Ch 4 MQ

Question 0

In contrast, what followed After the collapse of the Han dynasty in china, the. Ok collapse of the Roman Empire ?

Answer 0

Led to emergence of highly decentralized political systems

Question 1

What did Persian & Greece empires have in common ?

Answer 1

Both expansive civilizations

Question 2

Which of the following had an important influence on the Chinese imperial state?

Answer 2

Legalism

Question 3

Which of the following has been put forward to explain why empires were much less prominent in India than China

Answer 3

India’s unparalleled cultural diversity

Question 4

Athens’ leadership in which event launched Athens on a path to establish its dominance over other city states in the region?

Answer 4

Greco-Persian wars

Question 5

Which foreign religious tradition was absorbed into China during the classical period

Answer 5

Buddhism

Question 6

Which of the following represents a defining characteristic of an empire ?

Answer 6

A state formed through conquest and maintained through the extraction of resources from conquered states and peoples

Question 7

In what respect did India’s political history resemble that of Western Europe?

Answer 7

Both created enduring civilizations in the absence of a consistent, encompassing imperial state

Question 8

Which of the following represents a value of the roman republic, idealized as “the way of ancestors”

Answer 8

Rule of law

Question 9

Which of the following expresses the basic difference between what the Roman Empire and the Han dynasty believed was the key to good government?

Answer 9

The Roman Empire emphasized good laws while Han emphasized good men

Question 10

Which of the following had the weakest tradition of rule by monarchs

Answer 10

Athens

Question 11

Which of the following represents a period during which most of south Asian subcontinent was unified under a single imperial state

Answer 11

Mauryan empire

Question 12

Which of the following was a unique feature of political life in classical Greece

Answer 12

The idea of free male citizens running the affairs of state

Question 13

Which of the following was a characteristic of all classical empires?

Answer 13

They were powerful states capable of coercing resources from subjects

Question 14

In contrast to the Roman Empire the process of empire formation in china..

Answer 14

Had precedents to follow

Question 15

Which of the following describes the Persian policy towards people with different cultural traditions who lived within he empire?

Answer 15

Respect and tolerance for non-Persian traditions

Question 16

A major development that occurred during the Hellenistic era was..

Answer 16

The spread of Greek culture throughout most of the world

Question 17

Which of the following is an example of the centralization of the Chinese state under Qin?

Answer 17

Standardization of weights, measures, and currency

Question 18

Which of the following was true of both the roman and Chinese empires?

Answer 18

They invoked supernatural sanctions to support their role

Question 19

In contrast to the Persian empire, the political culture of Classical Greek civilization ..

Answer 19

Featured popular participation in politics

Question 20

The conquests of which leader contributed to the widespread dissemination of Greek culture during the Hellenistic age?

Answer 20

Alexander the Great

Question 21

Which of the following was motivation for the expansion of the Roman Empire ?

Answer 21

The wealth of eastern Mediterranean societies

Question 22

Legalistic answer

Answer 22

~Answer lay in rule and law strictly enforced through system of rewards and punishments
~ only farmers and soldiers seen as useful
~ Qin & Shihuangdi

Question 23

Confucius

Answer 23

-ambitious, educated aristocrat
~ Ideas had big impact on china
~ Confucian As body of thought