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