Question 1

One of the stories from the Indian Jatakas describes the piloting of a ship as

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A)  a godlike gift. 
B)  useful, but not noble. 
C)  less useful than leading a caravan. 
D)  a waste of time. 
A)  a godlike gift. 
B)  useful, but not noble. 
C)  less useful than leading a caravan. 
D)  a waste of time.

Question 2

What effects did the axial age have on political and economic development? Provide at least two examples.

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The Axial Age, which occurred roughly be

Question 3

One of the main ways that Roman culture was spread throughout the Mediterranean world was through

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A)  the popularity of traditional Roman religion. 
B)  the popularity of Roman pottery. 
C)  marriage of Roman soldiers to local women and subsequent settlement in areas where they had been stationed. 
D)  the Romans' requirement that subject peoples to adopt their culture. 
A)  the popularity of traditional Roman religion. 
B)  the popularity of Roman pottery. 
C)  marriage of Roman soldiers to local women and subsequent settlement in areas where they had been stationed. 
D)  the Romans' requirement that subject peoples to adopt their culture.

Question 4

How and why did states tap into the wealth that traveled along both land and sea routes?

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States tapped into the wealth that trave

Question 5

All of the following were important legacies of the axial age EXCEPT:

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A)  the adoption of monotheism. 
B)  a remarkably durable heritage of ideas. 
C)  greater trade and exchange of ideas in Eurasia. 
D)  a fragile group of empires. 
A)  the adoption of monotheism. 
B)  a remarkably durable heritage of ideas. 
C)  greater trade and exchange of ideas in Eurasia. 
D)  a fragile group of empires.

Question 6

What was the cultural impact of the Persian Empire? On balance, was the rise of the Persian Empire beneficial or detrimental for the various societies they conquered?

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The cultural impact of the Persian Empir

Question 7

A primary reason that the Persians invaded Greece during the early fifth century B.C.E. was

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A)  to gain new tributary states. 
B)  to prove that they could. 
C)  for religious reasons. 
D)  to avenge the destruction of Susa. 
A)  to gain new tributary states. 
B)  to prove that they could. 
C)  for religious reasons. 
D)  to avenge the destruction of Susa.

Question 8

For trading goods, land routes compared with sea routes were

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A)  faster. 
B)  cheaper. 
C)  relatively safe. 
D)  better for moving high-value products. 
A)  faster. 
B)  cheaper. 
C)  relatively safe. 
D)  better for moving high-value products.

Question 9

The founder of the Persian Empire was named

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A)  Xerxes. 
B)  Cyrus. 
C)  Artaxerxes. 
D)  Darius. 
A)  Xerxes. 
B)  Cyrus. 
C)  Artaxerxes. 
D)  Darius.

Question 10

In forming his government, Asoka recruited what group to serve as bureaucrats?

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A)  the traditional Brahmin elite 
B)  the rising merchant class 
C)  the Buddhist clergy 
D)  the military elite 
A)  the traditional Brahmin elite 
B)  the rising merchant class 
C)  the Buddhist clergy 
D)  the military elite

Question 11

The balance of trade across Eurasia during the axial age was tilted to the advantage of

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A)  East Asia. 
B)  Southwest Asia. 
C)  Europe. 
D)  Southeast Asia. 
A)  East Asia. 
B)  Southwest Asia. 
C)  Europe. 
D)  Southeast Asia.

Question 12

How did the Persian Empire arise, and how was it governed?

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The Persian Empire arose in the 6th cent

Question 13

What event seems to have triggered Asoka's dramatic religious conversion?

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A)  victory over Kalinga 
B)  defeat by Bengal 
C)  conquest of Sri Lanka 
D)  vision after recovery from illness 
A)  victory over Kalinga 
B)  defeat by Bengal 
C)  conquest of Sri Lanka 
D)  vision after recovery from illness

Question 14

The basis for the economy of the Xiongnu was

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A)  pastoralism and raiding. 
B)  silk production and trade. 
C)  farming and raiding. 
D)  pastoralism and silk production. 
A)  pastoralism and raiding. 
B)  silk production and trade. 
C)  farming and raiding. 
D)  pastoralism and silk production.

Question 15

With the growth and development of trade during the last centuries of the first millennium B.C.E.,

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A)  large states became too cumbersome to keep up with the change. 
B)  large states developed on a scale previously unknown. 
C)  large states developed with little connection to or interest in trade. 
D)  most states were detrimental to the development of trade. 
A)  large states became too cumbersome to keep up with the change. 
B)  large states developed on a scale previously unknown. 
C)  large states developed with little connection to or interest in trade. 
D)  most states were detrimental to the development of trade.

Question 16

The rock inscriptions set up by Asoka appear

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A)  only in southern India. 
B)  only in northern India. 
C)  scattered throughout India. 
D)  primarily in the Krishna Valley. 
A)  only in southern India. 
B)  only in northern India. 
C)  scattered throughout India. 
D)  primarily in the Krishna Valley.

