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The fertile cresent has been called the crossroads of the world because it was
the center of advanced civilaizations
often flooded by the tigris and euphrates rivers
protected from invasion by deserts
on the route connecting europe, asia, and afirca
sumerians influinced later civilizations through each of the following EXCEPT
law codes
architecture
artihmetic and geometry
cuneiform
the movement of people across the fertile crescent resulted in
invention of hieroglyphics
constant exchange of ideas
belief in one god
building of irrigation systems
hammurabis code was a major achievement because it
was a record of all existing law
treated citizens and slave as equals
ended all physical punishment
rejected the principle of an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
The people of Mesopatamia depended on
hot summer winds
tide of the Mediterranean sea
water from the jordan river
silt deposits by the tigris and Euphrates rivers
The hitties had a military advantage over their enemies because they used
wheeled chariots
iron weapons
bronze spears
soldiers on horseback
sumerians believed they could ensure the arrival of spring by
constructing ziggurats
worshiping Ahura Mazda
writing prayers to the gods
acting out the story of Inanna and Dumuzi
The assyrians where known for
treating conquered people kindly
destroying Sumerian cuneiform tablets
establishing an efficient system of government
inventing a 12 month calander
how did the sumerians differ from the egyptians in the way they looked on their rulers?
they allowed rulers to only govern for ten years
they worship their rulers as gods
they saw their kings as gods representatives on earth
they paid taxes and obeyd their ruler without questions
Chaldean priests studied stars and planets in order to
predict the future
show that the earth was round
encourage learning
discover what plants would grow best in babylon
which policy helped the persians become a powerful empire
they ended the use of satrapies
they tolerated conquered people
they limited travel across their empire
they stopped collecting taxes
The Phoenicians earned the name "carriers of civilization" by
conquering the fertile crescent
establishing the first library
spreading the culture of mesopotamia
inventing the wheel
One contribution the Lydians made to later civilizations was
their literature
a uniform code of laws
the use of coined money
they great royal road
which of the following beliefs did both the zoroastrians and hebrews hold
the gods controlled the forces of nature
on the final judgement day, individuals would be held responsible for their actions
god revealed the ten commandments to Moses
Every year, the gods came down to earth using the ziggurat as a ladder
Unlike most other people of the ancient middle east, the hebrews
had a law code
were ruled by kings
built temples
were monothestic
Match the following ( refer to page 2 of packet for definitions)
G
Cyrus
C
zoroaster
E
sargon
F
solomon
D
True(T) or false(F)
A ziggurat was a pyramid shaped temple
T
The Akkadians invented the alphabet
F
Hammurabi divided his empire into satrapies
F
The zend avesta was the scared book of the assyrians
F
hebrews established a kingdom in palestine
T
The fertile cresent lies between the
mediterranean and baltic seas
nile and tigris rivers
Persian gulf and Mediterranean sea
red sea and the indian ocean
unlike egypt, the fertile crescent was
densely populated
mountainous
had few natural barriers
did not experience floods
Which people are properly matched with their contribution to civilization
1. lydian---alphabet
2. Phoenicians--- use of iron
3. Hittites----architecture
4. Sumerians --- the sail
1
1 and 2
3 and 4
4
who ruled the early sumerian city states
priests
nobles
representative assembles
council of elders
what early people believed that at death human being desended into silent cave
Sumerians
persians
Phoenicians
hebrews
what important invention is first known to be used by the sumerians
written language
the barter system
the wheel
paper
which of the following statements best describe the principle behind hammurabi's code
church and state must be separate
judge not lest you be judged
an eye for an eye tooth for a tooth
justice must be tempered by mercy
The iron age began when
knowledge of metalworking was developed
the first iron tools were crafted
iron deposits were discovered in persia
iron came into widspread use
The assyrians success in building an empire was based on all the following EXCEPT their
iron weapons
superior calvary
tolerence toward conquered people
efficient central government
Which people rebuild babylon after it had been destroyed
chaldeans
assyrians
hittites
phoenicians
satrapies, the great royal road, and ahura mazda are all associated with which people
persians
babylonians
Sumeritans
hittites
The culture of mesopatamia was spread through the mediteranian by
asian conquerers
phoenician traders
persian missionaries
hittites colonists
the introduction of coined money led to develop
the barter system
a landed aristocracy
set prices
cuneiform
the hebrews believed that god would protect them if they
conqured palestine
revolted against Egyptian rule
placed their capital in Jerusalem
obeyed the ten comandments
religous beliefs that emphasised an ethical world view were a major contribution of the
hittites
hebrews
assyrians
phoenicians
Match the following (refer to page 4 for definitions)
palestine
c
nineveh
a
babylon
d
sidon
f
ur
b
True or false
T
F
the founder of the hebrew religion was soloman
F
the worlds first library was established by assaryans
T
