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Quick Quiz 1

Quick Quiz 1


This activity contains 20 questions.

	Mauryan bureaucracy was marked by:   centralization. a secret service. efficient long-distance communications. All of these answers.

	Classical Indian art incorporates elements of Hellenistic naturalism and Indian Buddha images.    True  False

	The supreme being, or “Wise Lord,” in Zoroastrianism is known as “the hurrying Mazda.”    True  False

	The two most significant groups of early settlers in Iran were the and the Persians.

	Zoroaster preached a message similar to all of the following except:   Democritus. Confucius. Buddha. the Hebrew prophets.

	The Achaemenid Empire had a weak and ineffectual administrative system.    True  False

	Modern Iran’s heritage includes:   Iranian Confucian culture and an older, Indo-Iranian, Christian, imperial culture. Iranian Islamic culture and an older, Indo-Iranian, Zoroastrian, imperial culture. Iranian Islamic culture and an older, Indo-Iranian, Judaic, democratic culture. Iranian Hindu culture and an older, Indo-Iranian, Zoroastrian, Brahman culture.

	Alexander the Great’s policies of Graeco-Persian fusion contributed to the demise of Seleucid rule.    True  False

	King Bimbisara emphasized:   good roads, able administrators, and support for the arts. good roads, able administrators, and strong priests. good roads, able administrators, and fair agricultural taxes. good roads, able administrators, and strong cities.

	Chandragupta’s minister Kautilya is sometimes referred to as the “Indian .”

	After around 300 B.C.E., contact between the Mauryans and the Seleucids was minimal.    True  False

	Hellenization was facilitated by:   the construction of Greek-style cities. the widespread use of Aramaic. the Seleucid elites’ respect for Hellenistic culture and laws. All of these answers.

	Early settlers in Iran tended to cluster wherever wildlife was plentiful.    True  False

	The , a non-Semitic-speaking people, built a flourishing civilization in the southwestern lowlands and adjacent highlands of Susa and the neighboring regions between Zagros and the Gulf.

	Why is more known about the religious traditions of ancient Iran than about any other aspect of its culture?   Their culture was based on their religion. Only religious texts were found. The monolithic nature of their traditions dictated far reaching commonalities. All of these answers

	Zoroaster presented a message of moral reform similar to the Hebrew prophets, Buddha, and Confucius.    True  False

	Zoroastrianism:   influenced Jewish ideas of angels and devils. warned of a “final reckoning” or judgement. was wiped out by the spread of Islam. All of these answers

	Along with the last Babylonian king, defeated the last Median king in 550 B.C.E..

	How did the Achaemenid state remain in power for a long period of time? Which government policies and institutions fostered this political stability? What was the role of religion in this development?   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	How was the first great Indian Empire created? What role did Chandragupta have in these events? What geographic hurdles had to be overcome to bring the empire together? What impact did the Greeks have on the development of this empire?   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

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