Question 17

The most common language in the Eastern Mediterranean during the height of Roman rule was

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A)  Hebrew. 
B)  Latin. 
C)  Greek. 
D)  Persian. 
A)  Hebrew. 
B)  Latin. 
C)  Greek. 
D)  Persian.

Question 18

The expansion of the Roman empire can be attributed to militarism and brutal conquest as well as to which of following practices?

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A)  imposition of Latin as the language of politics and commerce 
B)  encouraging collaboration between elites in subject states and by treating them as Romans 
C)  limiting religion only to deities with a unique Roman past 
D)  gradually abolishing slavery throughout the empire 
A)  imposition of Latin as the language of politics and commerce 
B)  encouraging collaboration between elites in subject states and by treating them as Romans 
C)  limiting religion only to deities with a unique Roman past 
D)  gradually abolishing slavery throughout the empire

Question 19

What role did the Buddhist clergy play in Asoka's empire?

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In Asoka's empire, the Buddhist clergy,

Question 20

Which of the following was NOT decreed by the emperor Shi Huangdi?

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A)  abolition of slavery 
B)  creation of a uniform writing system 
C)  making Confucianism the only philosophy 
D)  standardizing of weights and measures 
A)  abolition of slavery 
B)  creation of a uniform writing system 
C)  making Confucianism the only philosophy 
D)  standardizing of weights and measures

One of the stories from the Indian Jatakas describes the piloting of a ship as

What effects did the axial age have on political and economic development? Provide at least two examples.

One of the main ways that Roman culture was spread throughout the Mediterranean world was through

How and why did states tap into the wealth that traveled along both land and sea routes?

All of the following were important legacies of the axial age EXCEPT:

What was the cultural impact of the Persian Empire? On balance, was the rise of the Persian Empire beneficial or detrimental for the various societies they conquered?

A primary reason that the Persians invaded Greece during the early fifth century B.C.E. was

For trading goods, land routes compared with sea routes were

The founder of the Persian Empire was named

In forming his government, Asoka recruited what group to serve as bureaucrats?

The balance of trade across Eurasia during the axial age was tilted to the advantage of

How did the Persian Empire arise, and how was it governed?

What event seems to have triggered Asoka's dramatic religious conversion?

The basis for the economy of the Xiongnu was

With the growth and development of trade during the last centuries of the first millennium B.C.E.,

The rock inscriptions set up by Asoka appear

The most common language in the Eastern Mediterranean during the height of Roman rule was

The expansion of the Roman empire can be attributed to militarism and brutal conquest as well as to which of following practices?

What role did the Buddhist clergy play in Asoka's empire?

Which of the following was NOT decreed by the emperor Shi Huangdi?

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Exam 7: The Great Empires

One of the stories from the Indian Jatakas describes the piloting of a ship as

What effects did the axial age have on political and economic development? Provide at least two examples.

One of the main ways that Roman culture was spread throughout the Mediterranean world was through

How and why did states tap into the wealth that traveled along both land and sea routes?

All of the following were important legacies of the axial age EXCEPT:

What was the cultural impact of the Persian Empire? On balance, was the rise of the Persian Empire beneficial or detrimental for the various societies they conquered?

A primary reason that the Persians invaded Greece during the early fifth century B.C.E. was

For trading goods, land routes compared with sea routes were

The founder of the Persian Empire was named

In forming his government, Asoka recruited what group to serve as bureaucrats?

The balance of trade across Eurasia during the axial age was tilted to the advantage of

How did the Persian Empire arise, and how was it governed?

What event seems to have triggered Asoka's dramatic religious conversion?

The basis for the economy of the Xiongnu was

With the growth and development of trade during the last centuries of the first millennium B.C.E.,

The rock inscriptions set up by Asoka appear

The most common language in the Eastern Mediterranean during the height of Roman rule was

The expansion of the Roman empire can be attributed to militarism and brutal conquest as well as to which of following practices?

What role did the Buddhist clergy play in Asoka's empire?

Which of the following was NOT decreed by the emperor Shi Huangdi?

Out of the Ice: Peopling the Earth

Out of the Mud: Farming and Herding After the Ice Age

The Great River Valleys: Accelerating Change and Developing States

A Succession of Civilizations: Ambition and Instability

Rebuilding the World: Recoveries, New Initiatives, and Their Limits

The Great Schools

Postimperial Worlds: Problems of Empires in Eurasia and Africa, Ca 200 to 700 Ce

The Rise of World Religions: Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism

Remaking the World: Innovation and Renewal on Environmental Frontiers in the Late First Millenium

Contending With Isolation: Ca 1000-1200

The Nomadic Frontiers: the Islamic World, Byzantium, and China, Ca 1000-1200

The World the Mongols Made

The Revenge of Nature: Plague, Cold, and the Limits of Disaster in the Fourteenth Century

Expanding Worlds: Recovery in the Late Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries

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