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