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| 5775580107 | During the time of the Aryans, the Indian political landscape had been characterized by | a series of small kingdoms. | 0 | |
| 5775582027 | In 124 B.C.E., Han Wudi transformed China by | establishing an imperial university. | 1 | |
| 5775583218 | The Han philosophy of rule was | a continuation of Qin policies with a return to Confucian values. | 2 | |
| 5775584316 | The dividing line between the Early Han and the Later Han is marked by | the rule of Wang Mang. | 3 | |
| 5775589996 | All of the following were policies of Qin Shihuangdi's rule EXCEPT | huge public works projects. | 4 | |
| 5775591052 | The first ruler to unite all of China was | Shihuangdi. | 5 | |
| 5775592230 | Shang Yang and Han Feizi hoped to control China's subjects by | clear and strict laws. | 6 | |
| 5775594523 | The Chinese concept of filial piety, which was central to the family structure, was best expressed by the concept of | xiao. | 7 | |
| 5775597277 | The Daoist thinkers spoke of wuwei, which stood for | disengagement from the affairs of the world. | 8 | |
| 5775598299 | Which group posed the greatest military threat to the Han? | Xiongnu | 9 | |
| 5775599209 | The philosophy of Confucius | formed a thoroughly practical and secular approach to life. | 10 | |
| 5775600479 | The Qin and Han dynasties | went further than the Persian emperors in their efforts to foster cultural unity. | 11 | |
| 5775601860 | The major early turning point in the rise of the Persian empire was the | victory of Cyrus over Lydia. | 12 | |
| 5775602522 | The Medes and Persians were originally | Indo-European tribes. | 13 | |
| 5775603319 | Darius adopted the idea of a standardized government-issued coinage from the | Lydians. | 14 | |
| 5775604817 | In 325 C.E. the Council of Nicaea | decided that Jesus possessed both human and divine natures. | 15 | |
| 5775605804 | St. Augustine made Christian thought more appealing to the educated classes by harmonizing it with __________ philosophy. | Greek | 16 | |
| 5775607712 | In 380 C.E., Christianity was proclaimed the official religion of the Roman empire by emperor | Theodosius. | 17 | |
| 5775608631 | Chaos threatened the western portion of the Roman empire in the mid-fifth century when Germanic tribes poured into the Roman empire for protection from the | Huns | 18 | |
| 5775610629 | The Roman empire was divided into two parts | Diocletian. | 19 | |
| 5775611671 | The term sinicization refers to the | spread of Chinese culture. | 20 | |
| 5775612369 | With the collapse in political order after the fall of the Han empire, | Daoism and Buddhism became much more popular. | 21 | |
| 5775613976 | All of the following are causes for the decline of classical societies in east Asia and the Mediterranean EXCEPT the | spread of Christianity and Buddhism. | 22 | |
| 5775615498 | The prophet who promoted a syncretic blend of Zoroastrian, Christian, and Buddhist elements into a religious faith that would serve the needs of a cosmopolitan world was | Mani | 23 | |
| 5775617078 | The fact that by the first century C.E. southeast Asian kings called themselves rajas shows how they were influenced by the | Indians. | 24 | |
| 5775617587 | Buddhism was spread to China by | merchants and nomads. | 25 | |
| 5775618305 | The land route of the Silk Roads ran from the Han capital of _________ to the Mediterranean port of __________. | Chang'an; Antioch | 26 | |
| 5775619422 | One of the most dangerous spots along the Silk Roads was the __________ desert, which means "he who enters does not come back out." | Taklamakan | 27 | |
| 5775620311 | A key element in establishing trade across the Indian Ocean was | mastering the monsoon system | 28 | |
| 5775621816 | The information that Zhang Qian brought back encouraged Han Wudi to destroy the Xiongnu and | take control of the Silk Roads. | 29 | |
| 5775622497 | The Buddha believed that salvation came from | leading a balanced and moderate life. | 30 | |
| 5775623377 | The greatest social implication of Jainist thought was | their rejection of social hierarchies based on caste. | 31 | |
