Unit 3 Review

The Hellenistic Era was...

• Initiated by the Spartans defeat of Athens in Peloponnesian War
• marked by a spread of Greek culture into the lands of the Persian Empire
• the of the Roman Empire's greatest expansion
• the decade following Rome's conquest of Carthage 

Ancient Athenians served as a model for Western societies because they believed in

• participation in government before individual interests or needs
• military service for all citizens
• religious training before artistic interests
• physical fitness for all citizens

The Roman system of justice is considered a milestone because it- 

• served as a model for many later European legal systems
• provided the first democratic constitution
• limited emperor's power
• United Greco-Roman and Chinese Ideas

Which classical culture represented a blend of Egyptian, Persian, and Greek influences?

• Hellenistic
• Spartan
• Athenian
• Assyrian

The fall of the Roman Empire was quick and happened within in a matter of days

• True
• False

What is similar about the collapse of the Han Dynasty and Roman Empire?

• Both emperors handed their power over to warlords

• Both faced pressure from outside invaders

• Christian teachings made both societies less warlike

• Both gave up on the Silk Road as a economic advantage

Which debts did the classical civilizations of Greece and Rome owe to the river valley civilizations of ancient Mesopotamia?

• Writing, Democracy, Written Alphabet
• Sailboat, Written Law Code, Philosophers and Historians
• Sailboat, Democracy, Written Alphabet
• Writing, Sailboat, Written Law Codes

One way in which Confucian teachings, the Ten Commandments, and the Eightfold Path in Buddhism were all similar was that they –

• Were polytheistic in belief 
• Promoted Codes of Moral Behavior
• Affirmed belief in one god
• Established equality of men and women

What was a reason that Christianity spread throughout the Roman Empire?

• It embraced all people; men and women, rich and poor
• Promised the Roman people more power
• It embraced the 12 Tables over the 10 Commandments
• It helped create the Roman Republic and make the emperor absolute

Form of government in which the ruling power is in the hands of the landholding elite

• Theocracy

• Democracy

• Aristocracy

• Tyranny