Classical Empires

Question 1

Classical India

Answer 1

Maurya: 322 - 185 BCE
Gupta: 320 CE - 550

Question 2

What kind of government is the Mauryan Empire/Ancient India?

Answer 2

Bureaucratic

Question 3

How many provinces are in Mauryan Empire/Ancient India?

Answer 3

4

Question 4

Ashoka - Ancient India

Answer 4

son of Chandragupta, spread Buddhism

Question 5

Ashoka inventions

Answer 5

the concept of zero,
understood the the Earth
wobbled on an axis

Question 6

Who spread Hinduism in the Gupta Empire/Ancient India?

Answer 6

Chandragupta

Question 7

Gupta Empire culture upbringing

Answer 7

Golden age of Buddhist & Hindu art

Question 8

What lead to the decline of empire in Ancient India?

Answer 8

Outside invasion, devastating floods,
and political infighting

Question 9

Classical China

Answer 9

Qin: 221 - 206 BCE
Han: 206 BCE - 220 CE

Question 10

Qin Dynasty founder

Answer 10

Qin Shi Huang

Question 11

Qin Shi Huang

Answer 11

Believed in absolute power to rule
and punish people who were bad

Harsh and strict rule

Enforced Legalism

Question 12

Qin Dynasty best known for

Answer 12

building roads and canals

establishing uniform writing and measurement systems

building the Great Wall of China

Question 13

Han Dynasty leadership change

Answer 13

revolted against Qin, unified under Liu Bang

Question 14

Han Dynasty accomplishments

Answer 14

paper

glazed ceramics

civil service examination system

Question 15

What religion spread in the Han Dynasty?

Answer 15

Confucianism

Question 16

Silk Road (Han Dynasty)

Answer 16

connects China to Rome

traded silk, iron, and bronze

helped bring Buddhism to China

Question 17

Women in the Han Dynasty

Answer 17

Many children in each
family

Arranged marriages

Subordinate to men

Schools for boys not
girls

Question 18

Fall of the Han Dynasty

Answer 18

rebellions weakened emperor’s power

power to raise taxes to fund army backfires and governors become warlords

Question 19

Classical Greece & Persia

Answer 19

Classical “Hellenic” Period: 490 - 323 BCE
Hellenistic: 323 - 146 BCE

Question 20

Politics in Classical Greece

Answer 20

Roots of direct democracy began in
Athens, Greece

Sparta had a separate form of
government called an oligarchy

City states, such as Athens and
Sparta, were only unified when
under threat from the outside

Question 21

Greek Art and Culture

Answer 21

valued order,
symmetry and balance in their
architecture and art

influential to the Romans, and
later all of Europe and the United
States

Greeks used paintings on vases,
mosaics and statues to portray
their history and culture

Question 22

Peloponnesian War

Answer 22

War between the rival city-
states of Sparta and
Athens

Sparta and Athens fought
on and off for years

Sparta was eventually
victorious

Question 23

Politics of Classical Persia

Answer 23

Cyrus began conquering other
kingdoms in 550 BC

Cyrus was a military genius who
believed in treating conquered people
with respect

Unlike other rulers, he honored local
customs and religions and would even
pray at local temples

Question 24

Religion in Classical Persia

Answer 24

Zoroaster (similar to Christianity)

Question 25

The Rise of Alexander

Answer 25

The defeat of Athens by the
Spartans weakens all of Greece

takes control after father(Philip II)’s death

Question 26

What country does Alexander defeat?

Answer 26

Persia

tries to go to India next, but soldiers refused

Question 27

When did Alexander die?

Answer 27

return trip home, 32 y/o

Question 28

What started Hellenism?

Answer 28

When Alexander the great blended the Egyptian, Greek and Eastern cultures together

Question 29

Classical Rome

Answer 29

Roman Republic: 509 - 27 BCE
Roman Empire: 27 BCE - 476 CE

Question 30

Legendary Origins of Early Rome

Answer 30

Founded by Romulus and Remus, who
were supposedly descended from
Aeneas of Troy

Question 31

Factual Origins of Early Rome

Answer 31

Ruled by different kings before creating
the Republic in 510 BCE

Overthrew their last king, Tarquin the
Proud, and promised never again to be
ruled by a king

Question 32

What was Rome formed from?

Answer 32

Greek migration, the Etruscan, and
the Latins

Question 33

What were the 3 wars with the Romans and the Carthage called?

Answer 33

Punic Wars

Hannibal invaded Rome but was later defeated

Carthage was essentially destroyed

After that they expanded east
toward Greece and Turkey

Question 34

Patricians vs Plebeians in Roman Republic

Answer 34

Patricians held most of the political power

Plebeians were common representatives of the people

Created written laws known as the Twelve Tables

The senate was led by 2 Consuls.

Question 35

Societal classes in Rome

Answer 35

Patricians - wealthy class

Plebeians - common farmers, artisans, and merchants

Slaves - conquered people, people who needed money, children born into

Question 36

Triumvirate

Answer 36

3 leaders

Julius Caesar, Crassius, and Pompey

Question 37

Rise of Empire in Rome

Answer 37

The Triumvirate doesn’t last and Rome falls into civil war

Caesar is victorious and names himself
dictator for life

Julius Caesar is killed

Nephew takes control - Octavian - changes his name to Augustus (“exalted one”) Son of god

Time of Roman Peace and prosperity: Pax Romana

Question 38

Fall of Rome

Answer 38

A rising gap between the rich and
poor, constant invasions, Christianity
and corrupt governments

Moving the capital of the Roman
Empire to Byzantium

Question 39

Abandoning old Rome

Answer 39

Moving the capital of the Roman
Empire to Byzantium