| 5775625306 | One of the biggest transformations of the caste system during this period was the | rise of guilds which essentially served as subcastes or jati. | 32 | |
| 5775627128 | One of the most pronounced examples of patriarchal dominance in ancient India was | the common practice of child marriage | 33 | |
| 5775629119 | Politically the Guptas | left local government and administration in the hands of their allies. | 34 | |
| 5775629898 | One of the biggest financial problems that plagued the later Mauryan period was their decision to | debase their currency. | 35 | |
| 5775631197 | The rock and pillar edicts were issued by | Ashoka | 36 | |
| 5775631950 | The first ruler to unify India was | Chandragupta Maurya. | 37 | |
| 5775633587 | The classic Persian approach to governing a large empire was | all of the above. | 38 | |
| 5775635706 | For his decision to allow them to return to their capital city and rebuild their temple, the Persian king Darius received high praise from the | Jews. | 39 | |
| 5775636475 | Which of the successors to the Persians claimed direct descent from the Persians and recreated much of the culture and splendor of the Achaemenid empire? | Sasanids | 40 | |
| 5775639050 | The social structure of the Medes, early Persians, and Parthians were very similar to | the Aryans. | 41 | |
| 5775640189 | What development was most critical in undermining the warrior elite and the clan-based social structure of early Persian society? | the growth of an administrative bureaucracy | 42 | |
| 5775641086 | All of the following tenets of Zoroastrian influenced later religions EXCEPT | the view of the material world as a place of temptation that had to be ignored. | 43 | |
| 5775641960 | "Good words, good thoughts, good deeds" summed up the view of morality of the | Zoroastrians. | 44 | |
| 5775643034 | The belief in a day of judgment, which will determine whether individuals go to a paradise or punishment in hell, was originally developed in which of the following religions? | Zorastrianism | 45 | |
| 5775644394 | The Mycenaeans received early indirect influence from the Egyptians and Phoenicians through their contact with the | Minoans | 46 | |
| 5775645257 | All of the following events occurred during the time of Pericles EXCEPT | Greeks established colonies throughout the Mediterranean | 47 | |
| 5775646711 | Which of the Hellenistic philosophers considered all human beings to be members of a single, universal family? | Stoics | 48 | |
| 5775648783 | In which polis did women have the most freedom? | Sparta | 49 | |
| 5775649521 | Later Christian scholastic philosophers referred to this man as "the master of those who know." | Aristotle | 50 | |
| 5775650005 | The most important port in the Hellenistic world was | Alexandria | 51 | |
| 5775651737 | The political structure of ancient Greece | usually consisted of independent, autonomous city-states. | 52 | |
| 5775652588 | During its early history, Rome was dominated by the | Etruscans. | 53 | |
| 5775653805 | The period known as the pax romana started with the rule of | Augustus. | 54 | |
| 5775654741 | In regards to level of toleration and respect for conquered parts of the empire, the Romans were most similar to the | Persians. | 55 | |
| 5775655394 | The turning point in Roman history was the Roman victory in the Punic Wars against the | Carthaginians. | 56 | |
| 5775656747 | The leading figure in the expansion of Christianity beyond Judaism was | Paul of Tarsus | 57 | |
| 5775658037 | All of the following were foundations of Roman law EXCEPT the principle that | conquered peoples had the right to administer their own laws. | 58 | |
| 5775659300 | "You, sir, look at the caste and not the inherent qualities of monks. Haughty, deluded, and obsessed with caste, you harm yourself and others." The social values expressed in this quote are consistent with which of the following religions? | Jainism and Buddhism | 59 | |
| 5775660158 | When Krishna tells Arjuna in the Bhagavad Gita, "Having regards to your own duty, you ought not to falter, for there is nothing better for a kshatriya than a righteous battle," he is referring to what Hindu principle? | dharma | 60 |
