Review for Unit 3 Test

Darius contributed to the success of Persian civilization by —

• Building a network of roads

• Built Great Wall

• introducing a single system of written characters

• Created provincial assemblies

A governmental system in which power is based on the will of the people.

• Democracy

• Communism

• Republic

• Oligarchy

Which classical civilization gave us the idea of veto power

• Rome

• Greece

• Han China

• India Gupta

How did the Geography of Greece affect their political growth

• Navigable rivers made it easy to unite the Greeks under a single ruler.

• Mountains and seas separated Greek centers of population.

• Fertile floodplains led to crop surpluses in more than one area.

• Neighboring Persia was able to conquer only part of Greece

Which of the following accurately reflects the rights and responsibilities of citizens and noncitizens in Athenian democracy?

• Every person got an equal say in government

• Citizens had rights, non-citizens did not

• Slaves were counted as 3/5 of a person

• Citizens elected representatives to vote for them

Which city-state first introduced democracy, built the Parthenon, and became home to philosophers like Socrates and Plato?

• Babylon

• Athens

• Sparta

• Rome

Which classical Greek political practice was adopted by the classical Romans?

• Gladiatorial Games

• Extensive Road networks

• Granting citizens the right to participate in government through the voting process

• Sending children to military training at the age of nine

The Twelve Tables were

• Instructions to build a Collosseum

• Instructions on how to use a phalanx

• An extravagant buffet

• Basic Roman Law similar to the US Constitution

How did the Han Dynasty create a centralized government and complex bureaucracy in China?

• They built the Great Wall

• They invented gunpowder

• They had exams for civil servants to make sure they were qualified

• They built statues of a larger than life army

Which type of government of early Greece often consisted of a small group of wealthy people in power?

• Oligarchy

• Republic

• Democracy

• Empire