Chapter 5 Quizzes – Flashcards
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China was unique in the ancient world in the extent to which
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its social organization was shaped by the actions of the state.
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Which of the following philosophical or religious traditions provided a unifying ideology for peasant rebellions in China?
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Daoism
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The world's first and longest lasting professional civil service emerged in
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China
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Peasants were honored and merchants were looked down upon in the official ideology of
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China
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The combination of natural disasters, high taxes and rents, and state demands for labor and military service often sparked peasant rebellions in
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China
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Once the system of jatis in India was established,
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an individual jati could slowly raise its standing in relation to other jatis in the local hierarchy by acquiring land or wealth.
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Which group was at the top of the caste system in India?
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Brahmin
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membership in a jati was based on a person's
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occupation
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How was India's social structure different from that of China?
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Indian social groups were defined more rigidly.
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The inequalities of the caste system received support from
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Hindu notions of karma, dharma, and rebirth.
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In India, the jati to which one belonged determined
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whom one could marry
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In India, the caste system encouraged loyalty to
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local communities
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During the classical era, slaves comprised more than one-third of the total population in
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Roman Empire
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Which of the following has been put forward by scholars as a possible factor in the emergence of slavery within the First Civilizations?
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early domestication of animals
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Slaveholding was least widespread and least central to the economy of
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China
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Which of the following was a major source of slaves in the Roman Empire?
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Prisoners of War
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Although slaves in the Roman Empire performed all work, from the most prestigious to the most degrading, they were prohibited from
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serving in the military
