Ancient History Flashcards
what best describes Babylonian civilization during the 6th century BCE?
A large, centralized empire. Babylon during this period ruled much of the known world under a strong emperor and centralized government.
what was the most important geographic factor that impacted the Harappan civilization’s way of life?
The monsoon season prepared the land for farming each year
What is the Harappan civilization?
Ancient India. The area is dominated by monsoon, an annual season of great amounts of rain. This season is similar to the flooding of the Nile River, as it prepares the farmland for the upcoming growing season.
What most likely led to the growth of cities beginning in the 4th century BCE?
establishment of trade routes. As individuals settled in villages and towns and began to trade over long distances, cities arose in key areas, serving as major hubs for the rapidly developing trade networks.
Agriculture originated first in which region during the Neolithic Revolution?
South Asia. The first agricultural techniques originated in the Fertile Crescent area of South Asia and moved westward and eastward to other civilizations.
What is the greatest contribution of Greece to modern Western society?
Democratic governance. The foundations of democracy began in the city states of Greece, where male citizens were given an equal vote in legislative matters. The idea spread to the Roman Republic as citizens voted for their leaders. This influenced John Locke, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson.
What factors contributed to the status of the Egyptian city of Alexandria as a center of classical learning during the 2nd and 3rd centuries BC?
The city was home to one of the largest libraries in existence at the time.
which region was the first to develop a written alphabet?
The Mediterranean. The first proto-alphabets trace their origins to the Phoenicians and the Semitic scripts of the Levant.
What is a similarity between Hinduism and Buddhism before the third century CE?
they both originated on the Indian subcontinent.
In 313 CE, the Edict of Milan made which of the following legal in the Roman Empire?
Christianity
what is the most important result of Pharaoh Menes’s unification of Upper and Lower Egypt?
Greater focus on the cultivation of culture and creation of monuments rather than civil war
What were some of the largest Roman contributions to Western society?
The Latin language
the organization of the central government
written laws
What was an effect of the Macedonian conquests under Alexander the Great during the 4th century BCE?
The diffusion and spread of Hellenistic culture beyond it’s traditional borders.
What contribution did Ancient Greece make to the field of mathematics?
Pythagoras established the Pythagorean Theorem
What is the greatest impact of Alexander the Great’s military conquests?
The spread of Hellenistic culture across the known world. As Alexander conquered territories, he allowed the local governments to remain intact and introduced Greek culture to the area. He did not force culture on the natives, but he allowed them to adopt what aspects of the culture they wanted to
