Unit 2 History Test Flashcards

1
Q

What was the name of the 1st empire in World History

A

Akkadians

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2
Q

What new empire arose after the Akkadian Empire

A

Babylonian Empire

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3
Q

What was a fundamental part of this system of justice

A

principal of retaliation

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4
Q

What was the efficient communication system the Assyrians used

A

staging posts with relays or horses

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5
Q

Who was the Persian king who divided the government in 20 provinces

A

Darius

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6
Q

What was the Religion of Ancient Persia

A

Zoroastrianism

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7
Q

Christian Term for BC

A

Before Christ

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8
Q

Christian Term for AD

A

Anno Domini (latin) (In the year of our lord)

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9
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Secular Term for BC

A

Before the common Era

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10
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Secular Term for CE

A

common era

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11
Q

Who was ancient Persia founded by

A

Cyrus the Great

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12
Q

The Persian economy facilitated ______ from Greece to India

A

trade

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13
Q

The Zhou dynasty has the _____

A

Mandate of Heaven

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14
Q

The Qin dynasty uses _____ to restore order

A

legalism

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15
Q

The Qin dynasty leader built a ____ ____ to protect him in the afterlife

A

Terracotta army

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16
Q

Han dynasty Reforms:

A
  • Confucian Exam (determines your job, not born into social class)
  • Expanded Silk Roads
17
Q

Who Was the Mauryan Ruler?

A

Ashoka

18
Q

Who was the Gupta Ruler?

A

Chandragupta

19
Q

Ancient Greece _________ prevented political unification

A

geography

20
Q

Who was Ancient Greeces leader?

A

Alexander the Great

21
Q

What was ancient Romes political system

A
  • Consuls
  • Senate
  • Tribunes
22
Q

Who was Julius Caesar?

A

He was the “dictator for life”

He was executed by aristocratic conspiratoes

23
Q

Who established the roman empire

A

Augutus

24
Q

Ancient Mesopotamia

A

Maya

25
Q

What body of water is both Greece and Rome located on

A

Mediterranean Sea

26
Q

What was the economy of Greece and Rome based on

A

Agricultural

27
Q

What was the bigger export of the new bigger farms

A

wine and olives

28
Q

why were these the top exports of rome

A

similar geography

29
Q

what did the greeks consider “degrading” that strengthened the Romans economy

A

trading

30
Q

what labor was used by both empires

A

slave labor

31
Q

The roman empire ______ in the late A.D. 200’s due to being weakened by _______ and _______ factors

A

Divided, internal, external

32
Q

Power shifted to the ________ half of the roman empire which remains ______ …_________________

A

Eastern, successful, The Byzantine Empire

33
Q

the city of _____ is surrounded on 3 sides

A

constantanple

34
Q

Constantanople controled key ___ ____ to europe and asia

A

trade routes

TRADE IS FUNDIMENTAL TO THIS EMPIRES ECONOMY

35
Q

the official languagw will swap from ________ to ___

A

latin to greek

36
Q

constantine built a capital city in

A

constantinople

37
Q

The ___________ empire arose from this site

A

byzantine

38
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