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4855761663Persian political organization included which of the following?Lower-level officials drawn from local authorities.0
4855761664Which of the following was a unique feature of political life in classical Greece?The idea of free male citizens running the affairs of state.1
4855761665Solon brought which of the following reforms to Athens after 594 B.C.E.?The right of all citizens to participate in the Assembly.2
4855761666What did the Persian Empire share in common with classical Greece in 500 B.C.E.?Both were the expansive civilization.3
4855761667In contrast to the Persian Empire, the political culture of classical Greek civilization did what?Featured popular participations in politics.4
4855761668A major development that occurred during the Hellenistic era was?The spread of Greek culture throughout most of the ancient world.5
4855761669Which of the following represents a defining characteristic of an empire?A state formed through conquest and maintained through the extraction of resources from conquered states and peoples.6
4855761670Which of the following was true of both the Roman and the Chinese Empires?They invoked supernatural sanctions to support their rule.7
4855761671The Persian Empire and the Mauryan dynasty were similar in that both did because?relied on imperial spies to keep tabs on distant provinces.8
4855761672Which of the following was a motivation for the expansion of the Roman Empire?The wealth of the Medditerranean societies.9
4855761673Which of the following was a characteristic of all classical empire?They were powerful states capable of coercing resources from subjects.10
4855761674Which religious tradition was absorbed into China during the classical period?Buddhism11
4855761675When Germanic tribes entered into the western part of the Roman Empire, they...?Produced a hybrid culture that drew on both Germanic and Roman elements.12
4855761676Which of the following has been put forward to explain why empires were much less prominent in India than in China?India's unparalleled cultural diversity.13
4855761677In contrast to the Roman Empire, the process of empire formation in China ...?Had precedents to follow.14
4855761678Which of the following describes the Persian policy towards people with different cultural traditions who lived within the empire?Respect and tolerance for non-Perisian traditions.15
4855761679Which of the following was a consequence of the Greco-Persian Wars?The notion of an East/West divide.16
4855761680Which of the following was a major avenue for the spread of Greek culture in the empire established by the Macedonians?Cities17
4855761681Which of the following represents a value of the Roman Republic, idealized as "the way of the ancestors"?Rule of Law18
4855761682Which of the following is an example of the centralization of the Chinese state under Qin Shihuangdi?Standardization of weights, measures, and currency.19
4855761683Which of the following expresses the basic difference between what the Roman Empire and the Han dynasty believed was the key to good government?The Roman Empire emphasized good laws while the Han dynasty emphasized on good men.20
4855761684In contrast to what followed after the collapse of the Han dynasty in China, the collapse of the Roman Empire..?Led to the emergence of highly decentralized political systems.21
4855761685In what respect did India's political history resemble that of Western Europe?Both created enduring civilizations in the absence of a consistent, encompassing imperial state.22
4855761686Which of the following represents a period during which most of the South Asia subcontinent was unified under a single imperial state?Mauryan Empire23
4855761687The conquest of which leader contributed to the widespread dissemination of Greek culture during the Hellenistic era?Alexander the Great24
4855761688Athens' leadership bin which event launched Athens on a path to establish its dominance over other city-states in the region?Greco-Persian wars25
4855761689Which of the following had the weakest tradition of rule by monarchs?Athens26
4855761690Which of the following had an important influence on the Chinese imperial state?Legalism27
4855761691When the Roman Empire disintegrated in 476 C.E., the eastern part of the empire came to be known as...?The Byzantine Empire28
4855761692Based on the information provided in Map 3.5 in the textbook, the leaders of China were most concerned about a foreign invasion coming from which direction?North29
4855767850Largest and most impressive empire?Persia30
4855776959What was the system of Persian governors called?Satraps31
4855781173What did the imperial centers, Susa and Persepolis, reflect onto the Persian Empire?Wealth and Power32
4855790676Why was the Greece-Persian conflict unequal?Greeks are divided, Persia is whole33
4855796876Why were the Greeks so strong?Value of Freedom34
4855800923Who supports Greeks to defeat Persia?Ionians35
4855803826What language did the Romans speak?Latin36
4855806956What was the Roman government type?Republic37
4855810449Who had absolute control over the household?Men38
4855813738What was the era of Roman Peace called?Pax Romana39
4855818072Prior to becoming an empire, China was arranged as many...States40
4855822779Chinese political philosophy is known as ....Legalism41
4855826018What Indian religion was later adopted by the Chinese?Buddhism42
4855828109Non Chinese people are known asBarbarians43
4855831056Which emperor established an academy for training officials?Wudi44
4855836832Not a reason for the fall of Rome?Overpopulation45
4855840165Major Peasant revolt in 184 CE?Yellow turban rebellion46
4855841247Who Displaced Rome?Germanic people47

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