Quiz Review (Quiz on Monday BRING YOUR LAPTOP)

Justinian's Code of Laws (Byzantine Empire), the Code of Hammurabi (Babylonian Empire) and the Twelve Tablets (Roman Empire) all had to do with -

• a. Culture

• b. Laws

• c. Roads

• d. Religion

Which of the following best explains why early civilizations settled where they did?

• a. Rivers contributed to their nomadic lifestyles

• b. Mountains provided shelter and safety

• c. Their religious beliefs encouraged the settling near the coast

• d. The land was optimal for growing crops

Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome notably made huge contributions to:

• a. Government and law

• b. Military formation

• c. Rivers

• d. Agriculture

In Ancient Athens, plebeians eventually gained the opportunity to

• a. Have a say in their government

• b. Had to join the Spartan army

• Help build the Colosseum

• c. Practice their religion of choice

What is a parliamentary democracy?

• a. Citizens elect representatives to a parliament to make laws

• b. Citizens elect representatives from the sect to make laws

• c. Citizens elect from a small group of aristocrats to make laws

• d. Citizens have no say in who is elected to represent them

Islam is a ( ) religion.

• Polytheistic

• Monotheistic

• Confucian

• Hindu

Who was Justinian's wife?

• Cleopatra

• Hatshepsut

• Theodora

• Nefertiti

The Byzantine Empire was previously the

• Athens

• Western Roman Empire

• Eastern Roman Empire

• Han Empire

Hinduism is

• Monotheistic

• Polytheistic

• Buddhism

• the middle way

Describe Empress Theodora (Justinian's wife) in a couple words