AP World History Flashcards

494807330	The growth of the Roman State was based on what natural resources of Italy?	Rivers, timber, metals, arable land, human population	0
494807331	The economic wealth of the early Roman State was based on what?	agriculture	1
494807332	The Roman Republic was not a true democracy; because it was rule by who?	Assemblies of wealthy male members	2
494807333	The family was the basic unit of Roman society under the authority of who?	The Patriarch- oldest male members(Patrefamilias)	3
494807334	Describe the role of Roman Women?	Controlled by men, couldn't own property or legally represent themselves, over time it changed so that they experienced more freedom and higher levels of education and political influence.	4
494807335	How did the Romans view the natural world?	they used mythology to explain the unknowns of the universe.	5
494807336	One key to the Romans' success in winning the loyalty of all Italy was doing what?	Expansion of citizenship	6
494807337	What was the result of each of the three wars Tome had with Carthage?	1) C. attacks R= R wins 2) C attacks R= R wins #) R attacks C= R wins	7
494807338	When Rome took control of a foreign land, it normally did what?	Allowed considerable autonomy to local governors	8
494807339	As the numbers of independent farmers declined in the later republic, Italian landowners increasingly turn to what?	slaves	9
494807340	On what factor do scholars agree was the reason behind why Rome and Han China flourished simultaneously?	No agreement	10
494807341	The emperor responsible for the reorganization of the Roman government after 31 B.C.E. was...	Octavian (Caesar Augustus)	11
494807342	What word/phrase describes the safety and stability of the Roman Empire?	Pax Romana	12
494807343	One of the most enduring consequences of the Roman Empire has been the...	Romanization (language, dress, culture)	13
494807344	Before 212 C.E., hwo did many people living outside Italy become Roman citizens?	Serving in the army for 20+ years	14
494807345	What role did Rome play in the circumstance surrounding Jesus' ministry and acclimation by his followers as the messiah?	Rome controlled Judea/Palestine	15
494807346	Why was becoming Christian considered an act of disloyalty in the Roman Empire?	Christians did not worship the Emperor as a god	16
494807347	How did the Roman architecture depart from the Greek style?	Invention of concrete led to less use of rock and marble, stronger buildings led to an increase of arches	17
494807348	Roman technological expertise is evident in...	Roads, bridges, aqueducts, arches	18
494807349	From reign of Augustus, the Roman army was reorganized and redeployed to do what?	Defend the empire rather than be on the offensive	19
494807350	The most visible symptom of Romes's "third-century crisis" was the...	political instability (weak rulers), foreign invasion (army can't defend the empire), threats from within (revolts & rebellions)	20
494807351	Who reformed Rome in the 3rd century C.E. and saved it from decline?	Diocletian	21
494807352	The conversion to Christianity of which Roman emperor ushered in a time of tolerance, acceptance, and eventual dominance of Christianity?	Constantine	22
494807353	What city became the new imperial capital of the Roman Empire?	Constantine moved the capital from Rome to Byzantium and renamed it after himself- Constantinople	23
494807354	In addition to agriculture, a fundamental resource of China was...	Human Labor	24
494807355	A result of the competition among states in the Warring States Period was...	The opportunity for a strong leader to control everything - Gin and his Qin dynasty	25
494807356	The Chinese family was considered to include what members?	Ancestors- living and dead	26
494807357	Because of the influence of Confucian ethics, Chinese values emphasized...	respect, family, obedience	27
494807358	The Confucian view of proper female behavior was exemplified by the...	3 submissions: 1) her parents 2) husband 3) son	28
494807359	It was customary for young brides in China to	live with her husband's family; must please the mother-in-law most of all	29
494807360	The Qin ruler took the title Shi Huangdi, which meant...	First Emperor	30
494807361	When the Qin government abolished primogeniture, this meant that...	taking land away from powerful, wealthy landowners and dividing it among smaller, (less wealthy & less powerful) landowners	31
494807362	The Qin emperor was committed to standardization of coinage, weights, and measures, the law code, and writing. This shows commitment to...	Unification of Chinese civilization	32
494807363	The early Han emperors reformed the Legalist system by...	incorporating Confucianism again to stabilize the empire	33
494807364	The well planned urban capital of the Han dynasty was called what?	Chang'an	34
494807365	In order to supply administrators for the empire, the Han used officials from the gentry class and adopted...	a version of Confucianism (so that they would be respected)	35
494807366	Why was Daoism popular among the common people?	Simply, it taught people to relax and accept life just the way it was, it also encouraged education and made government responsible for taking care of people	36
494807367	The important Han innovations include what?	Horse collar, windmill, crossbow	37
494807368	The leading export commodity of China during the Han was...	Porcelain	38
494807369	What is considered by scholars to be the factors helping to explain the fall of the Han empire?	Political instability, foreign invasions, threats from within (revolts & rebellions), acting to late to bring reforms, which were ineffective	39
494837314	What technology dominated Shang China?	Bronze	40
494837315	How did Shang China eliminate rebesls and competitors within and outside the empire?	Didn't allow free production of bronze	41
494837316	How did Shang kings use surplus agriculture	To support military and political allies	42