Chapter 7 And 8

Question 1

All non-patrician citizens of Rome

Answer 1

Plebeians

Question 2

A system of government in which the head of the state is not a monarch

Answer 2

Republic

Question 3

Monarch

Answer 3

A ruler from a Royal family

Question 4

The myth by which ancient Romans explained their origins

Answer 4

Romulus and Remus

Question 5

Explain the myth of Romulus and Remus

Answer 5

Twin boys who were abandoned who were raised by a wolf on the site of Rome. Romulus killed Remus and became the founder of Rome

Question 6

Name the Roman King of the gods (whose symbol was a thunder bolt)

Answer 6

Jupiter

Question 7

A power North African trading city from the third century

Answer 7

Carthage

Question 8

The name of the plain in Italy where the Romans originated.

Answer 8

Latium

Question 9

Name the people that lived to the north of Latium who controlled Rome before the Romans rebelled.

Answer 9

Etruscans

Question 10

The name of the carthiginian General who rode an elephant into battle against the Romans in the 2ND Punic war

Answer 10

Hannibal

Question 11

True or false the Romans conquered Britain but never Scotland

Answer 11

True

Question 12

Goods or property taken from a defeated enemy after a battle

Answer 12

Loot

Question 13

Members of aristocratic families that founded the Republic of Rome

Answer 13

Patricians

Question 14

Why did the Romans see Christianity a threat

Answer 14

Because Christians refused to worship the emperor only their own god and encouraged them to rebell

Question 15

Who was in the top middle and bottom of the social pyramid

Answer 15

At the top Chinese rulers and emporers then lords then land owning beuarocrats and warrior gentry and landowners.
Then peasant farmers then merchants and traders
Lastly slaves and artisans

Question 16

Philosophers

Answer 16

one who studies the fundamental principles and causes of things

Question 17

Main ideas daoism

Answer 17

To retire from worldly concerns, to follow The dao. A Chinese origin that emphasizes living in harmony with the Tao (also romanized as Dao). The term Tao means “way”, “path”, or “principle”.

Question 18

Why is the Qin memorable today?

Answer 18

This period of conflict has come to be known as The Warring States period (426-221 BCE). A series of victories by the state of Qin towards the end of the Warring States period resulted in their complete conquest of China in 221 BCE when the Qin empire unified China for the first time in its history.

Question 19

Who was in the top middle and bottom of the social pyramid

Answer 19

At the top Chinese rulers and emporers then lords then land owning beuarocrats and warrior gentry and landowners.
Then peasant farmers then merchants and traders
Lastly slaves and artisans

Question 20

Philosophers

Answer 20

one who studies the fundamental principles and causes of things

Question 21

Main ideas daoism

Answer 21

To retire from worldly concerns, to follow The dao. A Chinese origin that emphasizes living in harmony with the Tao (also romanized as Dao). The term Tao means “way”, “path”, or “principle”.

Question 22

What was Qin’s greatest achievements

Answer 22

Building the Great Wall, United China built highways, writing, currency and weight

Question 23

What were the 4 great of ancient China

Answer 23

Compass, paper, gunpowder, printing

Question 24

Acupuncture

Answer 24

a medical practice in which long, sharp needles are inserted under the skin as a means of diagnosing, relieving or curing illness

Question 25

Aqueduct

Answer 25

Structure built to carry water over long distances

Question 26

What countries did Rome rule over

Answer 26

France, parts of Germany, Morroco, Egypt, Turkey, England

Question 27

The fall of the Roman Empire what happened?

Answer 27

Civil wars and barbarians was the reason the empire fell. The German chief was the man who took over.

Question 28

Mandate of Heaven

Answer 28

Chinese expression meaning that a ruler was chosen by a god.

Question 29

The Silk Road

Answer 29

The name of a great trading route it stretched from China to Turkey.