The Empire Flashcards

258057016	The legacy of alexander the great	embraced a major clash and fusion of cultures across a huge area as Greco-Macedonian elite assumed power in highly diverse cultures.	0
258057017	By the time he died, at the age of thirty-two, Alexander had conquered all except	central Gaul and the Iberian Peninsula	1
258057018	Greek Philosophy	was distinguished by the ideas of Socrates, Plato and Aristotle.	2
258057019	In The Republic, Plato	created a utopian, ideal state composed of three social classes.	3
258057020	The Greek historian who wrote the History of the Persian wars	Herodotus	4
258057021	Which of the following statements is not an accurate characterization of the Greek polis?	It played a significant role in unifying all Greeks throughout the entire region under a single government.	5
258057022	The Persian Empire	was very intolerant of the ideas and practices of the peoples it conquered.	6
258057023	The physical features of the Greek terrain led to the characteristics of early Greek society that	increased trade by sea and wealth for coastal Greek cities.	7
258057024	Which of the following would be an accurate example of the Hellenistic period?	constructing buildings made of stone and marble in southwest Asia	8
258057025	This Phoenician product was highly prized by royalty and elite ruling classes	fine textiles in a red-purple dye	9
258057026	What new mode of transportation arrived in western Asia around 2000 BCE that allowed the creation of large states and empires?	horses	10
258057027	Both Greek and Chinese traditional societies (Zhou) had a(n)	authoritarian patriarchal family structure	11
258057028	Herodotus is known for	his works on the Persian Wars and is considered the "Father of History."	12
258057029	Plato is to Socrates as Alexander is to	Aristotle	13
258057030	The least important factor explaining the downfall of Rome was the	might of the Germanic military	14
258057031	Two of the most outstanding contributions of Rome to Western civilization were in	engineering and the law	15
258057032	What is meant by "payment of tribute" regarding the Han Empire?	Defeated peoples were expected to pay a fee to avoid destruction.	16
258057033	What contributed to the spread of Buddhism and to some extent Hinduism in Southeast Asia?	establishment of trade routes	17
258057034	Which of the following is TRUE of both the Gupta and Han empires?	both saw a number of technological advances	18
258057035	Attempts to save the Roman Empire from ruin by Constantine included	the establishment of a new capital in the eastern empire.	19
258057036	The Qin/Han dynasties and Romans shared in the use of this technology extensively in their empires	horse collar	20
258057037	All the following are areas that the Emperor Wu expanded the Han Empire into EXCEPT	Eastern India	21
258057038	Which of the following statements would NOT be true concerning the roles and lifestyles of women during the classical period (500 BCE- 600 CE)?	Hindu women were allowed many rights and due to their religious beliefs were pretty much free and independent.	22
258057039	What army of occupation was driven from India by Chandragupta Maurya?	the Greek administrators who had remained after Alexander the Great	23
258057040	Ashoka	changed his personal values and governmental policies after becoming a Buddhist.	24
258057041	Which of the following accurately describes gender relationships in ancient Indian society?	The practices concerning education, priesthood service, and property inheritance demonstrated egalitarianism between the genders.	25
258057042	Which of the following technologies most directly contributed to increased overland transportation and trade starting around 300 BCE?	camel saddle	26
258057043	The Mauryan and Gupta empires demonstrated India's	interruption in its political control marked by regional kingdoms.	27
258057044	Which statement accurately compares the fall of the Han and Roman empires?	Large landowners successfully avoided tax collectors.	28
258057045	The first fully unified government in Chinese history was that of the	Qin	29
258057046	The Qin dynasty	carried out public book burnings.	30
258057047	During the reign of the Han dynasty	rapid population growth, accompanied by increasingly concentrated land control, weakened the status and living standards of peasants.	31
258057048	Roman imperialism was characterized by	strategic fortification, road construction, and allied military support.	32
258057049	In comparison to Han China, in the Roman Empire	merchants were more highly regarded.	33
258057050	A fundamental difference between the Roman Empire and China's Han Empire was that the	essentials of the Han Empire were replicated by later dynasties but the Roman Empire disappeared except as an idea.	34
258057051	Which of the following civilizations was characterized by government participation by its citizens?	China	35
258057052	This passage refers to the Byzantine Empire as the "Roman Empire," why do you think the author is doing this?	The Byzantines thought of their empire as Roman	36