Midterm Classical Empires Review

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Which regions was NOT connected to the Silk Road? China, India, Persia, Japan

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Japan

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The Great Wall of China was built to

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protect China from invasion

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Classical Chinese empires created a government workforce where workers passed these tests.

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Civil Service

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All of the following were Classical Chinese innovations EXCEPT: silk, porcelain, paper

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papyrus

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The writing system of the Aryans who migrated into the Indus.

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sanskrit

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The Mauryan king who unified much of India and spread Buddhism.

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Ashoka

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All of the following were achievements made by the Indian Gupta empire EXCEPT: Zero, Hospitals, Gunpowder, Astronomy

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Gunpowder

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The rigid social structure that was brought to India by the Aryans was called -

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the caste system

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Which classical empire started in Iran, but conquered the river valleys of the Indus, Mesopotamia, and Egypt?

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Persia

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Which religion had a single god called Ahura Mazda and a struggle between good and evil?

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Zoroastrianism