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What percentage of people living in the not more than 10%
Roman and Persian Empires in 200 CE
lived in cities?
What 2 crops from India did the Sassanids sugarcane and cotton
begin to grow in Mesopotamia?
Which of the following is true of farming in nile flooding became less reliable due to climate change, particularly in the second
the Roman Empire? century
Which was a consequence of the cities lost greater percentages of residents than villages or herder groups did
Justinianic Plague?
the Sassanids were Persians who opposed the influence of the greeks on their
Who were the Sassanids (who ruled Iran)? region
Despite the numerous emperors,military capabilities and infrastructure
invasions, and financial difficulties of the late 200s in Rome, the empire was
saved from crumbling by its
What was Diocletian's greatest success? he improved the overall stability of the Roman Empire during his 21-year reign
In the fifth century, maintaining security for the economy had declined to the point that paying soldiers was difficult to do
the Roman Empire became more
problematic because
Where did the Huns comes from somewhere east of the Volga river
originally?
Justinian and his generals nearly restored Byzantium to the size of the old Roman Empire
Which group turned Zoroastrianism into a the Sassanids
state religion?
The religion that was a blend of Buddhism, Manichaeism
Zoroastrianism, and Christianity was
What religion was nearly made the state Mithraism
religion of the Roman Empire in the 270s
before Christianity became dominant?
1/7
, Diocletian, in an effort to unite the empire, christians
had himself declared semi-divine,
outlawed Manichaeism, and put ______ to
death.
Emperor Constantine ended persecution of all religions, including christianity
The doctrines of God's grace, the Holy the writings of Augustine
Trinity, and original sin became well
established in Christianity due to
One major difference between Muhammad was a political as well as religious leader
and the founders of other religions was
that he
When Muhammad's cousin Ali became the he was a relative of Muhammad and the majority of the religion had decided that the
fourth caliph, civil war broke out because: ruler should not come from his lineage but from the wisest among them
The Umayyads after 680 CE increased using the expertise of groups they'd conquered and showcasing their power through
control over their large, diverse region awe-inspiring architecture
through
The Abbasid Caliphate established a new baghdad
capital city in
The warmer, water climate of southern rice and silk
China allowed the region to become a
trade center due in large part to what 2
goods?
How was the Tang legal code like punishment was based on the social status of the perpetrator
Hammurabi's code?
What Chinese diplomatic tradition did Wu giving pandas as gifts to countries to forge a relationship
Zetian begin?
How did the Tang improve their capital city they rebuilt it with a grid pattern and wider streets
of Chang'an?
Why were elite women under the Tang primarily because tang leaders were descended from people who did not limit
able to participate in activities earlier than women as much
women had not been able to (such as
dancing, archery, and polo)?
The Silla dynasty ruled Korea
How did Japan differ from Tang China Japanese rulers never adopted the Chinese concept of mandate of heaven
despite the latter's influence?
How do scholars know what is now several of the language of the region were written with the Indian script used for
southern Vietnam was more influenced by Sanskrit
India than china until the 14th century?
Why did An Lushan lead a revolt against he feared he was losing his powerful position, so he chose to overthrow the
the Tang Dynasty beginning in 755? government
How did the end of Tang rule affect China the population of the country grew more rapidly then before, suggesting most
as a whole? people's lives improved after the tang
Of all the various innovations, champa rice
improvements, and inventions of the Song,
which one benefitted the average person
in China the most?
Which of the following is a way that Heian it experienced epidemics of crowd diseases
Japan joined the rest of East Asia in the
8th century?
2/7