1. Period 2 Test Review Questions

2. This dynasty is the source for the name China.
Qin

3. The Punic wars were fought between what two groups?
Carthage and Rome

4. What religion teaches its followers to live in harmony with nature?
Daoism

5. What caused the end of the Zhou Dynasty?
Fighting among the nobles

6. When did the Han Dynasty begin its rule?
200 BCE

7. What group brought the varnas, which became the caste system, to India?
Aryans

8. Who was Alexander’s teacher?
Aristotle

9. What period of Chinese history did Confucius live during?
Late Zhou (Era of Warring States)

10. Hellenistic culture combined the traditions of which world regions?
Mediterranean, Middle East, and South Asia

11. Each caste is subdivided into smaller groups called a jati
Each caste is subdivided into smaller groups called a jati. What is an individuals jati based on?
Occupation (job)

12. This was a long trade route that stretched from Europe to Asia?
Silk Road

13. This was India's first major Empire 
Mauryan

14. The grandson of Chandragupta Maurya, this man is arguably India's greatest ruler.
Ashoka

15. This trade network was reliant upon seasonal monsoons.
Indian Ocean Trade Network

16. Asoka contributed to the spread of this religion in South Asia after his conversion.
Buddhism

17. Asoka is known as a beneficent leader because he
Built roads, conquered most of the India, and spread Buddhism

18. The Qin began to build this in response to nomadic invaders from the northwest.
The Great Wall

19. These are the three dynasties of classical China
Zhou, Qin, and Han

20. The Mauryan Empire was founded by?
Chandragupta Maurya 

21. What two empires were connected via a trade network during the Greco-Roman era?
Han and Roman

22. This was the second greatest Empire in classical India?
Gupta Empire

23. What political philosophy was introduced in the Qin Dynasty?
Legalism

24. These were the two groups that made up the governing body of the Roman Republic.
Patricians and Plebeians

25. Which Roman emperor was responsible for splitting the empire into two?
Diocletian

26. What reformer created a law code for Athens?
Solon

27. Arch was introduced to the Europe by what group?
Mycenaeans

28. What religion was introduced to and became dominate in Ethiopia as a result of trade and contact with the Mediterranean world?
Christianity

29. This Persian leader attacked Greece by land (Thermopylae) and by sea (Salamis)?
Xerxes

30. The Peloponnesian War broke out between the Athens-centered Delian League and one dominated by
Sparta

31. This Han ruler was successful at repelling the Xiongnu (Huns) and is the most famous of all the Han emperors.
Wu Ti

32. a volcanic eruption, tidal waves, hostile invasions
All of the above caused the decline of what civilization?
Minoan

33. Who was the elder philosopher who taught by asking questions?
Socrates

34. This dynasty is unique because it was spanned both the ancient times and classical age.
Zhou

35. What happened when Alexander died in 323 BCE?
It was divided among his generals

36. With the collapse of the Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire what trade network also experienced a decline?
Silk Road

37. How does a Hindu break the cycle of samsara (reincarnation)?
Must perform their dharma (and have good karma, and reach moksha)

38. What trade good was the most valuable along the Trans-Saharan trade Network?
Salt

39. The Han incorporated more of this into their government system
Confucianism

40. He was a Roman general that was able to take control of the Roman republic and establish the Roman Empire?
Julius Caesar

41. What two barbarian groups sacked Rome?
Visigoths and Vandals

42. A ruler would remain in power as long as he rules justly.
The statement above helps explain what part of Chinese governmental traditions?
Mandate of Heaven

43. What is the greatest legacy of the Phoenicians?
The Phonetic Alphabet

44. What new sailing technology allowed sailors on the Indian Ocean to sail further and faster?
Lateen Sail

45. Both the Han and Roman empires used large scale public works projects to build these to help connect their empires.
Roads and Canals

46. What three individuals made up the Second Triumvirate?
Octavian, Lepidus, and Marc Antony

47. He issued the Edict of Milan in 313 that stopped the persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire.
Constantine