The hanging garden of babylon were designed by nebuchadnezzar
T
the mountainous land in greece encouraged greeks to
adopt Phoenician alphabet
live in small isolated communities
worship the goddess athena
follow a peaceful way of life
what evidence shows thatv minoan civilization influenced the greeks
the illiad tells how the minoans conquered the peloponnesus
the greeks built palaces just like the palace of knossos
minoan designs appeared on greek pottery and jewlery
both the minoans and the greeks were traders
Heinrich schliemann used archaeology to prove that
the iliad and odyssey were based on real historical events
th palace of knossos was destroyed in an earthquake
geography helped shape greek civilization
trade helped spread Hellenistic civilization
the ancient greeks developed each of the following EXCEPT
democracy
monarchy
aristocracy
theocracy
What atheninan ruler is paired up with the correct achievement
soloman introduce the idea of ostracism
cleisthenes ended debt slavery
draco drew up the first athenian law code
pericles encouraged equality for men and women
spartans developed a strong military state in order to
conquer greece
defeat persians
prevent slave uprisings
encourage free discussion of ideas
an immediate cause of the persian wars was the
athenian victory at the battle of marathon
expansion of the persian empire
revolt of greek cities in asia minor against persian rule
rise of the delian league
an immediate result of the persian wars was that athenians
became apart of the persian empire
lost control of the delian league
abandoned plans to conquer sparta
emerged as the leading greek city state
under pericles, athenian democracy remained limited because
nobles were the only people allowed to be jurors
citizens had to pay to attend the assembly
noncitizens didnt have any political rights
debt slavery reappeared
as a result of the pelopnnesian wars, athens
gained control of asia minor
formed the Peloponnesian league
lost its empire
became a monarchy
sculptors reflected greek idealism by
portraying a wide variety of human emotions
making fun of important leaders
showing humans as graceful and beautiful
carving thick heavy columns on public buildings
greek phiosophers helped advance human thinking by teaching that
physics was more important than math
the gods would reveal the workings of the universe
the sun was the center of the universe
reason could be used to understand the universe
according to socrotes, people should follow the rule "know thyself" to
predict future
honor gods
find beauty in nature
behave correctly
alxander the great most enduring achievement was to
strenghten persian civilization
establish democracy in his empire
unify the greek citystates
spread greek culture
helenistic civilization developed as a result of the
growing power of athens
alliance between persia and india
blending of greek and eastern cultures
decline of greek religion
Match the following ( refer to page 6 for definitions)
aeschylus
h
plato
d
euclid
b
archimedes
e
epicurus
g
True or false
As the government of greek city states developed, merchents and farmers challenged the power of the nobles
T
other greeks admired spartan solders for their bravery
T
greek drama originated in festivals honoring dionysus
T
the socrotic method taught students to memorize facts
F
Alexandria was the center if Hellenistic civilization
T
unlike ther river valley civialization of egypt and the fertile crescent, the greeks did not
develop agriculture
create a large land empire
engage in trade with other peoples
borrow extensively from other cultures
which of the folllowing came about because greece is a mountainous, rugged land
development of small, separate communities that were often at war with one another
persian attempts to spread disunity among city states after persian war
developement of democracy in athens
widespread belief in the 12 olympic gods
minoan civilization grew up on the
island of cyprus
peloponnesus
island of crete
hellespont
the iliad tells the story of the
tyrants of athens
trial of socrates
trojan war
persian war
Which of the following groups was NOT among those who demanded changes in athens form of government during the seventh and eigth centeries B.C
debtors
citizen soldiers
persons who had not been born in athens
women
which of the following athenians is incorrectly linked with an achievement
draco---legal code
solon---aboltion of debt slavery
cleisthenes---- creation of as legislative assembly
pisistratus--- practice of ostracism
which of the following was a trait greatly admired by the spartans
creativity
wit
physical endurance
intelligence
unlike athenian women, spartan women
took part in legislative assemblies
could own property
lived in seclusion from men
took part in military drills
which list of events is in chronological order
the peloponnesian wars began, the trojan war began, the persian war began
dorians invaded greece, miletus revolted against persian rule, persians invaded greece
the battle of plataea, the battle of marathon, the battle of Thermopylae
the peloponnesian war began, the persian wars began, the delian league was formed
which was not true of athenian democracy
all citizens could vote
most athenians were citizens
women had no political rights
the Athenians practiced direct democracy
athens golden age followed the
peolponnesian wars
persian wars
trojan war
Macedonian conquests of athens
which of these thinkers is incorrectly linked
socrates-- question and answer
euclid---geometry
archimedes--- lever
hippocrates- drama
greek culture was spread as far east as india chiefly by
the conquest of alexander
colonists from sparta
athenian traders and seamen
