WHAP Exam Review: Unit 2 500 BCE-600 CE

One of the most pronounced examples of the nature of patriarchy in ancient India was

Which basic tenets of Zoroastrianism did not influence later religions?

Politically, the Guptas

The first ruler to unify India and creator of the Mauryan empire was

Indian influence on Southeast Asia can be seen in

What are some common problems that helped cause the collapse of the Han and Roman empires?

St. Augustine made Christian thought more appealing to the educated classes by

What was the role of women during the various Persian empires?

The decline of Gupta India

Unlike smaller, urban-center kingdoms, the Persians

The Persian empire was located

Attempts to save the Roman Empire from ruin included

The success of Indian Ocean maritime trade largely depended on

During the period of the late Roman Empire, Christianity

For much of history, the Indian political landscape was characterized by

Hinduism

Which of the following did not come about because of Greek colonization?

Which statement is true about women in the Greek world?

The decline of Han China

When the Romans used the words mare nostrum they were referring to

After multiple kingdoms, the south Asian region became unified by the Gupta dynasty created by

From the time of the Roman republic to the Pax Romana

Both Hinduism and Buddhism

The high point of Mauryan success came during the reign of 

The eastern portion of the Roman Empire

The Silk Roads were especially instrumental in the spread of

A key element in establishing trade across the Indian Ocean was

How did Athens benefit from being head of the Delian league?

With the collapse in political order after the fall of the Han Empire,

The Persian "Eyes and Ears of the King"

The qanats were

In organizing their empire, Persian rulers relied heavily on techniques of administration from

Christianity

The leading figure in the expansion of Christianity beyond Judaism was

Under both the Han and Roman Empires

The Han and Roman empires were similar in that

The Mayan civilization

The period known as the pax romana was important because

Much responsibility for maintaining social order in India during the classic period fell to 

Latifundia was/were

In general, the Romans can be described as very

The political structure of the ancient Greeks

To gain distinction among the ancient Spartans a man had to have

After the collapse of the western half of the Roman Empire, imperial authority survived in the 

The Persians

Buddhism was spread to China by

The Roman policy toward conquered peoples was

Slaves and slavery were important in early agricultural empires because

Which of the Hellenistic philosophers viewed pleasure as the greatest good?

Which Hellenistic philosopher considered human beings to be members of a universal family?

The Mycenaean received indirect influence from the Egyptians through their contact with the

The Romans had a long tradition of written law stretching back to 450 BCE and the creation of 

In which polis did women have the most freedom?

Silk Road trade

All of the following Chinese traditions and achievements began under the Han dynasty except

During the Gupta dynasty

Like the Romans, the collapse of the Gupta state was primarily caused by an invasion of the 

Indian Ocean trade

Greek society

The phrase pater familias refers to

The declining years of Han China and the Roman empire shared all of the following EXCEPT

Confucianism and early Buddhism

Which empire normally displayed the greatest degree of toleration toward subject peoples?

How was the religion of Manichaeism representative of the increasingly cosmopolitan world?

The greatest social contribution of the Jains, which was followed by the Buddhists, was

Later Christian scholastic philosophers referred to this man as "the master of those who know."

The land route of the silk roads ran from the Han capital of __ to the Mediterranean port of __

Buddhism

The Hellenistic Empire of Alexander

The center of the Persian communications network was

During the classical period, Africa

Daoism and Confucianism