Classical Civilizations -World History

Question 1

Reincarnation

Answer 1

Buddhism and Jainism
To be reborn into a new life based on your previous life
If you were bad in the old life, you’ll be like a worm or something
If you lived a good life, you’ll reincarnate as something that’s epicly cool beans

Question 2

Spread of Christianity

Answer 2

Had schisms inside of the church
Most people in that area at that time were polytheistic
Some think it was what led to the fall of Rome

Question 3

Gender Roles in China

Answer 3

Women had very few rights and were told to serve all males(part of Confucius’ teachings)

Question 4

Roman Wealth

Answer 4

they were rich in wine, they made wine

Question 5

Centralization of Government in Rome

Answer 5

Had emperors

Question 6

Centralization of Government in China

Answer 6

Qin Shihuangdi made his own army during the Qin dynasty
Destroyed all local laws and book and scholars he didn’t like (book and scholars were burned)
Disssenters died
Many canals and roads built
Standardized Chinese script and coins
Peasants could own land
Han Dynasty-
Han Wudi
Expanded empire and defeated Xiongnu(group of peeps)
Farmers who had no land were relocated to Central Asia and they farmed there
Civil Service exam
Made a university for employment based on Confucius teachings
Silk roads were made
Invented paper, iron plow and developed the yoke
Pax Sinica - Chinese Peace
Ended because of
Diseases
Farmers had to give up land
Only small landowners were taxed
Yellow Turban Rebellion- Uprising- millions of people dead
etc

Question 7

Centralization of Government in Gupta

Answer 7

India became a very important place along the silk road
Very similar to Mauryan
Divided into provinces
Divided into districts
Pataliputra was center of the empire
Many achievements in science and math
Number system (based on 0-9)- arabic numerals
Transplant skin grafts
First inoculations (vaccinations)
Religious freedom
Many Buddhist shrines
Fall of Gupta dynasty
Diversity to downfall
Gupta emperors took a hands-off approach to governing
Huns invaded and conquered the northern part of India

Question 8

Trade among classical civilizations

Answer 8

Used the Silk Roads

India was important along silk road

Question 9

Disease spreading along Silk Roads

Answer 9

Rome had Chicken Pox

China had smallpox, measles and bubonic plague

Question 10

Greek religion

Answer 10

Polytheistic
Believe in punishing gods
Had philosophers
Socrates
Invented method of questioning
Plato
Student of Socrates
Wrote about the thought of 3 classes of people-workers, warriors, and philosopher kings
Aristotle
Plato’s student
Believed in gaining knowledge through empiricism( a fact)
Tutor of alexander the Great

Question 11

Monarchy

Answer 11

A king rules

Question 12

aristocracy

Answer 12

the nobles rule

Question 13

oligarchy

Answer 13

a few wealthy landowners and merchants rule

Question 14

democracy

Answer 14

all citizens participate

Question 15

Chinese Terracotta Army

Answer 15

Army to protect Qin Shihuangdi after he died
7,000 life size soldiers
Untouched for over 2,000 year

Question 16

Greek Government

Answer 16

Controlled a large area
Had city-states
No central government
Had different political systems
Monarchy-king
Aristocracy-the nobles rule
Oligarchy-a few wealthy landowners and merchants
Democracy-all citizens participate

Question 17

Silk Road

Answer 17

Spread items-textiles, food
Spread diseases
Spread religions
Established during Qin Dynasty

Question 18

Social Order

Answer 18

Women were treated as nothing, less important than the men
Spartans-military controlled all
Confucius-everybody has a role
Gupta-caste systems

Question 19

Caste Systems and Buddhism

Answer 19

Levels in society
Brahmins
Priestly and learned class
Kshatriyas
Warriors and ruling class
Vaishyas
Merchant and artisans
Shudras
Peasant and serf class
Dalit/untouchables
It was impossible to move up in the system

Question 20

Social factors contributing to the fall of Rome

Answer 20

Rise of Christianity
Those who were fighting in the army were looked down upon by Christians-commiting sin
Christians taught pacifism
Church schisms
Decline in Morals and values
Prostitutes
Leaders wasted money on parties instead of the empire
A lot of gladiator fights(brutal fights that all citizens attended)
Public health
Used lead pipes for their water
Spread of disease
Alcohol consumption
Inferior technology
Relied too much on animal and human labor
Didn’t invent anything new
Couldn’t provide for their people
Didn’t adapt to the new technology of the land they conquered
Slowly lost territory

Question 21

Positive and negative effects of the Silk Roads on classical civilizations

Answer 21

Positive
Allowed items to be traded that aren’t normally native to one area
Spread of new ideas/technology
Spread religion
Economic impact
Negative
Spread of disease
Government raised the taxes