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World Civ Exam 2
world civ
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Athens conflict with the Persian Empire began when | |
| Which of the following was a unique feature of political life in classical Greece? | the idea of males running the states affair |
| Solon brought which of the following reforms to Athens after 594 B.C.E | The right of all civiliars to particapate in the assembly |
| Why did the emperor Darius want to conquer the city of Athens? | They didn't want to be under Pervia rule |
| In contrast to the Persian Empire , the political culture of classsical Greek Civilization | featured popular participation in politics |
| A major development that occurred during the Hellenistic era was | the spread of Greek culture throught most of the Ancient world |
| Which of the following was true of both the Roman and the Chinese Empire | The wealth of the Mediterrania societies |
| the first battle between the Athenians and the persians happened | Athens won because they had held their ground |
| The battle of the Marathon is significant because | it showed that Persia was beatable |
| which of the following was a consequence of the Greco- Persian wars | th enation at East/west divide |
| Which of the following represents a calue of the Roman Republic, idealized as "the way of the ancestors"? | rule of Laway |
| which of the folowing is an example of the centralization of the Chinese state under Qin Shihuangdi | Standization of weights measures, and currcey |
| what was th emost inportant thing Athens did in the years preceding the Pursian invasion | they built up their Navy |
| In contrast to what followed after the collapse of th eHan Dynasty in China, the collapse of the Roman Empire | |
| THe conquests of which leader contributed to the widespread dissemination of Greek culture during the Hellenistic era | Alexander the Great |
| AFter the death of Darius, who became the next Persian emperor | Xerxes |
| while reports vary, according to the lecture video, how many soldiers did Xerxes bring to greece? | 250,000 |
| When the Roman Empire disintegrated in 476 C.E. the eastern part of the empire came to be known as | |
| during the invasion of Greece, what was on disadvantage with the size of Xerxes' army? | the couldn't survive them selves |
| Which of the following classical religions and philosophies focused more on affairs of te world than on the realm of the divine and its relationship to human life? | confucianism |
| Zoroastrianism most probuably influenced which of the following philosophical or religious traditions | Judaism |
| Originally what was the spartan plan to defend Greece from the Persians | For everybody to go to sparta |
| which of the following systems of thought provided inspiration for the harsh reunification of CHina under Qin Shihuangdi | legalism |
| what did the Oracle of Delphi tell the spartans? | that sparta whould burn, or a king would die |
| how did the perian army win the battle of Thermopylae | somebody sold out and told them a way around |
| which of the following was a distinctive feature of the Greek way of thinking in the classical era? | confidence in human reason |
| which of the following may have played a role in the decline of Buddhism in India | Buddism was absorbed into a reviving Hinduism |
| when Xerxes captured the city of Athens, what did he do next | |
| which of the following is a central feature of the Hindu notion of karma | Samsara(rebirth) |
| What did confacianism and Greek rationalism share in common | A Secualr approach to understanding the World |
| why did leonidas and the Spartans stay at Thermopylae after the rest of the Greeks left? Pick the one answer that does not apply | give soldiers time, a king had to die |
| which of the following represents a way that Greek scholarship influenced the world? | Greek texts were translated into arabic and simlated Muslim intell extrolls |
| which of the following statements relflects the state of Christianity by 500 C.E. | christiantity was endorsed by states in Europe and North Africa |
| Disagreements over the meaning of the Buddhas teachings led to | a proliferation of differnt sects, pracitces, and medatation teqniques |
| whcih of the following included a distinctively supernatural dimension? | Mahayana Buddism |
| Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle were assosiated with | Greek Ratianilism |
| What event marked the end of the Persian invasion of Greece? | when Xerxes left and war home |
| The events of the Persian war inspired |