WHAP Chapters 3 & 4 Questions

A satrap who governed each province.

Persian political organization included which of the following features?

The idea of free male citizens running the affairs of state.

Which of the following was a unique feature of political life in classical Greece?

The right of all citizens to participate in the Assembly

Solon brought which of the following reforms to Athens after 594 B.C.E.?

featured popular participation in politics

In contrast to the Persian Empire, the political culture of classical Greek civilization

the spread of Greek culture throughout most of the ancient world.

A major development that occurred during the Hellenistic era was

A state formed through conquest and maintained through the extraction of resources from conquered states and peoples

Which of the following represents a defining characteristic of an empire?

They invoked supernatural sanctions to support their rule

Which of the following was true of both the Roman and the Chinese empires?

relied on imperial spies for information about distant provinces.

The Persian Empire and the Mauryan dynasty were similar because both

The wealth of the eastern Mediterranean societies

Which of the following was a motivation for the expansion of the Roman Empire?

They were powerful states capable of coercing resources from subjects.

Which of the following was a characteristic of all classical empires?

Buddhism

Which foreign religious tradition was absorbed into China during the classical period?

produced a hybrid culture that drew on both Germanic and Latin elements.

When Germanic tribes entered into the western part of the Roman Empire, they

India's unparalleled cultural diversity

Which of the following has been put forward to explain why empires were much less prominent in India than in China?

had precedents to follow

In contrast to the Roman Empire, the process of empire formation in China

Respect and tolerance for non-Persian traditions

Which of the following describes the Persian policy toward people with different cultural traditions who lived within the empire?

The notion of an east/west divide

Which of the following was a consequence of the Greco-Persian Wars?

Cities

Which of the following was a major avenue for the spread of Greek culture during the Hellenistic era?

Rule of Law

Which of the following represents a value of the Roman Republic, idealized as the way of the ancestors?

Standardized, weights, measures, and currency

Which of the following is an example of the centralization of the Chinese state under Qin Shihuangdi?

The Roman Empire emphasized good laws, while the Han dynasty emphasized good men.

Which of the following expresses the basic difference between what the Roman Empire and the Han dynasty believed was the key

to good government?

led to decentralized political systems.

In contrast to what followed after the collapse of the Han dynasty in China, the collapse of the Roman Empire

A written code of law.

Which of the following did the Roman Senate use as a means of protecting plebeians from abuse?

Mauryan Empire

The Arthashastra provided the basis for the political philosophy of which empire?

Alexander the Great

The conquests of which leader contributed to the widespread dissemination of Greek culture during the Hellenistic era?

Greco-Persian Wars

Athens's leadership in which event launched Athens on a path to establish its dominance over other city-states in the region?

Athens

Which of the following had a weak tradition of rule by monarchs?

Legalism

Which of the following had an important influence on the Chinese imperial state?

Byzantine Empire

When the Roman Empire disintegrated in 476 C.E., the eastern part of the empire came to be known as the

Confucianism

Which of the following belief systems focused more on affairs of this world than on the realm of the divine and its relationship to

human life?

Hinduism

Some elements of Zoroastrianism found expression in which of the following philosophical or religious traditions?

offered hope for final release from the cycle of rebirth

Buddhism and Hinduism are similar because they both

Legalism

Which of the following systems of thought proclaimed that a system of rewards and punishment was the most effective way to govern people?

Pursue higher education

Which of the following actions would a follower of Daoism take?

The concepts of heaven and hell

Which of the following reflects a Zoroastrian idea that can be found in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?

Greek thinkers

Which of the following groups emphasized argument, logic, reason, and questioning of received wisdom?

Zoroastrianism

The cosmic struggle between Ahura Mazda and Angra Mainyu lies at the heart of which religion?

Confidence in human reason

Which of the following was a distinctive feature of the Greek way of thinking in the classical era?

All sought to define a single source of order and meaning in the universe

Which of the following statements is true of the religious and philosophical traditions that developed in Eurasia in the centuries surrounding 500 B.C.E.?

Confucianism placed a high value on education and ritual.

Which of the following describes how Confucianism affected Chinese society?

Buddhism was absorbed into a reviving Hinduism

Which of the following contributed to the decline of Buddhism in India?

Their followers turned them into gods.

Which of the following experiences did Jesus and the Buddha share?

Women should obey men.

Which of the following reflects how women were seen in Christianity, Hinduism, and Confucianism?

They were complementary and not contradictory

Which of the following describes the relationship between Daoism and Confucianism as understood by Chinese elites?

God is engaged in history and demands social justice.

Which of the following refers to a conception of the divine found in Judaism?