Review - Classical Civilizations

How do you know a building is Roman?

• it has columns

• it was designed to serve as a temple

• it has a dome

• it was meant only for the wealthy

The architectural achievements of the coliseum (Rome), the pyramids (Egypt) and the Great Wall (China) indicate

• religion was of little importance

• advanced technology really did exist in early civilizations

• entertainment was important to these ancient societies

• trade routes existed between China and the Americas

A student of Pythagoras would most likely know which

• the earth is flat

• how the earth moved on its axis

• when a solar eclipse would occur

• the relationships of the sides of a right-angled triangle

Democracy was practiced by what society

• early Egypt

• Gupta India

• classical Athens

• dynastic China

The Roman Empire extended over 3 continents

• True

• False

Rivers kept invaders out of the Roman Empire?

• True

• False

Alexandria served as the eastern capital of the Roman Empire

• True

• False

Carthage was destroyed by the Romans

• True

• False

How did the Romans supply their cities with water?

• Romans build there cities where there were natural springs

• Romans only build cities on the banks of rivers

• Roman engineers built aqueducts that carried water to cities

• Romans relied exclusively on rainfall

Archimedes made significant contribution to

• Engineering

• Sculpture

• Architecture

• Drama