unit 3

which title best completes the statements? advance in mathematics/science, stable government/strong military, golden age of Sanskrit literature, revival of Hinduism, ????

• Gupta empire

• Han Dynasty

• Qin Dynasty

• Persian Empire

Indian culture description

• Buddhism dominates

• Hindu flourishes, art and literature procuced

• prohibition of cultural pursuits

• Indian scholars were persecuted

how did Han Dynasty create central government and bureacracy?

• elected groups of twenty families were chosen

• laws were passed restricting the government

• civil war fought and victorious generals became governors.

• System of Civil service exams for selection of government officials.

Hellenistic empire by Alexander the Great is considered a great achievement because it.....

• allowed Christianity to spread through Greek empire.

• promoted the early democracy in Greece

• facilitated spread/preservation of Greek knowlege

• brought about the Greek city-state.

What innovation in the Persian Empire promoted trade and unity?

• standardize metal coins

• universal code of laws

• division of the empire into governroships

• construction of the gardens of babylon

Emperor Quin Shi Huangdi adopts a legalistic philosophy for governing in China because?

• wanted people to abandon buddhism

• he believed that strong laws and punishment would bring order

• he felt duty was important

• to rebuild the military after the war with the Zhou.

how are the origins of Hinduism and Buddhism similar?

• both founded at same time

• both began in modern day country

• both considered Siddhartha Gautama as founder

• both implement a cast system

"What Athens was in miniature America will be in magnitude" Thomas Pain,

what characteristic of Greek civilization was Thomas Pain referring to?

• military service

• democratic elections

• creation of an oligarchy

• the use of oracles.