Midterm Prep Flashcards
Alexander’s empire collapsed after his death because
d. (maybe) generals seized parts of his empire for themselves
Athens was ultimately defeated in the Peloponnesian War because
c. her navy was defeated and she was unable to import food
The main occupations of most Romans were
c. (maybe) farming and soldiering
The men who protected plebeians from patrician’s arbitrary power was:
fill in later
the basic means of livelihood for citizens of the greek city-state was
a. the trades and crafts of the middle class (double-check)
The republican form of government of Rome
c. (?)
The roman birthrate declined because
a. upper and lower class women wanted to limit their families (double-check)
The pyramids were approximately built
a. between 2500 b.c.e and 2300 b.c.e
The enemy leader who inflicted the most damage on the Roman empire was
d. cleopatra (double-check)
The name for foreigners living in Athens was
a. metics (dc)
Parthenon was built to revere
a. athena
The early romans dominated the cities of Latium
a. through military conquest (double-check)
