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ancient Greek colonization → Concentration of government power in a capital or administrative hubs that exert contol over broad geographic areas
True False
Constantinople → North African city, founded by Phoenician traders, became a significant economic power at the center of a large Mediterranean trading empire
True False
polytheism → This South American civilization flourished between the 1st and 8th centuries C.E. along the northern coast of modern-day Peru.
True False
Alexandria → Allows individuals, often from a dominant group, to own other individuals.
True False
Maurya Empire → Flourished between about 320 C.E. and 550 C.E., united many of Indias regional kingdoms under on eleader who controlled most of the Indian subcontinent. Was highly patriarchal and women had few legal or religious rights.
True False
Persian empires → Centered at the capital city of Persepolis in Iran, encompass three seperate incarnations between about 550 B.C.E. and 640 C.E. The earliest was the Achaemenian Empire, which fell to Alexander the Great. It was weakened by Roman attacks and fell to Arab invaders in 651 C.E.
True False
Changan → Flourished between 206 B.C.E. and 220 C.E., which emphasized filial piety, or respect for ones parents, as part of a Confucian belief system. Most important leader was Wu Di, who built roads and canals, established a Confucian imperial universtiy, and introduced civil service exams.
True False
Phoenicia → Located on the Mediterranean in northern Egypt, center of government, commerce, and culture during Egypts Hellenistic Period. Became renowned as a center of learning and was home to the ancient worlds largest library.
True False
Gupta Empire → Flourished between about 321 and 185 B.C.E. in ancient india. Founded by Changdragupta Maurya after Alexander the Greats death. Its most famous emperor was Ashoka, whose missionaries contributed greatly to the spread of Buddhism throughout Asia.
True False
Carthage → This South American civilization flourished between the 1st and 8th centuries C.E. along the northern coast of modern-day Peru.
True False
centralized government → Concentration of government power in a capital or administrative hubs that exert contol over broad geographic areas
True False
Mayan city-states → Flourished between 206 B.C.E. and 220 C.E., which emphasized filial piety, or respect for ones parents, as part of a Confucian belief system. Most important leader was Wu Di, who built roads and canals, established a Confucian imperial universtiy, and introduced civil service exams.