Chapter 5 Learning Curve

Question 1

What was a helot?

Answer 1

A conquered, semi-enslaved subject of Sparta

Question 2

Which of the following was true of the Chinese exam system under the Han?

Answer 2

While the elite were best positioned to take advantage of it, the exam system did provide a measure of social mobility in society.

Question 3

Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between jatis and varnas in Indian society?

Answer 3

Occupational groups known as jatis blended with the varna system to create India’s unique caste-based society.

Question 4

What distinguished the Haitian slave revolt of 1790s C.E. from Spartacus’s revolt of 73-71 B.C.E.?

Answer 4

The Haitian rebels sought to create a new society free of slavery.

Question 5

What distinguished marriage in Sparta from marriage in Athens?

Answer 5

Women married men of about the same age.

Question 6

What was the attitude of the Chinese ruling elite toward merchants?

Answer 6

They were regarded as an unproductive threat to society.

Question 7

How did India’s social system differ from China’s in the second-wave era?

Answer 7

Indian social groups were more rigidly defined.

Question 8

What type of slave was frequently purchased specifically as a status symbol in southern China during the second-wave era?

Answer 8

Teenaged boys purchased from impoverished families

Question 9

In general, when were patriarchies least restrictive for women?

Answer 9

During times of upheaval

Question 10

Which of the following statements is true of the social order in China during the second-wave period?

Answer 10

The scholar-gentry held peasants in higher esteem than merchants.

Question 11

Which of the following statements about the Indian varna system best describes the section of society who experienced not only a physical birth but also formal initiation into their varna and status as a person of Aryan descent?

Answer 11

Only the Vaisya, Kshatriya, and Brahmin

Question 12

Which of the following statements is true of slavery in the ancient world?

Answer 12

All the First Civilizations practiced slavery, as did almost all later civilizations.

Question 13

What did the patriarchal systems of Greece and China share?

Answer 13

They both saw the seclusion of women in their homes as important for a well-ordered society.

Question 14

Which of the following was true of the Chinese exam system under the Han?

Answer 14

While the elite were best positioned to take advantage of it, the exam system did provide a measure of social mobility in society.

Question 15

Which of the following is true of the particular duties, rules, and obligations required of Indians in a specific jati or varna in second-wave era India?

Answer 15

Only Kshatriyas were permitted to eat meat.

Question 16

What type of slave was frequently purchased specifically as a status symbol in southern China during the second-wave era?

Answer 16

Teenaged boys purchased from impoverished families

Question 17

Which of the following best reflects the evolution in land distribution in China from around 210 B.C.E. when the Qin unified China to the first century C.E.?

Answer 17

Most land was held by small-scale peasant farmers around 210 B.C.E., but by the first century C.E. it had become concentrated in the hands of large-scale landowners.

Question 18

Which of the following statements about the Indian varna system best describes the section of society who experienced not only a physical birth but also formal initiation into their varna and status as a person of Aryan descent?

Answer 18

Only the Vaisya, Kshatriya, and Brahmin

Question 19

Which of the following was a distinctive feature of Roman as compared to Greek slavery?

Answer 19

In the Roman Empire freed slaves became citizens.

Question 20

What distinguished marriage in Sparta from marriage in Athens?

Answer 20

Women married men of about the same age.

Question 21

Which of the following statements best describes slavery in China during the Han dynasty?

Answer 21

Slavery never became a major source of labor for agriculture or manufacturing.

Question 22

What was the attitude of the Chinese ruling elite toward merchants?

Answer 22

They were regarded as an unproductive threat to society.

Question 23

Which of the following statements best describes the relation of one jati to another during the second-wave era?

Answer 23

It was possible over the course of generations for a jati to move up the social hierarchy.

Question 24

Which of the following statements is true of classical Athens?

Answer 24

The growth of democracy was accompanied by the simultaneous growth of slavery on a massive scale.

Question 25

Which of the following best reflects the evolution in land distribution in China from around 210 B.C.E. when the Qin unified China to the first century C.E.?

Answer 25

Most land was held by small-scale peasant farmers around 210 B.C.E., but by the first century C.E. it had become concentrated in the hands of large-scale landowners.

Question 26

In which society was it illegal to abandon a slave when he or she reached old age?

Answer 26

India

Question 27

Which of the following ancient civilizations practiced slavery to such a great extent that their society can be said to have been based on slavery?

Answer 27

Greco-Roman civilization

Question 28

How might a member of Indian society hope to rise to a higher status?

Answer 28

Faithful performance of one’s current jati’s duties.

Question 29

Which of the following statements is true of slavery in the ancient world?

Answer 29

All the First Civilizations practiced slavery, as did almost all later civilizations.

Question 30

Which of the following is true of slaveholding in the Greek and Roman world?

Answer 30

Even poor households usually had at least one or two slaves.

Question 31

Which of the following was a feature of slavery in the Aztec world?

Answer 31

Children of slaves were considered free.

Question 32

Which of India’s four ranked classes (varna) was the lowest ranking and was made up of native peoples?

Answer 32

Sudra

Question 33

Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between jatis and varnas in Indian society?

Answer 33

Occupational groups known as jatis blended with the varna system to create India’s unique caste-based society.

Question 34

How did India’s social system differ from China’s in the second-wave era?

Answer 34

Indian social groups were more rigidly defined.

Question 35

What distinguished the Haitian slave revolt of 1790s C.E. from Spartacus’s revolt of 73-71 B.C.E.?

Answer 35

The Haitian rebels sought to create a new society free of slavery.

Question 36

How did the caste-based social system shape India’s emerging civilization?

Answer 36

It allowed for the assimilation of migrating and invading peoples.

Question 37

What was a distinct feature of Roman society during the second-wave era?

Answer 37

Extent to which slaveholding defined its economy

Question 38

How did China’s social hierarchy differ from India’s in the second-wave era?

Answer 38

Chinese society gave priority to political rather than religious figures.

Question 39

How did India’s social system differ from China’s in the second-wave era?

Answer 39

Chinese society was split into a smaller number of distinct social categories.

Question 40

What category of slave in China was confiscated by the early Han and sometimes sold to wealthy individuals?

Answer 40

Convicted criminals and their families

Question 41

What impact did the caste-based system have on Indian political history?

Answer 41

The jati system focused the loyalties of most people on small localities, making the construction of imperial identities difficult.

Question 42

Which of the following was an important reason why jatis had to be strictly separated in Indian society?

Answer 42

To ensure ritual purity

Question 43

Which of the following statements accurately describes India’s caste system?

Answer 43

As it developed, it became impossible for an individual to rise in caste, but entire jatis could raise their standing in a variety of ways.

Question 44

Which of the following statements best reflects the difference between cultural assimilation in China and India during the second-wave period?

Answer 44

In China, assimilation required becoming Chinese ethnically, linguistically, and culturally.