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4844386527Which civilization created the second law code, which would be the basis of Western thinking?Roman(s)0
4844386528Which empire extended from India to the Mediterranean and tried to take over Greece?Persian Empire1
4844386529Which 2 civilizations conquered people but allowed them to retain their beliefs so long as they were loyal?Persia and Rome2
4844386530Persian religion similar to the Mandate of Heaven; God gives command for who to ruleZorastrianism3
4844386531How are Greek and Rome similar?Agricultural, merchants middle class, slavery, primitive religion4
4844386532What were the Greeks' views on manual labor?only worthy of the lowly (slaves)5
4844386533What was Aristotle's view on women?They were animals6
4844386534What was Greece composed of?Individual city states7
4844386535What ancient game promoted sportsmanship and set temporary truces for the Greek people?(the) Olympic(s) (Games)8
4844386536What wars temporarily united Greece?Persian (Wars)9
4844386537Which Athenian leader lead up to the Peloponnesian wars?Pericles10
4844386538Group of city states protected by AthensDelian League11
4844386539Group of city states that supported Sparta's smackdown on AthensPeloponnesian League12
4844386540Epic poems written by HomerIlliad and (the) Odyssey13
4844386541Thriving, political, wealthy port city with varying degrees of democracy; employed large amounts of slaves and believed themselves to be the intellectuals of GreeceAthens14
4844386542Militaristic, landlocked warrior city which valued fighting prowess above wealth and was run by a council of aristocratic menSparta15
4844386543Was the least constricting when it came to women (Greek city state)Sparta16
4844386544Mycenaean ruler who basically conquered the entire Mediterranean and Middle EastAlexander the Great17
4844386545Roman term; referred to the leader of their religionPontifus Maximus18
48443865462 examples of a Philosopher kingMarcus Aurelius and Cincinnatus19
4844386547Roman term; referred to the leader of the militaryConsul for Life20
4844386548Roman term; referred to the leader of the governmentTribune for Life21
4844386549What did the Roman Republic's government consist of?Senate, Consul(s), Tribune22
4844386550What did Julius Caesar establish?Triumvirate23
4844386551What was a triumvirate?Rule of 3 people24
4844386552Who was the first Roman Emperor?Augustus Caesar25
4844386553Who was Octavian?Augustus Caesar26
4844386554What does "Augustus" mean?Exalted one27
4844386555The Roman law codeTwelve Tables (the)28
4844386556Method in which questions are answered with questions; part of Roman philosophy:Socratic Method29
4844386557What happened to Socrates?He died of hemlock30
4844386558What did Plato think of the democracy?He hated it31
4844386559Was the first to write a historical summary for a purpose other than theology:Herodotus32
4844386560What battle did Herodotus write a heavily biased summary on?Battle of 30033
4844386561Who wrote an unbiased account of the Pelopponesian Wars?Theucydides34
4844386562The Parthenon was:Greek35
4844386563The Pantheon was:Roman36
4844386564Philosophy: idea in which one lives a balanced life without extreme happiness or anger:Stoicism37
4844386565Pinnacle of Greek architecture; based on post and lintel; idea of balanced perfectionParthenon38
4844386566Architectural building style in which everything is at 90 degree angles with a triangular roof:Post and Lintel39
48443865673 Types of Greek Columns:Doric, Ionic, (and) Corinthian40
4844386568Buildings rebuilt by Pericles; includes the parthenon:Acropolis41
4844386569What part of Greek arts and culture brought together all classes of people and reflected their culture?Theater42
4844386570What were the Greeks when it came to their art?Perfectionists43
4844386571What were the Romans' architecture built on?Arches44
4844386572What was the signature style of the Romans?Arches, domes, huge45
4844386573Who were blamed for everything that went wrong in the Roman Empire?(the) Christians46
4844386574How was Christianity a threat to the Roman Empire?Converts47
4844386575What was the huge circular seating structure that was built by the Romans to be the center of their bread and circuses?Coliseum48
4844386576How did the 3 classical civilizations grow?Politically, commercially, and culturally49
4844386577What did long distance trade form?Trade routes50
4844386578What did trade routes encourage?Movement of people, ideas, religions, and cultures51
4844386579Was inequality/hierarchy accepted/promoted among the 3 classical civilizations?Yes52
4844386580Group of African people that migrate out of the Niger River valley to the west, central, and southern river valley, bringing agriculture, iron, and common language with themBantu migration53
4844386581Worship of political leaders and nature spirits based in JapanShintoism54
4844386582Which area was composed of tribal societies loosely organized into regional kingdoms?Northern Europe55
4844386583What regions was unsophisticated and backwards until about 1000 ce?Northern Europe56
4844386584What was the first large civilization in Central America?(the) Olmecs57
4844386585Who produced large heads carved from stone?(the) Olmecs58
4844386586Who disseapeared mysteriosuly but are the "mother civilization" of Central America?(the) Olmecs59
4844386587Who were the successors of the Olmecs?Teotihuacan and Mayan60
4844386588What 2 civilizations existed in Central America and western South America at the same time?(the) Chavin and Olmecs61
4844386589Who were the Chavin precursors to?Incas62
4844386590What is another name for the Australians?Aborigines63
4844386591Why couldn't eh Aborigines settle down?Nothing domesticatable64
4844386592Where was the pig domesticated?Polynesian Islands and Fiji and Samoa65
4844386593Who settle Hawaii?Polynesian Islands and Fiji and Samoa66
4844386594What was a common factor in the fall of all 3 classical civilizations?Invaders (the Huns)67
4844386595When China fell, did it recover?Yes68
4844386596When India fell, did it recover?Yes (It never really fell)69
4844386597When Rome fell, did it recover?No70
4844386598Who were the Golden Age of China(the) Han (Dynasty)71
4844386599What weakens the Han Dynasty?Corruption72
4844386600What (surprisingly) took hold in China during its weak period?Buddhism73
4844386601What was Buddhism originally, and what did it change in to?Philosophy, religion74
4844386602What did Buddhism have to do in China?Adapt75
4844386603What always stayed the same in Buddhism?Nirvana, the 4 Noble Truths, the Middle way76
4844386604What happens to the Huns when they arrive in India?They defeat the Gupta and then are assimilated into the hierarchy77
4844386605What caste do the Huns enter?Kshatriyas78
4844386606What were symptoms of the decline of Rome?Military shrinking, can't collect taxes, psychological depression, plagues, slave loss79
4844386607Which was the original Buddhist faith: Mahayana or Theravada?Mahayana80

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