Chapter 4 Flashcards
The Persian state had what
Imperial spies throughout the empire
what is true of empires
conquer and rule other states
classical Greece and 500 B.C.E. was
an expansive civilization in a different way than the Persian Empire
The political culture of classical Greece was different from that of Persia because
only Greece experimented with the idea of free people running affairs of the state
which was not a means by which participation of free males in the government of Greek city states increased
helots of Athens voluntarily gave up control of council of elders
The failed Persian invasion of Greece in 490 and 480 B.C.E. resulted in
emergence of a golden age of culture and democracy in Athens
which was a not a way Alexander the great’s conquest of Persia facilitated the spread of Greek culture
sustained campaign by Greek rulers after Alexander to destroy temples/disperse priests dedicated to local gods
deepening conflict between rich and poor in the Roman Republic led to all except
drying of lots for appointment to public office
creation of the Roman empire was motivated in part by
desire to secure wealth of the eastern Mediterranean and resources of the West
creation of an empire threatened the Republic in Rome because
it empowered a small group of military leaders whos fierce rivalries brought Civil War to Rome
what was not a feature of classical Rome and Chinese empires
powerful emperors were critical in creation of both empires
an important difference of Roman and Chinese empires
Chinese empire formed quicker
collapse the room was similar to Han because in both
rivalries among the elite factions created instability and eroded Imperial authority
in comparison to China north India
possessed a unique social organization or, caste
all except which is true of the Mauryan Empire
rulers rejected/persecuted Buddhism
in postclassical period which was similar to Europe in no longer being ruled by an emperor for an extended period
North India
The failure of India to reunite under one central political authority after Mauryan collapse
none of the above
after his conversion to Buddhism, Ashoka
quit hunting and ended animal sacrifice
provincial governors who administered 23 provinces in Persia were called
satraps
Persians maintained a policy of
respect for non-Persian tradition
The Persians built
A 1700 mile long Royal Road
Conquered people living in slavelike conditions were called
helots
The reforming leader of Athens who secured and to debt/open access to public office two more men was
Solon
The form of democracy in classical Athens was
Direct
in 338 B.C.E. Greece politically was unified by
Phillip 2
historians defined what empire as a classical Empire
Han
The Hellenistic city of Alexandria was
The largest Greek city in the Hellenistic world
what Roman leader took Rome from a Republic to Empire by becoming a dictator
Augustus
Who was able to exercise so authority in part bc of command of pro army
Augustus
what Chinese emperor brought the age of warring states to an end
Shihuangdi
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
The Roman empire adopted what religious tradition
christianity
in the classical era empire were least prominent in
North India
what was the name of the Greek Civil War between Athens and Sparta
Pelopennesian war
victory in which war with Carthage extended Roman control over the west Mediterranean and made it a naval power
punic wars
