Classical Era West

Which society was the first to practice direct democracy?

• city-state of Athens
• empire of Alexander the Great
• city-state of Sparta
• Persian Empire

One effect of rugged, mountainous geography on the civilization of ancient Greece was the development of -

• absolute monarchies
• extensive trade
• separate, independent city-states
• belief in one God

This religion was founded in the Persian empire and held that there was one god Ahura Mazda.

• Christianity

• Judaism

• Zoroastrianism

• Hinduism

____________________ refers to the long period of peace that Rome enjoyed when Caesar Augustus took over.

• Pax Romana
• Hellenistic Culture
• Peace, love, and gladiators
• The Roman Republic

What was one thing that both the Persians and Romans did to encourage trade throughout their empires?

• Allowed conquered groups to not pay taxes to the emperor.
• Prevented their conquered groups from trading with anyone outside of their empire.
• Built up extensive roads and trade routes.
• Forced everyone to speak a common language.

Athenian women were -

• allowed to vote and participate in direct democracy.
• not considered citizens and limited to their homes and raising children.
• encouraged in their education and to be physically fit.
• allowed to own property and make wills leaving their property to whomever they chose.

The architecture in the image was developed by which Classical Era Empire?

• Rome

• India

• China

• Greece

Which Roman Emperor converted to Christianity which helped spread the religion throughout the Roman Empire?

• Augustus

• Julius Caesar

• Alexander the Great

• Constantine

One way in which the actions of Cyrus the Great and Alexander the Great were similar was that each -

• conquered neighboring peoples to build vast empires
• issued written constitutions that defined the rights of citizens
• refused to grant religious freedom to their subjects
• introduced important legal changes to protect basic human rights

_______________ refers to the fusion of Greek culture with cultures of the Middle East and India. Spread by Alexander the Great.

• Hellenistic Culture

• Melting Pot

• West meets East

• Helots