the Pax Romana and Pax Sinica?
Extensive systems of protected imperial trade routes
A golden Age of learning, innovation and territory expansion
The growth of the landed classes throughout the empires
An equal distribution of land and wealth between classes
34
Which of the following best describes the difficulty of unifying the Greek polis'
Geographical inhibitors
A lack of unified language
Constant invasion of nomadic peoples
Adivision between in the belifs of Polytheism and Monotheism
35
The centuries long "Struggles of the Orders" in Rome was between:
Slaves and Patricians
Generals and Plebians
Plebeians and Patricians
Patricians and Ceasar
36
What led to the decline of Greek polis' but the rise of unified Greece by Philip and his son?
A common shared cultural theme; Hellenism
His usage of elephants to invade the various city-states
The overall division and lack of unity of each polis'
Most polis' were severly weakened by civil war
37
Which of the following is an example of centralization under the Qin Dynasty?
Elimination of civil service examinations
Established Senate, consuls, assemblies
Standardization of weights, measures and currency
Participation of lower classes in the shaping of government
38
Classical empires with a social makeup where a majority of peoples were peasant farmers?
The Roman Empire and Greece
India and the Han Dynasty
Gupta and the Roman Empire
Persia and the Han
39
This long lasting peasant revolt led to the eventual downfall of the Han Empire
Red Scare
Yellow Turban Rebellion
Struggle of the Orders
The Great Schism
40
Who became the first emperor of Rome (reigned for 40 years and ushered in a Golden Age)
Julius Ceasar
Augustus Ceasar
Pericles
Constantine
41
The best defintion of a REPUBLIC is
A political system where citizen vote directly on laws
A political system defined by the Dynastic Cycle
A political system where citizens elect government officials
A form of government that is ruled by a military leader
42
Which generalization is supported by the map?
Southern India was isolated from northern India
Trade contributed to stable socieites
Expansion was limited by geographic factors
Extensive road systems unified India
43
What was the purpose of the Han civil service examinations in China?
to give jobs to people from wealthy families
to give women a chance to get government jobs
to assign jobs based on a person's skills and merits
to fill government jobs with people who believed in legalism
44
The Xiongnu were a nomadic empire that fought and helped to weaken
The Han Dynasty
The Persian Empire
The Gupta Empire
The Roman Empire
45
Persian political organization included local provincial centers and officials called
Satraps or Satrapies
Caliphs or Caliphates
Tribe or Tribunes
Commander or Commanderies
46
An immediate result of the fall of the Roman Empire in the west was
an increase in trade and manufacturing
the growth of cities and dominance by the middle class
The rise of the Orthodox Church to fill the power vaccum
a period of disorder and a rise in Germanic warlords
47
pater familias
refers to
the central role of the Roman emperor in running the state
theperiod of peace and stability beginning with Augustus
the patriarchal nature of the Roman family
the concept of Jesus of Nazareth's relationship to his god
48
What contributed to the economic weakening of the late Roman empire?
Heavy taxes helped push the middle class into poverty
Asian trade routes were blocked by the Byzantines
Decline in population led to a need for auxliary soldiers
Islamic invaders began to occupy new Christian lands
49
Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of all classical empires?
Economic stability due to expansions in trade
Abrahamic religion overtook native ideas to became dominant
Coerce resources from their conquered subjects
Powerful militaries created to protect boarders and subjects
50
The Persians rule was based primarly on
Tolerance and Hegemony
Suppression and dominance
Expansion and suppression
Conquest and brutality
51
This structure served dual purposes, keep out nomadic invaders and insulate Chinese culture.
The Great Wall
The Red Sea Canal
The Terracotta Army
The Royal Road
52
The Silk Road most connected which regions?
South Asia to the Mediterranean
East Asia to The Mediterranean
East Asia to South Asia
The Mediterranean to South West Asia
53
At its most basic, an empire is
the first signs of sedentary agriculture and politics
the political rule of one peoples over another
society that is reliant on hunting and gathering to thrive
the earliest forms of urbanization in a region
54
What is one way the Qin Dynasty unified the empire?
The construction of a Royal Road
Standardization of Confucianism & Taoism as state religions
The construction of the Great Wall
Standardization of language
55
Cyrus the Great was famously known for being
A Supreme intellect
A weak military tactican
A tolerant leader
A tyrannical autocrat
56
Which of the following happened under the Gupta dynasty?
Indian artisans printed the first books
Local regions lost political autonomy to a central authority
Advanced mathematics developed as did the decimal system.
Religious warfare ravaged centers of learning
57
Under the reign of the Gupta Empire, which religion became the dominant force of the empire?
Hinduism
Shikism
Buddhism
Janism
58
Romans, Han Chinese and Gupta Indians viewed foreigners as barbarians. A clear example of
Acculturation
Cultural diffusion
Ethnocentrism
Imperialism
59
The Greeks used the word polis to refer to
barbarian invaders during the 1500's BCE
the independent city-states that developed in the region
The concept of excessive pride
the notion of loyalty to local governments
60
Which of the following contributed to the fall of both the western Roman and the Han empires?
The destruction of overland trade routes
A lack in new military technologies
Irregularities in the flow of the silver trade
Invasions by borderland peoples
