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35 Cards in this Set
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What was the Silk Road? |
Roads from China cross Asia to the Middle East, Europe & Africa |
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Who were the middlemen on the Silk Road? |
Merchants |
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What was the purpose of the Silk Road? |
To trade routes for goods |
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What were achievements of the Qin dynasty? |
Centralization of government Standardization of Chinese writing, language ,coins ,weight The great wall of china |
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Why did this raise the price of good? |
Because each profit increased |
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What were the teaching of Confucianism? |
Filial piety = respecting your elders Educated men will run a good government People are good |
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Which dynasty incorporated Confucianism into daily life? |
the Han dynasty |
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Why did the Han dynasty incorporated Confucianism into daily life? |
To promote order in society |
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What's a civil service exam? |
A standardized test taken to work for government |
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What did the civil service exam create? |
A scholar- gentry class |
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What's bureaucracy? |
Agencies & departments of the government over different areas |
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What are some examples of bureaucracy? |
Education, Postal system, Passport office, Tax collection ,and military |
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What was the caste system? |
A social class system |
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What religious system is connected to the caste system? |
Hinduism |
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What were major accomplishments of Indian prince Asoka? |
Spreaded Buddhism , built edicts to Buddha, roads, & hospitals Brought peace to india |
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How did India's geographical location affect trade? |
The central location gave great access. |
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Where did India trade? |
On the silk road & the Indian ocean |
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What was a characteristic of the Persian leaders? |
Tolerant & kind once they conquered people |
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For what propose were the Persian leaders kind? |
To unite people under their rule |
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What did Cyrus the Great do for the Jewish people that caused him to be honored by them? |
Freed them & gave them money to rebuild temple in Jerusalem. |
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What's democracy? |
A government where people vote |
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Who had the power in democracy? |
The citizens |
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Where did democracy begin? |
Athens, Greece |
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What did Pericles belief about citizen participation in government? |
In Athens, It was highly valued , a citizen responsibility |
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What's an oligarchy? |
A government where the power is in the land of a few aristocratic ( wealthy) leaders |
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What's a tyranny? |
A government where the power is in the hands ruler who takes power by force |
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What kind of government did the city-state of Athens? |
Direct-democracy |
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What did direct democracy focus on? |
They focused on fine-arts music, theater, art luxury living |
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What type of government did the city-states of Sparta have? |
Oligarchy |
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What did the Sparta's government work on? |
the military & training soliders |
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Who was allowed to vote in Rome? |
Male citizens |
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Who was Not allowed to vote in Rome? |
women, children, & slaves |
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What was the Roman code of laws called? |
Twelve tables |
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What are the characteristics of a republic (type of government of Rome) ? |
Representatives vote for citizens, written laws ( 12 tables), branch of government |
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What's empire? |
A government over different people or countries who are ruled by one ruler |
