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Which of the following is a similarity between the Qin and Han Dynasties?

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  1. Both dynasties believed in harsh, strict control of the people

  2. Both dynasties felt that outside influences could benefit China

  3. Both dynasties worked tirelessly to keep China unified and stable

  4. Both dynasties refused to follow the principles of the Mandate of Heaven

  5. Both dynasties encouraged education as a way to strengthen the empire

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Correct Option: A

A key difference between the Qin Dynasty and the Han Dynasty was ___________________.

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  1. the Qin Dynasty was more centralized than the Han Dynasty

  2. the Han Dynasty was more concerned about state security than was the Qin Dynasty

  3. the Han Dynasty promoted education more so than the Qin Dynasty

  4. the Qin Dynasty believed more in female equality than did the Han Dynasty

  5. the Qin Dynasty lasted longer than the Han Dynasty

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Correct Option: A

In which of the following ways did the Greeks NOT influence the Romans?

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  1. Architecture and engineering

  2. Philosophy and religion

  3. The use of concrete in building

  4. Ideas about government

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Greeks not influence the Romans by the use of concrete in building.

Who invaded Rome and overwhelmed the Empire?

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  1. The Greek army

  2. Barbarians From the north

  3. Barbarians from the east

  4. Christians from Greece

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Barbarians from the north invaded Rome and overwhelmed the Empire.

Who were the mysterious people who ruled Rome from about 600 B.C. to about 500 B.C.?

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  1. Plebians

  2. Etruscans

  3. Patricians

  4. Barbarians

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Etruscans occupied the region to the north of Rome, between the Arno and Tiber Rivers to the west of the Apennine Mountains. The Romans were first a subject people of the Etruscans and later their conquerors. The Etruscan culture was well-developed and advanced but distinctively different from the cultures of the other peoples in the region.

The decline of the Roman Empire began under__________.

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  1. Constantine

  2. Nero

  3. Marcus Aurelius

  4. Commodus

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The decline of the Roman Empire began under Commodus.

Invasion of India by which King opened up trade routes and enabled Indian traders to trade on the Silk route?

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  1. Mahmud of Gazini

  2. Alexander

  3. Mahmud of Ghori

  4. Taimur

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Correct Option: B
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The Silk Road was an ancient network of trade routes that connected the East and West. It was central to cultural interaction between the regions for many centuries.The Silk Road refers to both the terrestrial and the maritime routes connecting Asia with the Middle East and southern Europe.The Silk Road derives its name from the lucrative trade in silk carried out along its length, beginning in the Han dynasty (207 BCE220 CE).Trade on the Road played a significant role in the development of the civilizations of China, Korea, Japan,  the Indian subcontinent, Iran/Persia, Europe, the Horn of Africa and Arabia, opening long-distance political and economic relations between the civilizations.

Alexander's conquest of Iran brought the Greeks to North-western India. Alexander's invasion opened up trade routes and enabled Indian traders to trade on the Silk Route. 

Cultural development that took place rapidly after Alexanders death 323 BCE is called ________.

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  1. Egyptian civilization

  2. Hellenistic civilization

  3. Moroccan civilization

  4. Inca Civilization

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Correct Option: B

The Parsees belong to which religious cult?

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  1. Christianity

  2. Judaism

  3. Zoroastrianism

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Zoroastrian communities comprise two main groups of people which were those of South Asian Zoroastrian background known as Parsis, and those of Central Asian background. Zoroastrianism refers to the religion developed from the teachings of the Persian prophet Zarathushtra. In India, they are known as Parsis. 

About the 5th century B. C. the Indian satrapy was paying an annual tribute of 320 talent of gold to _________.

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  1. China

  2. Persia

  3. Bactria

  4. Greece

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Correct Option: B