Which accurately describes the Spring & Autumn power shift, caused by cheaper weapons and new iron techniques?

From a centralized state to local authorities

What did the Sudanic peoples have in common with each other?

Their religious beliefs were dominated by a high god served by kings

What were the goals of axial age thinkers?

Rulers should be just and individuals should live ethically

What is an accurate statement for both Socrates and the Buddha?

Integrity is more important than wealth

How does one reach nirvana?

Balance self-indulgence and self-denial

Which statement about Olmec cities is true?

Cities had a vibrant ceremonial life centered around agriculture and rain

How did the environment affect the Chavin people?

Organized their societies vertically for different crops

What is true about Mediterranean warfare?

It led to new technology and tactics

What did Confucius teach?

Society needs ritual, responsibility, family loyalty, and moral character

What set the Warring States government apart from other societies?

Rulers allied with scholarly local elites

What did Laozi believe?

Rulers should not interfere with natural change

Confucius believed that the world was in disorder due to...

behaving unethically and lack of familial and filial loyal

Which statement regarding the Mediterranean city-states is true?

Family units are the most critical social unit

Which statement is true about warfare changes during the Warring States period?

Introduction of peasant infantries with iron lances

Which of the following is true regarding Confucianism and Daoism?

Confucianism advocated for government service, Daoism avoided it

Why did the jati develop?

Agricultural surplus led to population/occupation increase

The philosophical approach of Plato differend from that of Socrates and Aristotle in that

Plato imagined an ideal city for humans; Socrates focused on natural law

How were Olmec cities unique among agrian societies?

They had an elaborate social system

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1
Which accurately describes the Spring & Autumn power shift, caused by cheaper weapons and new iron techniques?
From a monarchy to a democracy
From a centralized state to local authorities
There was no power shift
from local authorities to a centralized state
2
What did the Sudanic peoples have in common with each other?
They had the same institutions as equatorial Africa
They had no large domesticated animals
They were all skilled weavers
Their religious beliefs were dominated by a high god served by kings
3
The Kshatriyas opposed whose claim to moral authority?
Sudras
Rajas
Manu
Brahmans
4
Hippocrates was the father of medicine.
False
True
5
What were the goals of axial age thinkers?
Military leaders should use nature to their advantage
Rulers should be just and individuals should live ethically
Individuals should be kind
Effective government structures
6
Alexander the Great was taught by Aristotle.
True
False
7
Meroe was influenced by the Sudanic polities of sub-Saharan Africa
True
False
8
What is an accurate statement for both Socrates and the Buddha?
The world can never be perfect
Freedom comes from ascetism
Cities should be ruled by philosopher-kings
Integrity is more important than wealth
9
How does one reach nirvana?
Learn the Vedas by heart
Balance self-indulgence and self-denial
Follow ritual practice exactly
Embrace desire
10
Which statement about Olmec cities is true?
Cities had little planning or organization
Cities were political centers
Cities were larger than those in Afro-Eurasian
Cities had a vibrant ceremonial life centered around agriculture and rain
11
How did the environment affect the Chavin people?
Relied on llamas for official transportation
Grew wheat in colder elevations
Organized their societies vertically for different crops
Specialized in wood carving instead of metal
12
What is true about Mediterranean warfare?
warfare kept new territories from being colonized
It led to new technology and tactics
Forced city-states to consolidate into empires
It almost never occurred
13
What did Confucius teach?
Government work corrupts scholars
Society needs ritual, responsibility, family loyalty, and moral character
Society needs strong, coercive laws and punishments
Only noble students can learn and elevate themselves
14
How did the Chavin unify culturally?
Shared a common spirtual landscape for priests
Shared artistic tradition
Shared spiritual center
Shared reliance on local influences for pure religions symbols
15
What set the Warring States government apart from other societies?
Rulers rejected and persecuted local elites
Rulers favored spontaneity over structure
Rulers allied with scholarly local elites
Rulers believed they were above ethics
16
Mediterranean citizenship was for all adults residing within the city walls.
True
False
17
What caused societial upheaval?
Urban population loss
Millenarians
Incessant warfare
Sea invasions
18
What did Laozi believe?
Strict rulers should keep strict laws and provide moral education
States should be like a family- ruler respects heaven and protects subjects
Government positions should be based on merit
Rulers should not interfere with natural change
19
Crop rotation and iron plows had which effect on Warring States China?
Decreased productivity
Iron was too expensive so only nobles increased productivity
Increased productivity
No net change in productivity
20
Confucius believed that the world was in disorder due to...
Lack of schooling about the natural world
behaving unethically and lack of familial and filial loyal
Unclear laws and punishments
People being ruled harshly
21
Sub-Saharan Africa valued labor more than land because of the lack of plow agriculture.
False
True
22
Plato was sentenced to death for criticizing Greek democracy.
True
False
23
What type of government structures emerged along the Mediterranean?
Self-governing city states
Theocracies
Merchant-based oligarchies
Elected monarchies
24
Which statement regarding the Mediterranean city-states is true?
Family units are the most critical social unit
Adult women became their family's public voice
Increased public social equality
Slaves could participate politically
25
Scholars, merchants peasants, and artisans in China all prospered during the axial age.
False
True
26
The new aristocratic culture with massive displays of wealth common in the Mediterranean indicated what?
The spread of Janism
A shift towards materialism
Naturalism's popularity
Large economic growth
27
Which statement is true about warfare changes during the Warring States period?
Only members of the royal family could lead armies
Siege warfare because obselete
Introduction of peasant infantries with iron lances
Each territorial state had an army of nearly 1000 men
28
Which of the following is true regarding Confucianism and Daoism?
Both required followers to give to charity
Daoism criticized Confucianism for being unnatural
Confucianism advocated for government service, Daoism avoided it
Both preached following the natural order of life
29
Why did the jati develop?
Increased immigration to South Asia
Class relations became more fluid
Agricultural surplus led to population/occupation increase
Varna divisions decreased in severity
30
How did the Buddha spread his message?
Written teachings
Oral sharing
weekly gatherings
only within the upper castes
31
The marketplace was the physical and social center of which societies?
South Asian
Chinese
American
Mediterranean
32
Which is true about both Mahavira and Gautama's beliefs?
Reincarnation favors those who follow their castes
One must be in frequent prayer to request the aid of the gods
One should practice asceticism
Asceticism leads to nirvana
33
Who led the Qin to dominate China during the warring states period?
Shi Huang
Shang Yang
King Wu
King Nan
34
Nok were known for a sophisticated written script.
False
True
35
Which statement about the Mediterranean around 500 BC is true?
Greater material wealth for peasants
Increased use of coins
More limited economic transactions
Population decrease
36
Socrates wrote The Republic
False
True
37
What changed socially during the Warring States period?
Religious status decreased
Peasant status decreased
Increased social mobility
Higher gender equality
38
The philosophical approach of Plato differend from that of Socrates and Aristotle in that
Plato imagined an ideal city for humans; Socrates focused on natural law
Socrates &Aristotle followed Mesopotamian thought; Plato followed Egyptian
Socrates & Aristotle focused on math, Plato focused on physics
Plato believed in collecting evidence & deducing patterns for understanding
39
Olmec priests oversaw rituals among the farmers.
True
False
40
In the axial age, second-generation societies arose in the Americas.
True
False
41
How were Olmec cities unique among agrian societies?
They focused on staying organized for warfare
Their cities were more simple and egalitarian
They had an elaborate social system
They used a calendar based on weather patterns

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