Unit 0, AMSCO Prologue, Part 2

These teachings developed in East Asia and encouraged filial piety while reinforcing a patriarchal social structure.

• Daoism

• Confucianism

• Legalism

• Patriarchy

Trade routes, such as the Silk Roads and routes in the Mediterranean Sea and Indian Ocean, expanded during this time.

• True

• False

Early civilizations, such as Persia and Rome, were politically successful because they had a DECENTRALIZED government.

• True

• False

Technology advanced during this time with the creation of planned urban areas, aqueducts, and extensive road networks.

• True

• False

Most early civilizations developed social classes based on wealth; the exception was in South Asia where there was a __________ system which was hereditary and unchanging.

• Class

• Democratic

• Caste

• Trade

The Gupta Empire made no significant advances in medicine or mathematics during this time.

• True

• False