World History Test Homework Flashcard

Question 1

One of the two great epics of ancient India

Answer 1

Is the Mahabharata

Question 2

Jati

Answer 2

Subcastes in India that were determined by occupation. They prescribed individuals roles in society and were responsible for maintaining social stability

Question 3

What are the two types of amusement mentioned in the PDF that the people of ancient rome enjoyed ?

Answer 3

ancient romans loved chariot races and betting played a huge role in these races. They also enjoyed gladiatorial contests

Social mobility became easier under the roman empire than it had previously under the roman Republic. The provinces would play a much greater role during the Roman Empire than they had during the roman Republic

Question 4

Who is Ploybus

Answer 4

Polybus was a Greek historian that became one of the greatest historians of ancient Rome and was very enamored with the constitution of roman republic.

Question 5

What are the two great Indian epics this topic lists?

Answer 5

One of the two great epic of ancient India is The Mahabharata.

Question 6

What remained a prominent feature of Indian society well into modern times?

Answer 6

The subcastes in India that were determined by occupation. They prescribed individual’s role in society and were responsible for maintaining social stability

Question 7

All living things resemble the flame of these lamps, one moment lighted next extinguished; those only who have arrived at Nirvana are at rest?

Answer 7

Kisagotami learns from Buddha that only those who reach nirvana no longer have to suffer

Question 8

From the introduction, what was the original form of Buddhism called and what did it not offer enough to people?

Answer 8

The original form of Buddhism was known as Theravada but it was too narrow in scope and did not offer enough opportunities for people to achieve nirvana

Question 9

What is the new type of Buddhism called and what did this type of Buddhism state about the chief virtue of the Buddha?

Answer 9

The newer type of Buddhism was known as Mahayanna Buddhism which was the belief that the chief virtue of the Buddha was compassion

Question 10

In A Boddhisattva’s Resolution, what were some of the terrors that a Boddhisattva must take a pledge to rescue the whole world of living beings from?

Answer 10

Under Mahayana Buddhism, the chief virtue of the Budda is compassion, and the concept of Bodhisattvas became popular.

Question 11

Was the oracle’s advice to Croesus correct and if so, how?

Answer 11

According to Herodotus- the father of history, the oracle of Delphi was correct in predicting the destruction of great kingdom in the war between Lydia and Persia and that Lydia was defeated by Persia.

Question 12

Cyrus created?

Answer 12

The first Persian Empire called the Achaemenid Empire.

Question 13

Under what Persian dynasty, after the Achaemenid Empire had ended, did Zoroastrianism experience a revival and was supported zealously by this dynasty?

Answer 13

Of the four Persian empire, Zoroastrianism received its greatest support from the Sasanian Empire.

Question 14

What did most Zoroastrians who remained in Iran after this time eventually convert to?

Answer 14

Most Zorostraisn remained in Iran (Persia) after the overthrow of the Sasanian Empire and eventually converted to Islam

Question 15

What three religions of salvation do the authors claim Zoroastrianism left its mark on?

Answer 15

Zoroastrianism left its mark on three religions in particular- Judaism, Christianity and Islam

Question 16

Guilds functioning as subcastes based on occupations were known by what Indian name?

Answer 16

Jati

Question 17

What group toppled this dynasty in the seventh century A.D.?

Answer 17

Islamic forces ended the last Persian empire-the Sasanian Empire.

Question 18

Why is Pericles delivering this eulogy?

Answer 18

Pericles rules Athens during the first part of Peloponnesian War and died in the Athenian plague during this this war.

Thucydides gives us the most accurate account of the Peloponnesian war

The famous eulogy given by Perices is in praise of the Athenians, while simultaneously criticizing the Spartans

Athens was the exception to ancient Greek rule i.e, it was a democracy while nearly all other city-state(all others) in ancient Greece were oligarchies or rules buy a single king.

Question 19

What does Semonides state was the worst plague Zeus made and how does he describe how a man who lives with a woman goes through all his day?

Answer 19

The writing of Semonides is an example of Misogyny found in Classical Greek literature.

Question 20

What city-state was Xenophon from and what city-state did he
admire?

Answer 20

Xenophan was an ancient Greek historian from Athens who admired the city-state of Sparta

Question 21

What does the author state the vast majority of Greeks sought?

Answer 21

The vast majority of city-states in ancient Greece were not democracies

Women, foreigners and slaves were all excluded from political life in ancient Athens

Question 22

What was the reason why Greeks began to establish colonies in other parts of the Mediterranean basin?

Answer 22

The principal reason for Greek colonization beginning in the 700s Bc.s was over population of the Greek peninsula.

Question 23

Where did the Greeks establish their first colonies and where were their most popular sites?

Answer 23

The abundance of Greek colonization in Magna Graceland (southern Italy including Sicily) would have a profound effect on the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire who readily adopted Greek culture and language.

Question 24

According to this map, what was the Greek colony shown at the entrance to the Black Sea?

Answer 24

The Greek colony of Byzantium during the time of the Roman Empire would be renamed Constantinople and would eventually become the capital of Eastern Roman Empire

Question 25

Unlike their counterparts in Persia, China, and South Asia, what type of state did the Greeks not build?

Answer 25

Greece during its Classical Age and Hellenistic Age was comprise of independent city-states there was not united country of Greece during these ages.

Question 26

In addition to commercial exchange, what did Greek colonization spread?

Answer 26

Greek colonization, both in the Mediterranean and Black Sea, led to increased commercial exchange throughout these regions and Greek language and culture were diffused throughout these regions.