Review and Testing 101

Which of the following identifies the characteristics of an effective empire? (3 answers)

• The building of roads and transportation systems, leading to increased trade.

• Egalitarian society where men and women were equal

• centralization, with power radiating from a capital city and more specifically a central ruler

• The implementation of effective bureaucracies for communication, taxes, and enforcement of laws over great distances.

Identify two examples of "infrastructure"

• social hierarchy

• sewer systems

• cable wires

• transportation system

Which of the following identifies how complex governments controlled large territories? (3)

• wandered from place to place

• built infrastructure

• kept records

• created armies to defend cities

Which of the following identifies why having one currency facilitates trade

• it allowed more roads to be built

• it made negotiation much harder for traders

• the wider use of standard currency promoted trade

• it made it easier to check on administration

A belief system shapes how people live by specifying values and rules. Belief systems can be secular or religious. Which of the following is identified as a secular belief system.

• Christianity

• Confucianism

• Buddhism

• Judaism

Which of the following is identified as a key principle of Confucianism?

• Meritocracy

• Social Hierarchy

• Mandates

• Filial Piety

Define Filial Piety

• things are not necessarily against religion, they just are not religious

• emphasizes obeying one’s superiors and mandates that individuals respect the roles they are given and interact with their direct superiors in submissive ways.

• believe god does not exist

• currency that is used throughout a state

What type of system did the Han Dynasty develop that allowed them to rule over a large area

• Bureaucratic system

• Social Hierarchy

• Religion

• Submissiveness

Which of the following identifies how the Han Dynasty used the mandate of heaven?

• to build a stronger army

• to make rules that made up a democracy

•  as a concept that provided stability and legitimacy to the ruling dynasty.

One characteristics of empire is to rule over multi-ethnic or diverse populations. Identify the following regions that ruled over these populations--(2)

• Han dynasty

• Persian Empire

• Ancient Egypt

• Roman Empire