athenian teachers and missionaries
which of the following cultures was not part of hellenistic culture
persians
chinese
indians
egyptians
Match the following (refer to page 8 for defintions)
aristophanes
d
aristotle
f
thales
e
polyclitus
c
herodotus
a
Match the following (page 8 for definitions)
archon
e
phalanx
c
helot
g
ephor
h
aristocracy
a
which of the following natrual advantages did rome enjoy
it was located on the fertile east coast of italy
the apennine mountains protected from invasion
the tiber river provided food and transportation
it was surrounded by strong walls
early romans were influenced by all of the following excpet
greeks
etruscans
phoenicians
babylonians
what can be draw from the following: 1.roman women could own property. 2.they could provide wills leaving their property as they chose
roman women were equal to men
roman womenhad the right to vote
roman women had some legal rights
they were treated like godesses
plebians were dissatisfied with early roman government because it
gave consuls equal power
was dominated by patricians
gave the assembly of tribes too much power
allowed tribunes to vote
the twelve tables of law were significant because
provided rome with the first written law code
allowed roman women to divorce their husbands
made rome a republic
allowed pleibans to serve in the senete
a long range cause of the punic wars was
romes conquest of sicily
hannibals invasion of italy
catos desire to end the naval competition between rome and carthage
rivalry between rome and carthage for control of the western mediteranian
as a result of the punic wars, rome
made hannibal a citezen
allowed tribunes to enter the senete
acquired a province in north africa
freed its slaves
the cheap grain and many slaves that were sent to rome during the wars of expansion hurt small farmers by
making it imposible for them to compete with owners of latifundia
caused grain prices to rise
forcing them to buy more slaves then needed
reduced the demand of grain
Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus became known as spokesmen of the plebians because they wanted
to return all conquered lands
establish the second triumvirate
abolish slavery
redistribute land to small farmers
Juilus ceaser gained power by
murdering tiberius and Gaius Grachus
overthrowinf senete
defeating pompey
conquering carthage
once in power, julius ceaser introduced reforms designed to
limit the number of roman citizens
make people in the provinces loyal to rome
reduce romes foregin trade
increase the power of the senate
Augustus changed the government of rome by
abolishing the first triumvirate
ordering a census
ruling as a monarch
making plebeians and patricians equal
the pax romana can be considered the golden age of rome because it was a time when rome
won control of italy
enjoyed stable government
was ruled by generals
adopted a democratic form of government
which policy of augustus and his successors encouraged trade throughout the roman empire
paying salaries to civil servants
building monuments
providing free grain to the poor
protecting merchants and travelers on land and sea
rome suffered from and unfavorable balance of trade because it
imported more than exported
relied on slave labor
devalued its coinage
exported only luxury goods
Match the following (refer to page 10)
tribune
f
consul
a
censor
c
imperator
g
dictator
b
Which happened first
the etruscans rule rome
the roman republic is established
Which happened first
the punic wars begin
rome conqured italy
Which happened first
augustus becomes emporer
ceaser is assasinated
Which happened first
the twelve tables of law are adopted
tiberius gracchus is elected tribune
Which happened first
the pax romana begins
marcus aurelius dies
most people of ancient italy lived in which reigon
west of the Apennines
north of the po river
along the east coast
in the south and on msicily
Which ancient people conquered and ruled rome from about 600 to 500 bc
phoenicians
etruscans
greeks
minoans
a republic is a government in which
citizens vote on the laws directly
all adults have the right to vote
citizens elect leaders who represent them
all adults males have the right to vote
The roman republic was founded in about
900 bc
500bc
100 bc
400 bc
Which was the most important branch of government in the roman republic
the twelve tqables
the assembly of centuries
the assemby of tribes
the senate
The terms consul, tribune, and veto are all associated with roman
law
government
religion
military practice
roman schools emphisized the study of
mathmatics
natural science
philosophy
history
Roman attitudes towards women differend from those of the greeks in which of the following ways
1.women were free to move about in public places
2.women could hold public office
3 womencould lived in seperate parts of the house
4. women could not become citizens
1
2 and 3
1 and 3
1 2 and 4
the ultimate victor in punic wars was
carthage
breece
rome
gaul
hamilcar, cato, and zama are all associated with
pax romana
the twelve tables
punic wars
the first triumvirate
as a result of the punic wars, roman farmers were troubled by all of the following EXCEPT
slave labor
competiontion from latifundia
higher taxes
low grain prices
how did the roman army change after 100 bc
fewer people volunteered for service
only landowning citizens were allowed to bear arms for rome
the army won fewer victories abroad
the soilders were loyal to their commanders rather than rome
Which of the following names does not belong with the other
octavian
mark antony
marcus lepidus
julius ceaser
The roman republic ended under
nero
augusta
hadrian
marcus aurelius
