Classical Civ Multi Exam

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Politically, how did the Guptas ruled?

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Local government

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The success of India Ocean Maritime trade largely depend on..?

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Understanding of the rhythms of monsoon wind

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For much of history, the India political landscape was characterized by...?

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a series of small kingdoms

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Who unified the Gupta empire?

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Chandra Gupta

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The high point of Mauryan success came during the resign of ...?

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Ashoka

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Like the Romans and the Hans, the collapse of the Gupta state was partially by the invasion of the

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White Huns

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How did the Mauryan rise to power? Who was the first ruler to unify India and create the Maurtan empire?

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Mauryan raise to power by enforcing laws ans Chandragupta Maurya was the first to bring centralized and unified government.

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one of the most pronounced examples of the nature of patriarchy in ancient india was?

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Child marriage

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what were some of Ashoka's accomplishments?

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Communicate policies through inscribing edicts on pillars

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the Gupta empire differed from the Maurya, how?

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Smaller and depended on local governance

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After his conversion to Buddhism, what was Ashoka's greatest support of Buddhism?

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missionary efforts

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How did the Qin state become dominant in China?

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Gradual conquest

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What particularly enraged the average peasant about the Qin Shihuangdi?

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Heavy taxes, forced labor, and cruel policies

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Han Wudi is recognized as the strongest Han emperor. What would be his most important contribution to the administration of later dynasties?

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Civil service exam and imperial university

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The Han dynasty, what was the role of scholar officials?

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The role of scholar officials was to advice education among the common man

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Despite their material success and increased wealth, where did merchants in China rank?

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Rank below peasants and had little societal influences

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where was the persian empire located? what is another name for the persian empire?

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The Persian Empire was located at modern-day Iran, between Egypt and the Indus Valley. Another name for Persian Empire is The Achaemenid Empire

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what was the center of the Persian communications network?

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Royal roads

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what were the qanats?

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underground canals

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

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Mesopotamians

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who were the persian 'eye and ears of the king'?

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Imperial spies

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how did the basic tenets of Zoroastrian influence later religions?

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Parts of tenet being adopted by monotheistic religion

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what was the role of women during the various persian empires?

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Served as priestess and were employed as weavers by temple workshops

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Cyrus and Cambyses conquered the regions originally held by the

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Babylonian, Assyrians empires, Egyptians and Mesopotamians

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while Darius conquered further regions, he is known more as an administrator for his work with

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taxation and centralization

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what is the definition of a satrap?

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Imperial provincial governors

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how strict was persian rule over its conquered people?

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The Persians respected values and cultural traditions of the people they rule, known as the policy of toleration

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what was the unintended result of the standardization of coinage?

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Fostered trade throughout the empire

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the Achaemenids fell due to a combination of

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retreated policy of toleration that cause rebellion and invasion of Alexander the Great

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The Seleucids, Parthians, and the Sasanids were different ethic groups but they all shared on attribute that allowed them to continue strong imperial rule, what is it?

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all employed basic Achaemenid structure for imperial administration

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what aspect of zoroastrianism is the most significant with respect to world history?

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Influence on Jew, Christianity and Islam

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The Mycenaean received early, indirect influence from the Egyptians and Phoenicians through their contact

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x

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in which polis did women have the most freedom

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Sparta

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how did Athens benefit form being head of the Delian league?

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Most powerful city state. It also strengthen their empire, navy and accumulate through the use of public money

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Tyrant come to power in many Greek poleis as a result of

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irregular means. Extreme popularity

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Athens reached its democratic zenith under the leadership of?

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Solon

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what was the most significant long term result of the persian war?

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The splintering of Greek unity and the Persian defeat which set the stage for the raise of Macedon

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what was an example of a public profession that was open to women in classical greece?

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Priestess of a religious cult

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what were some of the types of government in early greek polis?

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Oligarchy, Democracy, aristocracies, monarchies

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what was the major impact of Alexander the Great's conquests?

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Spread of Greek culture throughout the Mediterranean

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Greco-Roman philosophers attempted to understand human nature through?

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Uses reason, observation, and deduction

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what were Latifundias?

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Enormous plantations worked by slaves

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Why was the period known as the pax romana important?

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An Era of peace. unity, trade and prosperity

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the phrase pater familias refers to?

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Patriarchal family/society

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compare the role of women in Rome to the role of women in Greece.

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Roman women played a larger role in society than Greek woman bc could own property and have public role

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In religious terms, the Romans can be described as..?

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Very religious

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The roman policy toward conquered people was?

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Very generous, allow potential for citizenship and govern internal affair

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the Han and Roman empires were similar in that..?

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They relied on an extensive bureaucracy to run empire

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Rome ultimately benefited from the defeat of Carthage because...?

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It was a huge naval and trading empire and Romans exploited it's resources

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One reason Octavian escaped Caesar's fate was that he...?

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One reason Augustine is this gate Caesars face was that he wisely preserved duplicate of the republic while cautiously consolidating his power

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in what context were Romans slaves most likely to receive manumission?

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at age 30, after years of service

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in greek society, how were women treated?

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Women were treated as inferior to men

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Mediteranean agriculture under greeks and romans was?

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heavily replied on imported grain and export of cash crops

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roman classic culture borrowed from?

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Borrowed heavily from Greek and hellenistic states

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Justinian's most important and long lasting contribution was?

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codification of Roman laws

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the most important political feature of the Byzantine state was?

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Tightly centralized rules

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According to Procopius, two sixth century Christian monks undertook an elaborate smuggling operation across the silk road in order too..

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provide Byzantium with the knowledge to produce silk

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what was Byzantium's major advantage?

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Excellent harbor by strategic position on the Bosphorus

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The han dynasty began its decline when it could not solve the problem of..?

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Land distribution