Period 2 - Classical Civs - 600 B.C.E-600 C.E

List the four "Persian" empires in order.

Name 3 of Achaemenid rulers

What was a satrap?

Darius moved the capital of the Persian Empire from Pasargadae to _____________.

What were the ways that the Achaemenids held their empire together as it became very large?

What two ways were used to keep the satraps from declaring independence from Persia?

What was the name of the famous Persian road?

What were the qanat?

How prevalent was iron during the Persian Empires?

Compared to Darius, how did Xerxes treat conquered people?

What were the Persian Wars?

How were the Seleucids different than the Achaemenids?

How were the Parthians different than the Achaemenids?

What military advantages did the Parthians have over other groups?

How did the Parthian government differ than Achaemenid government?

Of the three other "Persian" empires that followed the Achaemenids, which was the MOST Persian and why?

How did the Sasanids use religion to show their "Persian-ness?"

Shapur I was the Persian king during which Persian empire?

How did the Sasanids compare to the Achaemenids in terms of territorial expansion?

Who was the creator god in Zoroastianisim?

Why do historians consider Zoroastrianism a forerunner to Judaism, Christianity and Islam?

Who was the first Persian emperor to associate clearly with Ahura Mazda?

The Gathas were most similar to which: Vedas, Old Testament, Koran

Which technology diffused to the Persians from the Lydians?

What were changes to the bureaucrat's social status during the Pesian classical age?

How did Persian routes to slavery differ from Mesopotamian routes to slavery?

List the two most famous classical Indian empires in order

What religious system changed Ashoka Maurya's view of himself?

Darius : Perseopolis :: Ashoka : _____________

List three similarities between Classical Persian, Chinese, and Indian empires:

How did the Kushan Empire affect trade?

How did the Guptas differ than Ashoka Mauryan in terms of running the empire?

Why was the Gupta empire considered a golden age?

List two achievements of Gupta scientists/mathematicians:

Which group of people brought down the Gupta empire?

Long distance trade went in two directions from India. Where?

Sea trade in Indian Ocean improved during Classic Period because:

How did gender roles change/stay the same during Classical Indian period?

How did the caste system change/stay the same during Classical India period?

How did increased economic prosperity affect the social order?

The belief that all living and non-living things have a soul is called

How did Jainism indirectly challenge the caste system?

What is ahimsa?

Why was Jainism attractive to some groups?

What are the Four Noble Truths?

What is dharma?

What were some of the roles that Buddhist monasteries played?

How does Mahayana Buddhist differ from Theravada Buddhism?

What are boddhisatvas?

From 300 B.C.E. to 100 C.E. three important developments took place in buddhist dharma. What were they?

According to the Bhagavad Gita, what two ways can Hindus earn good karma?

Why did Hinduism eventually become more popular than Buddhism in India?