Period 2

Question 1

Bureaucracy

Answer 1

System w/ department s and agency’s that run gov’t

Question 2

I ching

Answer 2

Chinese book of Oracles, answered ethical and practical problems

Question 3

Shi Huangdi

Answer 3

First qin emperor, stopped internal battles, doubled size of China by attacking invaders, controlled nobles by moving them to qin capital, carved china into 36 districts controlled by qin officials

Question 4

Order of greek philosophers

Answer 4

Socrates, Plato, Aristotle

Question 5

Qin dynasty

Answer 5

Overthrew zhou, 3rd century bc

Question 6

Gupta empire

Answer 6

2nd indian empire, founded by Chandra Gupta

Question 7

Mauryan Empire

Answer 7

1st indian empire, founded by Chandragupta Maurya

Question 8

Han dynasty

Answer 8

Ruled 202 bc to ad 9, ad 23 to 220. Ruled after qin bc of peasants revolts. Centralized gov’t, diverted from qin legalism

Question 9

Mycenaean

Answer 9

Info-european people who settled greek mainland, traded w/ europe and middle east, fought trojan war

Question 10

Oligarchy

Answer 10

Gov’t where group of few people rule

Question 11

Dorians

Answer 11

Greek-speaking people who migrated to mainland greece after downfall of mycenaeans

Question 12

Helot

Answer 12

Peasant in ancient sparta

Question 13

Phalanx

Answer 13

Formation of soldiers w/ spears and shields

Question 14

Hellenistic

Answer 14

Description of greek world from alex the great to 2nd c bc. Greek culture blended w/ egyptian, persian, and indian. Main city was Alexandria

Question 15

Roman Civil Wars

Answer 15

Started bc Gracchus brothers, tiberius and gaius, proposed civil reforms that benefited plebeians. Senators felt threatened and brothers were killed, starting civil wars that were ended w/ Caesar being elected consul

Question 16

Diocletian

Answer 16

Emperor who restored order and strength to roman empire. Divided large empire into east and west, ruled east, appointed co-ruler for west but still had overall control. After his retirement, civil war for power broke out

Question 17

Constantinople

Answer 17

Capital of united roman empire under constantine, new name of byzantium, location in east caused power shift from west to east

Question 18

Attila

Answer 18

Leader of hun clans that attacked the Roman empire but failed to conquer rome, allowed germanic tribes to conquer western half of empire later

Question 19

Greco-roman culture

Answer 19

Ancient culture that developed from greek, hellenistic, and roman cultures

Question 20

Peloponnesian war

Answer 20

War between athens and sparta 431-404 bc, sparta won

Question 21

Persian wars

Answer 21

Wars between persian empire and greek city-states. Started bc ionian greeks revolted against persians and athens sent aid. Darius the great vowed revenge

Question 22

Punic wars

Answer 22

Wars between carthage and rome. 1: Rome won control of cicely and west med. 2: hannibal attacked rome from alps, won at cannae but couldn’t capture rome 3: scipio developed plan to attack carthage, romans defeated hannibal and captured and burned carthage. Punic wars gave rome control over all mediterranean