AP World History Classical Era Review

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Which of the following represents a defining characteristic of an empire? A state that forms as a democratic republic but is eventually seized and ruled over by a single ruler, A state formed through conquest and maintained through the extraction of resources from conquered states and peoples, A single ethnic group with a single language, religion, and identity, A conglomeration of independent states that form temporary alliances

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A state formed through conquest and maintained through the extraction of resources from conquered states and peoples

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Which of the following describes women’s status in the classical civilizations?

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Public life in general was a male domain, while women’s roles took place mostly in domestic settings.

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A major development that occurred during the Hellenistic era was:

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the spread of Greek culture throughout most of the ancient world.

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Which of the following was true of both the Roman and the Chinese Empires? Options: They exhausted themselves through frequent indecisive wars with India., They invoked supernatural sanctions to support their rule., They evolved from republican traditions into empires ruled by single rulers., Their economies relied heavily on slave labor.

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They invoked supernatural sanctions to support their rule.

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The conquests of which leader contributed to the widespread dissemination of Greek culture during the Hellenistic era?

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Alexander the Great

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Which of the following describes the Persian policy towards people with different cultural traditions who lived within the empire? Options: Respect and tolerance for non-Persian traditions, Forced assimilation to the Persian way of life, Taxation of those who continued to practice non-Persian traditions, Suppression and elimination of non-Persian traditions

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Respect and tolerance for non-Persian traditions

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Which foreign religious tradition was absorbed into China during the classical period?

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Buddhism

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Which of the following is an example of the centralization of the Chinese state under Qin Shihuangdi? Options: Establishment of the Senate, consuls, and public assemblies, Participation of the lower classes in shaping public policy, Elimination of the office of tribune, Standardization of weights, measures, and currency

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Standardization of weights, measures, and currency

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Zoroastrianism most probably influenced which of the following philosophical or religious traditions? (Options: Daoism, Judaism, Hinduism, None of the above)

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Judaism

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How was India’s social structure different from that of China?

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Indian social groups were defined more rigidly.