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Example Question #931 : Ap World History
Which of these Indian rulers united the subcontinent under the Mauryan Dynasty?
Alexander the Great
Ashoka the Great
Chandragupta Maurya
Mirwais Hotak
Cyrus the Great
Ashoka the Great
The Indian subcontinent was effectively united (excluding modern-day Tamil Nadu and parts of Kerala) under the Mauryan Dynasty by Ashoka the Great in the third century BCE. Ashoka was a great military commander, but also a notable proponent of religious tolerance.
Example Question #932 : Ap World History
In what century was the Roman Empire first divided into different sectors of imperial administration, initially called the Tetrarchy?
Seventh century CE
Second century BCE
Fifth century CE
Third century CE
First century CE
Third century CE
In the third century CE the Roman Empire experienced a series of disastrous civil wars that led the Emperor Diocletian to believe that the empire was too large for any one centralized government to administer. He divided the empire into a tetrarchy - four distinct, but united provinces. This division would lead to the formation of the Eastern Roman Empire and the Western Roman Empire.
Example Question #221 : Political History
What was the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire?
Byzantium
Athens
Damascus
Thrace
Alexandria
Byzantium
The Eastern Roman Empire was created by the Emperor Constantine in 330 CE. The Byzantine Empire is another name for the Eastern Roman Empire, so it stands to reason that the capital was called Byzantium. The city of Byzantium has also been called Constantinople and, since the Ottoman conquest in 1453, Istanbul.
Example Question #222 : Political History
The Ptolemaic Kingdom reigned territory in modern-day __________.
Turkey
Greece
Egypt
Italy
India
Egypt
The Ptolemaic Kingdom was established in modern-day Egypt in 323 BCE. It was one of the Hellenistic kingdoms that arose from the division of the conquests of Alexander the Great. It was ruled by the Ptolemaic dynasty until the death of Queen Cleopatra in 30 BCE.
Example Question #223 : Political History
The Achaemenid Empire is sometimes also called __________.
the First Persian Empire
the Ptolemaic Empire
the Hellenistic Empire
the Eastern Roman Empire
the Last Persian Empire
the First Persian Empire
The Achaemenid Empire is sometimes also called the First Persian Empire, it was founded in 552 BCE by Cyrus the Great.
Example Question #224 : Political History
The period of peace and prosperity in the Roman Empire, called Pax Romana, began with the rule of __________.
Augustus Caesar
Caligula
Nero
Julius Caesar
Sulla
Augustus Caesar
The Pax Romana is a period relative peace and prosperity within the Roman Empire. Most historians agree that the Pax Romana began in 27 BCE with the ascension of the Roman Emperor Augustus Caesar and ended with the death of Marcus Aurelius in 180 CE.
Example Question #225 : Political History
Which of these modern-day countries was never conquered by the Roman Empire?
Poland
All of these countries were never conquered by the Roman Empire
Ireland
Denmark
Scotland
All of these countries were never conquered by the Roman Empire
The Roman Empire is one of the largest land empires ever seen in human history, but it did not come cover any of these modern-day countries. The Roman Empire, for example, failed to conquer Scotland and instead constructed Hadrian’s Wall - as a barrier between England and Scotland - to keep out barbarians during their attempted conquest of Britain.
Example Question #226 : Political History
The Qin Dynasty was so short-lived due to its __________.
strict adherence to legalism
economic stagnation and disastrous agricultural reforms
inability to reinforce the Chinese bureaucracy
close proximity to Mongol invaders
refusal to embrace legalism
strict adherence to legalism
The Qin Dynasty emerged victorious from the Warring States Period of Chinese history. The dynasty was very short-lived (221 - 206 BCE), but due to the rule of Qin Shi Huangdi is one of the most influential dynasties in Chinese history. The dynasty was so short-lived, in part, due to its strict adherence to the unpopular and autocratic philosophy of legalism.
Example Question #227 : Political History
Which of these was not part of the territory of the Roman Republic?
Greece
These were all part of the territory of the Roman Republic
Syria
Iberia
Gaul
These were all part of the territory of the Roman Republic
All of these regions were, at one point or another, territories of the Roman Republic. Greece was conquered reasonably early in the history of Rome. Iberia and Syria soon followed suit in the second and first centuries BCE. Gaul (modern-day France) was conquered by Julius Caesar in the first century BCE. All of these would also be territories of the Roman Empire.
Example Question #228 : Political History
Which statement about the decline of Rome is most plausible?
Like Egypt, economic differences among social classes became so small that people lost incentive to work hard.
Like Greece, Rome began to weaken when new religious beliefs began to challenge traditional ones.
Like Persia, the empire became so large that protecting trade routes became difficult and expensive.
Like Sumeria, the Romans failed to develop solid institutions that would be stable and lasting.
Like Persia, the empire became so large that protecting trade routes became difficult and expensive.
One of the main reasons why the Roman empire collapsed was that it became too large to administer, which was a difficulty also faced by the Persian empire. Many historians say that Rome actually became a victim of its own success — as it continued to conquer new lands, it became too big to control. As for the other answer choices, differences between social classes were large and stratified. Religion actually served as a uniting force circa 300 CE when Constantine declared Christianity as the official religion of Rome. Lastly, Rome had very sound institutions such as a constitution, laws, and legislatures.