Ch. 1-5 AP World History

The first ruler of the Maurya empire was

Chandragupta

according to the textbook which River Valley civilization is speculated to have been destroyed by outside invasion

Indus

which River Valley civilizations culture remains largely unknown due to my invasions and destruction by natural disasters such as climate change

Indus

despite major differences Christianity Hinduism and Buddhism all show interest in

Life after death

between 550 and 400 B.C.E. classical civilizations produce all of the following seminal thinkers except

Muhammad

Indian trading networks expanded to include all of the following except

Russia

Greek society registered special advances in

Science

The Hellenistic society was known for its advances in

Science and math

This civilization pushed forward entirely independent of the three great classical civilizations in

The Americas

A characteristic of the human species before the advent of civilization was

The Billy Dee to express themselves artistically

classical Chinese civilization was ruled by all of these except

The Shang dynasty

A characteristic of the human species before the advent of civilization was

The ability to spread to various geographic settings and climate zones

The human species was characterized in the Paleolithic age by all of the following except

The development of economies based on agriculture

The eastern portion of the Roman empire experienced less decline in the west for all of the following reasons except

The east resisted the spread of Christianity

The end of the Gupta differed from the decline of Rome in that it did not involve

The introduction of a new religion

The earliest known writing in a civilization first developed in

The middle east

The neolithic revolution occurred first in

The middle east

The Paleolithic age refers to all the following except

The period at which agriculture was develop

Woman Persia each made use of all of the following empire building techniques except

The suppression of non-official religions

Greek politics resembled Indian politics in

The tendency of regional fragmentation

after 200 CE an increasing number of people in Asia Europe and north Africa began to adopt faiths characterized by

monotheism

as the most influential of the smaller middle eastern regional cultures the Jews were characterized most by

monotheism

Egyptian civilization different from Mesopotamian civilization by stressing

more centralized and durable empires

hunting and gathering societies

organize into rather small groups

confucianism and Taoism

originated as responses to societal problems during times of disruption

The decline of the three classical civilizations between 200 and 600 CE were all characterized by

outside invasions

One difference between the classical civilizations in the earlier River Valley civilizations was that in classical civilizations

political organizations were more elaborate

jewish monotheism

propose the less human like more abstract God

The Socratic method emphasize the importance of

questioning

The philosopher Socrates emphasize the importance of

questioning

The characteristic political organization of the Tigris Euphrates civilization was

regional city states

The characteristic political organization of the tigris Euphrates civilization was

regional city states

compared with Hinduism Christianity is more likely to

see humans as superior to nature

in River valley societies priest develop considerable social power because they

served as intermediaries between the people and gods and goddesses

Japan developed a religion called

shintoism

india's political tradition

stress the importance of regional and local units

Greek and Roman agriculture

tended to develop a large commercial estates

The neolithic revolution refers to the period

that saw the rise of settled agriculture

One characteristic that differentiated classical civilizations from the earlier River Valley civilizations was

they created larger political structures capable of controlling more land

once developed metal tools were preferred over stone tools for all of the following reasons except

they were easier for ordinary people to make at home

nomadic invaders often had military advantages over the armies of empires because

they were more skilled as horseman

The Roman Empire

tolerated local political and religious diversity

The Roman empire

tolerated local politicians and religious diverse city

compared with modern American ideas about democracy Athenian democracy was distinctive in

urging that all citizens participate directly in law and policy making process

The human species was characterized in the Paleolithic age by all of the following except

...

republican Romans and democratic Athenians would have agreed that all of the following were politically important except

A division of powers within the state

One important early symptom of Rome's decline was

A drop in the population

A dynasty in Chinese history was

A family the past imperial title from generation to generation

which of the following was a Confucian belief

A good society has a hierarchy both in family and state

A major feature of the classical Chinese economy was

A high level of technology

The Qin and Han dynasties were both characterized politically by

A powerful centralize governance

The most characteristic political form in the classical Mediterranean world was

Aristocratic assemblies

The first kingdoms in Africa below the Sahara showed the influence of

Egypt and Hellenism

The Chinese view of nature stressed

Harmony and balance

which of the following best survive the Hun invasions in India

Hindu beliefs

hinduism urged that

all living creatures participated in the divine essence

classical India's political climate was characterized most by

an array of regional political units

hinduism was defined by all of the following except

an attack on all other religions

The Chin Dynasty was marked by all of the following except

an increase in the economic status of peasant communities

which of the following does not define a civilization

art

china's classical. Gave rise to all of the following intellectual traditions except

buddhism

Greek politics was noted for its formation of

democratic city states

The Aryan conquerors brought to India

distinctive religious ideas

Hindu ethics involved

emphasis on individual caring out to the obligations of life

jewish monotheism

emphasize the power and abstraction of God

all of the following constituted a function of the state of Han China except

encouraging equitable treatment of peasants

The Indian cast system functioned as a political institution by

enforcing rules about social behavior

if the Greek genius was politics the Roman genius was

engineering

compared to China Indian social and economic structure

gave a stronger role to merchants

compared to China India

had more contact with other societies and civilizations

confucianism and Hindu values both

help justify and preserve social inequality

The development of writing

helps why governments could become more formal and bureaucratic

all of the following to find a formative. Or Vedic an epic ages of Indian civilization except

highly centralized government

buddhism different from Hinduism by not believing

in the cast system

A famous example of cultural diffusion early Chinese history was

introduction and spread of Buddhism from India

The Mauryan dynasty differed from the Gupta dynasty in that

it ruled a larger territory

all of the following constitute distinctive features of late Roman Christianity except

it weak heirarchy of church officials

A major factor in China's development of the first elaborate classical society was

it's ability to expand beyond its river civilization borders

The Chin Dynasty differed from the Zahl Dynasty in that

it's government was more centralized

events in the late Han China and the late Roman empire show that the decline of a civilization whether temporary or permanent

it's not simply the result of attack by outside invader

The Senate of republican Rome particularly represented the

landed aristocracy

if the Greek genius was in government the Roman genius was in

law

from a Confucian point of view the Roman empire might have been criticized for placing too much confidence in

laws rather than trained officials

everywhere it's spread Buddhism stressed

meditation and ethical behavior

besides the mean people which of the following groups were considered to have the least status in classical China

merchants

which of the following groups was considered low standing in official Chinese Social hierarchy

merchants

Roman slaves were used for all of the following except

military service