Development of States and Empires

Question 1

Lydians

Answer 1

lasted from 600-500 BC and invented metal coinage

Question 2

Xiongnu

Answer 2

a group of people who were among the many bandits, rebels, and nomadic invaders who made it difficult for the Han to protect their borders

Question 3

Dravidians

Answer 3

the dark-skinned natives of India who blended with the Aryan invaders to form a distinct culture

Question 4

satraps

Answer 4

the OFFICIALS, not the provinces themselves

Question 5

Persepolis

Answer 5

although Susa was already the capital of the Achaemenid Empire for the purpose of administration, this was a second capital built in Mesopotamian style by Darius to impress the citizens

Question 6

Pataliputra

Answer 6

the capital of the Mauryan Empire founded by Chandragupta; it was the capital of both the Mauryan and Gupta empires

Question 7

Hellenes

Answer 7

a term used to refer to the ancient Greeks

Question 8

alphabet

Answer 8

originally created by the Phoenicians

Question 9

Susa

Answer 9

the capital of the Achaemendi Empire that existed for administrative purposes