GLOBAL HONORS: midterm review

Question 1

describe geography in Greece

Answer 1

they lived along the mediterranean sea and they used it for trade and travel the sea was NECESSARY in thier lifestyle

Question 2

describe athens goverment

Answer 2

was a direct democracy, where citizens rule through representatives

Question 3

describe spartas goverment

Answer 3

ruling was more like a dictatorship and Sparta had rules, with little to no choice

Question 4

peloponisian wars was?

Answer 4

war fought between athens and sparta (Sparta won)

Question 5

pericles was?

Answer 5

a greek politition who led athend during the golden age and only enriched athens reputation

Question 6

describe romes landscape ?

Answer 6

few natural low barriers, easy access too the Mediterranean sea

Question 7

punic wars was ?

Answer 7

wars fought between rome and carthage, they fought because of the medditeranean sea

Question 8

12 tables were

Answer 8

laws that were used by the romans created because of a power struggle

Question 9

pax romana was

Answer 9

200 year period of peace led to the golden age, this is where people lived in peace and prosperity

Question 10

diocletian/split

Answer 10

when rome was split into the east and the west why?

Question 11

what was the cause of the fall of rome ?

Answer 11

military: invasions from barbarians, roman army weakend, mercinaries hired to defend the borders
economic: heavy taxes, too much slave labor, middle class disepears
political: goverment too strict (lack of support) curruption total power, the empire divides

Question 12

Confucianism

Answer 12

a religious tradition where the key to maintaining society is through rules, human relationships

Question 13

describe judiasm

Answer 13

it spread through pallestine isreal, abraham was the father of judaism

Question 14

describe christianity

Answer 14

christianity spread along the roman roads, it follows the 10 commandments

Question 15

muslim faith

Answer 15

people followed Muhammad and the holy city is mecca, they followed the Quran and the 5 pillars of faith

Question 16

who started building the great wall first?

Answer 16

the Qin dynasty

Question 17

platos was _______ student

Answer 17

socrates

Question 18

aristole was ________ student

Answer 18

platos

Question 19

polis was

Answer 19

greek city state

Question 20

constantinople was the capital of the ______ _______

Answer 20

Bysantine Empire

Question 21

who conquered Greece because of the civil war

Answer 21

Phillip the second

Question 22

what is the madate of heaven

Answer 22

the god given right to rule, if your good to your people you keep it, if your not than you loose the right to rule