quiz 2

this was the Persian leader who founded and led the historically influential Persian achaemenid empire

• Artaxerxes I
• Cyrus the Great
• Darius the Great
• Xerxes I

the Persian were, perhaps, most famous for their empire's administrative policies, including the world's first effective use of a large-scale ______ government, ran by the emperor, and enforced by provincial appointees

• democratic
• autocratic
• theocratic
• centralized

this was the term used to describe an appointed Persian provincial official that governed according to the policies set forth by the emperor himself

• viceroy
• emir
• duke
• satrap

this was the practice and approach of greek philosopher who doubted and questioned authoritative knowledge in favor of that which was observed, demonstrated, or rationalized from logical thinking.

• skepticism

• Epicurus
• Aristotle
• Plato

the greeks of which city-states were most famous for their successful implementation of a democratic state

• Corinth
• Athens
• Thebes
• Sparta

this was the ruler who began the process of unifying the independent greek city-states into empire

• Alexander the Great
• Pericles
• Philip II of Macedon
• Leonidas

this was the son of the ruler detailed above who stout on an undefeated expedition that conquered the entire Persian achaemenid empire, as well as many polities in Central Asia and the areas of the west Indus Valley and Hindu Kush

• Alexander the Great
• Xerxes I
• Darius III
• Cyrus the Great

this was the series of conflict between the roman republic and their rivals in Carthage during 3rd and 2nd centuries BCE

• Carthaginian Wars
• Roman Civil Wars
• Gallic Wars
• Punic Wars

this was the name for roman provincial rulers the carried out the policies of the roman republic and empire.

• tribune
• emperor
• senator
• governor

roman ___ were used to provide transportation systems for trade and troop movements within the borders of the Roman Empire

• bridges
• airports
• roads
• canals