Chapter 4 Flashcards

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The Persian state had what

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Imperial spies throughout the empire

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what is true of empires

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conquer and rule other states

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classical Greece and 500 B.C.E. was

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an expansive civilization in a different way than the Persian Empire

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The political culture of classical Greece was different from that of Persia because

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only Greece experimented with the idea of free people running affairs of the state

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which was not a means by which participation of free males in the government of Greek city states increased

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helots of Athens voluntarily gave up control of council of elders

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The failed Persian invasion of Greece in 490 and 480 B.C.E. resulted in

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emergence of a golden age of culture and democracy in Athens

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which was a not a way Alexander the great’s conquest of Persia facilitated the spread of Greek culture

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sustained campaign by Greek rulers after Alexander to destroy temples/disperse priests dedicated to local gods

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deepening conflict between rich and poor in the Roman Republic led to all except

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drying of lots for appointment to public office

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creation of the Roman empire was motivated in part by

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desire to secure wealth of the eastern Mediterranean and resources of the West

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creation of an empire threatened the Republic in Rome because

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it empowered a small group of military leaders whos fierce rivalries brought Civil War to Rome

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what was not a feature of classical Rome and Chinese empires

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powerful emperors were critical in creation of both empires

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an important difference of Roman and Chinese empires

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Chinese empire formed quicker

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collapse the room was similar to Han because in both

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rivalries among the elite factions created instability and eroded Imperial authority

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in comparison to China north India

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possessed a unique social organization or, caste

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all except which is true of the Mauryan Empire

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rulers rejected/persecuted Buddhism

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in postclassical period which was similar to Europe in no longer being ruled by an emperor for an extended period

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North India

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The failure of India to reunite under one central political authority after Mauryan collapse

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none of the above

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after his conversion to Buddhism, Ashoka

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quit hunting and ended animal sacrifice

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provincial governors who administered 23 provinces in Persia were called

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Persians maintained a policy of

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respect for non-Persian tradition

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The Persians built

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A 1700 mile long Royal Road

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Conquered people living in slavelike conditions were called

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The reforming leader of Athens who secured and to debt/open access to public office two more men was

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The form of democracy in classical Athens was

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in 338 B.C.E. Greece politically was unified by
Phillip 2
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historians defined what empire as a classical Empire
Han
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The Hellenistic city of Alexandria was
The largest Greek city in the Hellenistic world
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what Roman leader took Rome from a Republic to Empire by becoming a dictator
Augustus
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Who was able to exercise so authority in part bc of command of pro army
Augustus
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what Chinese emperor brought the age of warring states to an end
Shihuangdi
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in a campaign to reunite the warring states of China leaders of the Qin instituted all reforms except
rejecting legalist doctrines in favor of Confucian philosophy
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The Roman empire adopted what religious tradition
christianity
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in the classical era empire were least prominent in
North India
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what was the name of the Greek Civil War between Athens and Sparta
Pelopennesian war
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victory in which war with Carthage extended Roman control over the west Mediterranean and made it a naval power
punic wars