Although the classical Roman and Chinese empires were similar in many ways, which of the following was an important difference?
a. Only Chinese emperors invoked supernatural sanctions to support their rule.
b. Because of earlier precedents, the Chinese process of empire-formation occurred over a much shorter period than the centuries-long Roman effort.
c. Only the Roman Empire absorbed a foreign religious tradition.
d. Only the Romans committed resources to building roads, bridges, and canals to integrate their domains militarily and commercially.
Answer: B
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AP World History Chapter 4
- All classical empires
- After his conversion to Buddhism, Emperor Ashoka
- The failure of India to reunite under one central political authority after the collapse of the Mauryan Empire
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- In comparison to China, northern India
- The collapse of the Roman and Han Empires were similar in which of the following ways?
- Which of the following was NOT a feature shared by both the classical Roman and Chinese Empires?
- The creation of an empire threatened republican government in Rome
- The Roman Empire
- Deepening conflict between rich and poor in the Roman Republic led to all EXCEPT which of the following reforms?
- Which of the following was NOT a way in which Alexander the Great's conquest of Persia facilitated the spread of Greek culture?
- The failed Persian invasions of Greece in 490 and 480 B.C.E. resulted in
- Which of the following was NOT a means by which participation by free males in the government of Greek city states increased?
- The political culture of classical Greek civilization was different from that of Persia because
- Classical Greece in 500 B.C.E.
- The Persian state
- Empires in world history are important for all EXCEPT which of the following reasons?
- Typically, empires
- With regard to merchants, classical civilizations in Rome, Greece, and China
- What sentence best describes both Roman and Chinese gender relations?
- Rome successfully expanded for all of these reasons EXCEPT:
- Greco-Roman art and culture emphasized all of these qualities EXCEPT:
- Roman classic culture