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Assyrians Persians Qin Han Maurya and GUpta
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This dynasty used the civil service exams to bring scholars into the government
Shang
Qin
Zhou
Han
2
This became a place for devotion and one of the most familiar forms of Buddhist architecture
Ashoka's pillar
Temple
Mound
Stupa
3
This shaped most( not all) ancient societies we have studied thus far
Patriarchy
Patriarchy
Patriarchy
Patriarchy
4
What do we mainly know the Assyrians for
The administration of their empire
The peaceful rule after they conquered
Their fearsome army and warriors
Their poetry
5
Which Buddist value did Ashoka reflect when he gave up hunting and became a vegetarian?
toleration of other religions
awareness that everything changes
honesty in words and actions
respect for all living things
6
Why was King Cyrus unique?
He allowed people to keep their religious ideas
All of the above
He forced people to convert
He moved people to a new land so that they would not rebel
7
What mathematical breakthrough did the Gupta develop?
Geometry
Zero
Pythagorean Theorem
Factoring
8
The spread of ideas, customs and technology from one civilization to another is called
Idea spreading
Communism
Filial Piety
Cultural Diffusion
9
What did King Cyrus do for the Jewish captives of Babylon?
starved them to death
Allowed them to return to their homeland and rebuild the temple
demolished their homes
made them worship many gods
10
What religion did the Persian empire follow?
Zoroastrianism
Mythology
Judaism
Same as the Assyrians
11
Under the Persian empire, the divisions were called
Districts
Counties
Towns
Satrapies
12
Like many of the Mesopotamian cultures, the Jews were polythesistic
False
True
13
This metal allowed the Assyrians to have strong weapons
Iron
Copper
Bronze
Steel
14
Goods, Ideas and Religion moved across Asia via
Camels
Monsoons
Silk Road
Pony Express
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This leader embraced Legalism, basing his governmnet on it
Shi Huangdi
Lao Tzu
Han Fei Zi
Kong Fuzi