Religions
What is the word for the Buddhist and Hindu idea that people come back to life once more after they have died?
Reincarnation
Did the Han Dynasty have a centralized or decentralized government?
Centralized
Did Greece have a centralized or decentralized government?
Decentralized; city-states
Which nomadic groups invaded the Roman empire, leading to its downfall? Name as many as you can think of.
Huns
Visigoths
Ostrogoths
Anglo-Saxons
What was the cause of population decrease in the Roman and Han empires?
Transmission of diseases along trade routes.
Which religion did King Ashoka spread throughout India?
Buddhism
Why was China's economy able to be so successful?
It had high levels of technological innovation
Which feature of Ancient Greece has been most influential in modern times?
Their system of law and governance- DEMOCRACY
What was one of the main causes of the Fall of Rome?
Invasions by barbarians
Chaotic leadership
What three things are spread along trade routes (usually by pastoralists)?
Ideas
Technology
Disease
Which religion denied the need for a caste system?
Buddhism
What was the role of women in classical China?
They had less power than men. They were subordinate to them.
The main similarity between Roman and Greek religions is that they were...
Polytheistic (many gods)
Why were the Roman and Persian empires able to develop such successful trade systems?
The building and maintaining of roads.
What is cultural assimilation?
Adopting the cultures, customs, traditions, etc. of another group of people
Which two empires put the Jews into a diaspora?
Romans
Babylonians
How did people get to work in the government in Han China?
Education- they had to pass the civil service exam
Which geographical feature caused ancient Greece to develop city states?
Mountains
What led to the fall of the Persian, Chinese, and Roman empires?
Invasions by outsiders
Too much territory (Rome)
Civil war
What happened to the Western Roman Empire after the fall of Rome in 476 CE?
Became fragmented, decentralized, not united smaller kingdoms
Why has the caste system been able to last for so long in India?
Because the Hindu beliefs of Karma and Darma support the caste system.
What was the major economic accomplishment of the Han Dynasty?
The establishment of the Silk Road
What is Hellenism?
Greek culture spread by Alexander the great
How did the Romans' treatment of Christians change over time?
At first persecuted, then Constantine passed Edict of Milan and gave all freedom of worship/religion. Diocletian later made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire
Why are the Classical Civilizations referred to as "Classical"? When was the classical era?
Because they had cultures that survived the collapse of their empires and continued to influence later generations.
600 BCE-600 CE