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WorksheetsUnit 2: Western Classical Civilization Review
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
How did Alexander the Great help diffuse Greek culture?
conquering neighboring countries
building schools everywhere
Having his soldiers marry Persian women and naming cities after himself.
What was a result of Greece’s geography?
Foreign armies were unable to successfully invade
City-states developed mostly independent of each other
short coastlines
Greek city-states had to import most of their food
What was a required activity if you were a Spartan man?
Join the military
to take ballet
To play sports
What was a characteristic of a Greek City-State?
each city state was ruled by one king
each city-state had a senate
each city state was control by Leanius
each city-state had its own independent form of government
What type of government is Democracy?
A government is control by a selected few wealthy individuals
A government where citizen directly control and vote on laws
A government where a dictator seized control and power
What type of government is a Oligarchy?
A government that forces the citizens to pay taxes and obey the laws that the king made
A government controlled by a select few, the wealthy
A government controlled by the people
What type of government is a Monarchy?
A government that is controlled by the people
A government that forces the citizens to pay taxes and obey the laws the king made.
a government that is controlled by a select few
What type of government is tyranny?
A government that is controlled by the people
A government that is controlled by a select few the wealthy
A government where a dictator seized power illegally
Why was Cyrus the Great so great?
Because he had Courage
Tolerance of diversity
Intellectual abilities
Religious beliefs
What religion spread throughout the Roman Empire?
Buddhism
Skiskism
Christianity
Legalism
How did Plebeians know what the law was in Rome?
Code of Hammurabi
The Preamble
Cunieform
The Twelve Tables
Why did Rome split up?
To decrease the authority of the Senate
To protect the west from Greek influences
To make control of the Empire more efficient
To separate groups whose conflicts threatened unity
Why was Rome able to control its empire from Italy?
Strong military force
They had a king for each region
They were not able to
Why was Christianity so appealing to the people of Rome?
Christians God were better than Roman Gods
Christians believe they had a savior
Everyone was welcome
How were women treated in Rome?
They had the right to vote
They could become slaves
They could own their own businesses
They could divorce there husbands
Why did Roman authority oppose Christianity?
Jesus did not like the Romans
Christians wanted to be Martyr
Christians refuse to worship Roman Gods
Christians were high class
Why was the Roman system of laws such a milestone in history?
United Greco-Roman and Chinese ideas of justice
Greatly limited the emperor’s powers
They were the first laws to be written down
What was the Pax Romana?
A time of War
When the Gladiators took over Romana
A time of peace and prosperity in Rome
When Romana turn to Pax
