True or false? During the Abbasid caliphate, non-Muslims were allowed a certain amount of autonomy, including religious courts.

One Essay (50 points): Answer one (1) question below, providing as much relevant detail as possible.  Your answer should be roughly two pages.   3. Discuss China during the Eastern Zhou and Qin Empire periods. Explain the basic ideas of Confucius. How is Confucian philosophy a means of creating social stability and good governance? What are some examples of this philosophy in The Analects as found in the “In Their Own Words” section of Chapter 5.1 in the textbook? Did the Qin Empire mostly embrace Confucianism, Daoism, or Legalism? Cite at least two examples to support your answer.   4. Discuss slavery, citizenship, and society during the principate era of the Roman Empire. How vital was slavery to the Roman Empire? Provide two examples of the type of work slaves performed in the Roman Empire. According to Mary Beard’s Meet the Romans, Episode 1, how did Romans define citizenship and being Roman during the principate? Was citizenship a limited concept, open only to a few residents, as we saw in the Greek city-states of classical Greece, or a more expansive view of citizenship? Why was Rome considered a consuming city? What are two examples of Rome as a consuming city found in the Beard documentary? How does the Colosseum, as shown in Meet the Romans, demonstrate the social hierarchy and openness of Roman society?  

True or false? Due to Athens rising prosperity, select women were allowed to become citizens and vote on state affairs.

The influence of Mesopotamia on the Indus valley culture is evident in the use of what item?

The __ is the largest desert in the world.

Before Islam was introduced to the Arabian Peninsula, the people in that region practiced which of the following religious beliefs?

What are buildings called that are constructed using interlocking stones rather than mortar?

Unlike, Carthaginian control of North Africa, Roman control of North Africa resulted in demand for grain and olive oil to support the growing Roman capital. This led to increased farming in North Africa. 

__ speakers spread throughout much of southern Africa in the Iron Age, bringing their ironworking and farming practices with them.

True or false? At its height in the eleventh century, Ghana could field an army of 200,000 soldiers.