unit test December 6

Question 1

what are the empires along the silk roads

Answer 1

gupta India, han china, Roman empire , the kingdom of axum

Question 2

what was the silk roads

Answer 2

ancient trade routes that connected the east to the west.

Question 3

what is cultural diffusion

Answer 3

the process by Wich cultural elements spread from one group to another

Question 4

what was Pataliputra

Answer 4

capital city of the empire in ancient gupta India. major center of trade politics and culture

Question 5

who was Chandra gupta

Answer 5

founder of the gupta empire

Question 6

what empire had incredible mathematic acheivements

Answer 6

gupta India, decimal system and the concept of zero and Hindu numerals

Question 7

what religion was gupta india

Answer 7

Hinduism

Question 8

what was chang’an

Answer 8

the capital city of the Han dynasty in china. a bustling capital on the silk roads

Question 9

who was hang wu di

Answer 9

the emperor of the Han dynasty

Question 10

who where the xiongnu

Answer 10

confederation of nomadic tribes that where a threat to the Han dynasty. they often clashed with the Han dynasty leading to the construction of the great wall

Question 11

what government did han china have

Answer 11

confuisism and not a lot of diversity

Question 12

what where the main trade goods of the Han dynasty on the silk roads

Answer 12

silk, paper

Question 13

what where the main trade goods of the gupta India empire

Answer 13

spices, ivory and textiles

Question 14

who where Romulus and Remus

Answer 14

twins who are a legend myth that they founded the city of Rome. eventually Romulus killed Remus who became the first king of Rome

Question 15

what was the government structure in rome

Answer 15

had a senate and cinsuls and assemblies

Question 16

who was a consul in ancient rome

Answer 16

a consul was one of the highest elected officials in the Roman republic, they leaded the government and the army

Question 17

who was a dictator in the Roman empire

Answer 17

an official elected during emergencies… it was a temporary roll that had absolute power

Question 18

who where the patricians and plebians in the Roman empire

Answer 18

the two main social classes-
patricians- the wealthy and noble families with most political power
plebians- where common people like farmers and merchants

Question 19

who where the nomadic invaders of the Roman empire

Answer 19

the Huns, and German tribes

Question 20

what was adulis

Answer 20

an ancient port city that connected the Roman empire with Africa and Asia by the silk road. it was a signifigant trade port in the kingdom of axum

Question 21

who was king ezana

Answer 21

the ruler of the kingdom of Aksum. famouse for making the state religion christianity

Question 22

what religion was Aksum empire

Answer 22

christianity

Question 23

what where the laws of the twelve tables

Answer 23

laws in the ancient Roman empire inscribed on twelve bronze tablets.

Question 24

what where the Punic wars

Answer 24

series of three wars fought between Rome and carthage

Question 25

why was the Aksum's location important

Answer 25

surrounded by the red sea and Indian ocean and it connected it to many other empires and maritime trade routes

Question 26

who was Julia's ceaser

Answer 26

he was a Roman general who played a crucial roe in the rise of the roman empire and he assassinated much of his family like Augustus

Question 27

why was the aquaduct so important

Answer 27

it brought water all throughout the Roman empire

Question 28

what ancient silk road empires collapsed?

Answer 28

han china empire, gupta India empire, Roman empire. Aksum empire did not but eventually declined

Question 29

why did Rome fall

Answer 29

internal problems within caused it to become weaker and eventually German invaders and the Huns took it over and destroyed it

Question 30

what is Constantine

Answer 30

a dictator who allowed the start of Christianity in the Roman em[pire

Question 31

what two empires where christian

Answer 31

Roman and aksum

Question 32

what where the major trade goods of Aksum empire

Answer 32

gold, ivory, frankincense and myrrh

Question 33

what where the main trade goods of ancient rome

Answer 33

grain, wine, olive oil,

Question 34

what where the main trade goods of han china

Answer 34

silk, paper, textiles, rice

Question 35

what where the main trade goods of gupta India empire

Answer 35

spices, textiles, jewelry,

Question 36

what was the capital city of the Aksum empire

Answer 36

adulis

Question 37

what was the specific religion of the Aksum empire

Answer 37

Coptic christianity

Question 38

what was the capital city of the Han china empire

Answer 38

guangzhou

Question 39

what was the capital city of gupta India empire

Answer 39

paliputra

Question 40

what empire used civil service exams to ensure job stability?

Answer 40

han china

Question 41

what where some of the advancements of the pax romana

Answer 41

architectural advancments and innovation like the arch and aquaduct

Question 42

who was the ruler/ dictator who allowed Christianity into the Roman empire

Answer 42

constantine

Question 43

who was the missionaries that spread Christianity to rome

Answer 43

st. paul

Question 44

what connected the Roman empire

Answer 44

the Roman roads

Question 45

how did han china expand

Answer 45

military conquest

Question 46

what philosophy did han china believe in

Answer 46

confusionism

Question 47

what was the capital `city of gupta india

Answer 47

paliputra

Question 48

who was han wudi

Answer 48

emperor of han china

Question 49

what civilization heavily beloved in Jesus of nazareth

Answer 49

rome

Question 50

who where the xiongnu

Answer 50

nomadic invaders of han dysntay

Question 51

why was geography important in ancient Rome

Answer 51

because it was located right on the Mediterranean sea, this was important because it made it so it had a lot of access to trade routes

Question 52

why was geography important to Axum's empire

Answer 52

because it was located right on red sea where trade routes where

Question 53

what was the edict of milan

Answer 53

a edict that declared religious tolerance and allowance for Christianity it was published by constantine

Question 54

who divided the Roman empire

Answer 54

diocletian