Classical Civilizations Final Review

What body of water was very helpful with trade, travel and the rise of Ancient Greece and Rome?

• Mediterranean Sea
• Black Sea
• Pacific Ocean
• Atlantic Ocean

What Greek city-state is credited with creating the worlds first democracy?

• Olympus
• Rome
• Sparta
• Athens

What was the code of laws that the Romans created that laid out various rights and privelages?

• Constitution
• 12 Tables
• Roman Law
• Laws of Rome

Rome's time of peace and prosperity is called?

• Roman Peace
• Romana Peace
• Pax Romana
• Peaceful Rome

What choice best describes the Roman Republic?

• Dictatorship run by an emperor
• Citizens vote for representatives who make the laws
• Citizens vote directly on all laws
• Monarchy run by King or Queen

The Himalayan Mountains acted as a barrier for India. How did this impact the people in India?

• Helped protect them from invasions but also separated them from the outside world.
• Helped improve communication and spread new ideas with Asia and Europe
• Helped build relationships with the government and military.
• Helped make traveling easier to trade with the rest of Asia.

Why were the Indians dependent on the summer monsoons?

• They brought rain & without them there would be drought
• The cold winds felt god in the summertime
• Without them, they could't travel down the river
• Monsoons encouraged animal migration

The rebirth of a soul in a new body. 

• dharma
• reincarnation
• ahisma
• shrine

What are the 4 Noble Truths? 

• Suffering and unhappiness, and no one can escape sorrow
• No one can escape sorrow, people cause their own misery
• No one can escape sorrow, we cause our own misery, we can reach nirvana, follow the 8 fold path
• Truth, Justice, and the American Way 

Where did Buddhism originate and where did it spread?

• China.  Leading faith in the Americas and Middle East.
• China.  Spread to the rest of Asia
• India.  Leading religion in the Americas and the Middle East
• India.  Leading faith in Southeast Asia, Central Asia, China, Japan & Korea