which of the following roman emerors is judged by historians to have had a successful reign
nero
caligula
hadrian
commodus
Match the following (page 12)
f
g
c
gnaeus pompey
a
marcus aurelius
e
which happened first
latins came to italy
Etruscans came to italy
which happened first
plebians began to serve in the roman army
patricians began to serve in the roman army
which happened first
caesar crossed the rubicon
caesar became dictator of rome
which happened first
stuggle broke out over who would become emporer
nero becomes emperor
constintine built a new capital at constantinopple in order to
be closer to the commercial centers of the Mediterranean
aviod battle with diocietian
limit greek influence on roman government
fight foregn invaders
Which happened first
punic wars began
a large class of unemployed plebeians grew up in rome
which type of present day building is the result of an original roman contribution to architexture
an airport the has many arches
a house with graceful stone columns
a church with a domed roof
a courthouse with stone stairway
by using aqueducts romans made it possible to
construct large buildings
decorate public buildings
improve transportation
carry water into the cities
rome added an important new idea to law by
recognising that women had equal rights to men
allowing judges to write their own law codes
unifing all its law into the twelve tables of law
considering an accused person inocent until proven guilty
whicof the following generalizations accuratley describe the religious climate in roman empire
required all people to worship the emperor
they tolerated many different religions as long as they reminded loyal to the government
rome forbade Christians and jews from practicing their religion because of thier beliefs in the afterlife
the emperor encouraged people to follow mystery religons instead of traditional roman beliefs
in his teachings, jesus
stressed compassion for people
called for the overthrow of rome
emphasized earthly rewards
rejected hebrew religous beliefs
paul played a key role in early christainity because he
was the first pope
wrote nicene creed
stopped percecution begun by nero
carried christan teachings to non jews
the emporor constinetine changed roman policy towards christains by
choosing the pope hinself
reorganizing the Christian church
officially tolerating christains
freeing paul from prison
early christianity appealed to many people because it
called for an end to roman empire
promised eternal life
allowed people to follow mystery religions
allowed women to become bishops
one effect of the growth of christianity was the
jewish revolt in palestine
end of pax romana
fall of rome
increased power of the bishop of rome
diocletian tried to strengthen the roman empire by
reuniting the eastern and western halves of the empire
encourging people to change jobs
reducing the size of romes army
setting limits on wage and prices
in the fourth centery ad germanic tribes moved into the roman empire to
fight the vandals
seek protection from the huns
stop the decline of the empire
overthrow constantine
which of the following was a immediate result of the battle of adrianople
visigoths streamed into roam empire
the huns emerors stopped persecution of christains
the roman emperor stopped the percecution of christians
rome fell
when historians talk about the fall of rome they are refering to the
battle of troyes
defeat of roman armies by attila
fall of the eastern roman empire
capture of rome by odoacer
roman sculptures differed from those of the greeks in that they were
more abstact
larger
more realistic
made of marble
a new building material introduced by roman architects was
stone
concrete
marble
brick
the author of the aeneid was
cicero
tacitus
virgil
horace
which of the following are true statements about roman law
1. the law of nations dealt with disputes among sovereign states
2. under roman law judges were allowed to base their desisions only on evidence that had been presented in court
3.during the Pax Romana,punishments had been more severe then they had been under the republic
4. During Pax Romana, fathers lost the absolute authority over households that they had had during the republic
1
2 3
3 4
2 4
the term jupiter, messiah, and the edict of milan are all assosiated with what aspect of roman empire
art
religion
law
philosophy
Which of the following is not a true statement about jesus
our knowledge about his life comes from accounts known as gospels
he was condemned to death by jewish religous leaders in palestine
He taught material wealth is unimportant
his teaching was rooted in jewish tradition
who began the practice of preaching the gospel to nonjews
jesus
peter
judas
paul
Unlike followers of other religions in the roman emprie, christans
werent tolerated by the goverment
believed in a vengeful god
worship the emperor
rejected the idea of miracles
which of the folling does not belong to the others
bishop
priest
pope
apostle
civil war borke out frequently in rome because of
food shortage
class hatred
disputes over who would be emporor
contoversy over slavery
the roman empire was divided in half by
constantine
dicletian
odoacer
nero
Germanic tribes were attracted to the roman empire because of its
employment oppertunities
rich civilization
wealth and warm climate
tolerance other religion
The battle of adrianople showed that
the roman army was determined to drive the germanic tribes out of the empire
rome could no longer defend its boarders
the germans were no match for roman weaponry
the huns were determined to take over danube plain
historian date the fall of the roman empire at
44 bc
122 ad
284 ad
476 ad
