Classical Era – Flashcards
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the neolithic revolution occured first in
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the middle east
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why did the original habitants of australia not develop agriculture
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they were too isolated to learn of developments elsewhere until recently
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once developed, metal tools were perfered over stone tools for all of the following reasons except
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they were easier for ordinary people to make at home
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a society is almost certanly a civilization if
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it practices sedentary agriculture
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the development of writing
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helps explain why governments could become more formal and bureaucratic
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the earliest known writing in a civilization first developed in
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the middle east
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sumerian civilization produced the first
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written law code
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the characteristic political organization of the tigris-euphrates civilization was
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religion city-states
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egypt differed from mesopotamian civilization by stressing
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well-organized, durable empires
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which river valley civilization was most completkt destroyed by natureal disatsters such as climate change
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indus
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among the early river valley civiliztions
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the hung he culture in china was the most isolated
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jewish monotheism
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proposed a less human-like and more abstract god.
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which of the following areas was not one of the earliest civilizations to develop
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west africa
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one diffrence between classical civilizations and river valley civilizations was that in classical civilizations
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political organizations were more elaborate
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one diffrence between classical china and the earlier huaghe river valley civilization was that
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human sacrifices were suppressed
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a dynasty in chinease history was
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a family that passed the imperial title from generation to generation
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the son of heven concept promoted all the following except
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priests control of the state
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the qin dynasty differed from the zhou dynasty in that
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it was more centralized
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all of the following constituted a function of government in han chiina except
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schools for peasent boys
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chinese veiws of nature emphasized
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harmony and balance
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which of the following was a confucian belief
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a good society has a hierarchy both in family and state
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ceremony and hierarchy became an important part of upper-class chinese life because
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the chinese belived that it would help unify society and prevent greed
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daoists would agree with confucianist on all the following except
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the importance of political activity
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the chinease government accepted daoism for all the following reason except
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daoist belived that nobles were holier then peasents
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chinease art featured
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careful craftmanship and detail work
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which of the following goups was lowstanding in official chinease society hierarchy
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merchants
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one of chinas key economic strengths was
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high leavels of technological inovation
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woman in han chineas society
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sometimes became quite powerful in households
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a famous example of culturak diffusion in early chinease histoyr was
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the introduction and spread of buddhism from india
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which of the following does not help explain why india was invaded more often than china
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hostility to warfare
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the ayran conquerors brought to india
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distinctive reliougious ideas
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the mauryan dynasty differed from th gupta dynasty in that
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it ruled a larger territory
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indias political tradition
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stressed the importance of regonal and local units
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the indian cast system served to an extent as a political institution by
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enforcing rules about social behavior
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confucian and hindu valuse both
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helped justify and preserve social inequality
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hindu ethics involved
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emphasis on an individual carrying out the obligations of life
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hinduism urged that
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all living creatures participated in the divine essence
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buddhism differed from hinduism by not beliving
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in the caste system
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Nivana meant
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full union with the divine essence
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which of the following does not describe important features of indian art
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opposed to the use of animal figures
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nalanda became famous for
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its university that attracted students from all over asia
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indias trading network involved direct contact with all the followin except
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russia
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compared to china, indian social and economic structure
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gave a stronger role to merchants
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compaired to china, india
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had greater contact with other societies and civilizations
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in the classical period, both china and india
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showed considerable tolerence for diffrent religions
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in contrast to china, the social values that developed in classical india
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encoraged greater emotional spontaneity
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if the greek genius was politics, the roman genius was
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engineering
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the two medditerrianinan powers fighting in the punic wars were
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carthage and rome
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compaired to modern american ideas of democracy, athenian demcracy was destinctive in
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urging that all citizan participate directly in lawmaking and policy making
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greek politics resembled indian politis in
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the tendincy of regional fragmentation
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from a confucian viewoint, the roman empire might hve been critized for placing too much confidence in
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laws rather than trained officals
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Republican romans and democrate athenians would have agreed that all the following were politically important except
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divisions of power within state
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the senat of republican rome particulary represented
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the landed aristocracy
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roman emperors tried to prevent populare disorder by
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orginizing food supplies and distrution
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the roman empire
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tolorated local political and religous diversity
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the socrathic method emphasized the importance of
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questioning
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the greek and hellinistic approch in science
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used mathmatics to try and explain natures patterns
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hellenistic societywas known for its advances in
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medicine and geometry
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compared to chinease architecture, greek and roman architecture
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featured monumental styles
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greek and roman agriculture
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tended to develop large commercial estates
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roman slaves were used for all of the following except
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military service
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both ancient rome and greece depended on slavery. on result of this dependence was
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both groups lagged in tecnological advances compaired to chinese and indians
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the first kingdons in eastern africa below the sahara showed the influence of
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egypt and hellenism
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by 600 CE an early civilization was beging to take shape in
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central america
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japan developed a religion called
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shintoism
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nomadic invaders often had mitlitary advantagees over the armies of empiers because
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they were more skilled horsemen
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the end of the gupta empire differed from the decline of roma in that it did not involve
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the introduction of a new religon for the majority
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which of the following best survived the hun invasion of india
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hindue beliefs
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events in late china and the late roman empire show tha the decline of a civilization weither temporary or permanent
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is not simply the result of attack by outside invadores
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one important early syptom of romes decline was
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the drop in poulation due to a series of plagues
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the eastern portion of the roman empire experienced less decline than the west for all of the following reasons except
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the east resisted the spread of christianity
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after 200 CE an increasing number of people in asia, europe, and north africa begain to adoptfaiths charictorized by
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monotheism
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despite major difrences, christanity, hinduism, and buddhism all show intrest in
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life after death
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everywhere it spread, buddhism stressed
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meditation and ethical behavior
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compared to hinduism, christans are more likely to
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see humans as superior to nature
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compaired to hinduism and budism, all of the followin constitude distinctive features of late roman christianity except
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non-belivers cant join the church
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by 600 looking at the entire world a good definition of barbarian would be someone
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who is not part of a civiliztion
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monasticism first developed in italy under the leadership of
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benedict
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