SEA, SAND, and SILK routes were all examples of trading routes during the classical period.

(n.) the exchange and spread of goods and ideas through contact between people from different cultures

Silk from East Asia was traded in the Middle East.

Greece's geography, mountains, islands, sea, could have resulted in which of the following?

The geography of Greece greatly influenced the culture in that, with few natural resources and surrounded by water, the people eventually took to the sea for their livelihood. (select all that apply)

Athens and Sparta develop similar political systems.

A Spartan visiting Athens might say....

Spartan children were prepped for war by all of the following except,

Athens or Sparta? "Girls too were educated in a similar manner to boys but with a greater emphasis on dancing, gymnastics, and musical accomplishment which could be shown off in musical competitions and at religious festivals and ceremonies."

Athens or Sparta? "he ordered the maidens to exercise themselves with wrestling, running, throwing, the quoit [a ring thrown toward a peg in the ground], and casting the dart"

Athens or Sparta? "weak infants were left at the mountain side to die"

Athens or Sparta? "Contact with non-family males was discouraged and women occupied their time with indoor activities such as wool-work and weaving. "

An expansion of Hellenistic culture occurred under which ruler?

Hellenistic culture is a blend of ______

The ancient Greeks were

Who was the leader of Athens after the defeat of the Persians and took Athens into a "Golden Age" of prosperity and achievement?

Which of these played the biggest role in the economy of ancient Greece?

Check all innovations from the Golden Age of Athens.

In a golden age the city-state of athens ...

Heavy use of transportation and communication networks provided a way for rulers to reach large audiences with their messages in the Persian empire.

The inscription provided a way of communicating Persian legal codes to new subjects and foreign travelers by being placed in a prominent spot

The Persian empire used standardized currency to

Spartan or Athenian values? "If we look to the laws, they afford equal justice to all despite their differences. If a man is able to serve the state, he is not hindered by his condition."

Spartan or Athenian values? "Instead of making them effeminate (ladylike) and spoiled with a variety of clothes, the rule was to give them one piece of clothing the entire year. They would wear the same piece of clothing whether it was hot or cold. This taught them to be brave in all weather. "

Feuding between Sparta and Athens eventually led to a twenty-seven year long civil war called the Peloponnesian War in 431 BCE which led to the decline of Greece

Ancient Athenian women had ______ political rights.

Did Athenian or Spartan women have more rights?

What kind of democracy did ancient Athens have?

What kind of government did Ancient Sparta have?

"During the Achaemenid (Persian) period significant changes occurred in the system of land relations in the Middle East. All the land that was under cultivation was accurately measured, and the best portion of it belonged to the king, the temples, business houses, military leaders, and the civil servants of the royal house and temple administration."

This passage best illustrates which of the following similarities between classical empires?

On a scale of 1-4 with one being not much at all and 4 being a lot, how much do you feel you learn with the new curriculum?