Chapter 4 - Worlds together. Worlds apart. First Empires

The main body of Vedic literaturethe four Vedaspasses on culture from one age to the next. The four Vedas are:

Rig, Sama, Yajur, and Atharva.

Under whose rule did Athens become a naval powerhouse and defeat the Persians?

Themistocles

Darius, who succeeded Cyrus as ruler of the Persian Empire

combined central and local administration to rule rather than forcing Persian customs on his subjects.

Which of the following occurred in the eastern Mediterranean region between 1300 and 900 BCE?

The Sea People arrived from central Europe, where they had been forced to migrate due to drought.

Which of the following did the Phoenicians not accomplish?

Focused on securing their territorial frontiers in order to promote trade

In the Neo-Assyrian Empire,

local rulers of conquered people continued to hold power as vassals of Assyria.

The collection of customary Vedic social sanctions codified into laws was called

the Laws of Manu.

The Vedic people

established long-distance trade network to ensure the ability to obtain horses.

Which of the following does not correctly characterize the Persian Empire?

The Persians' style emphasized the empire as a homogenized state in which all peoples happily adopted Persian customs.

All of the following were reasons leading to the many societal changes in the first millennium BCE except

the domestication and use of the ox as a beast of burden.

Women in the Neo-Assyrian Empire

lived highly restricted lives that emphasized complete male control over them.

The people of Judah

formed a hybrid society by merging aspects of the Mesopotamian states with their own distinctive traditions.

The Assyrian king who centralized political authority in the hands of the monarchy was

Tiglath-pileser III.

Monotheism

existed in Zoroastrianism and for a time in Egypt, but was made stricter in Judaism.

Which of the following does not characterize the social and economic transformations in China under the Zhou dynasty?

The Zhou sought to undermine family structures in order to promote royal authority.

Zoroastrianism asserted that

corpses were to be exposed to the elements where animals would devour them so that the earth would not be contaminated by death.

All of the following were reasons for migrations of peoples in the first millennium BCE except

search for better-paying jobs.

The system of political legitimacy established by the Zhou dynasty was called

the mandate of heaven.

The Neo-Assyrian state used propaganda to bolster its support. Which of the following is not an example of thus?

Sermons given by religious leaders that praised the king

The early Zhou state

achieved a balance between central authority and the power of local lords.