Sept 1 Classic Civilization

Question 1

Which Greek city-state had a powerful navy and was known for its democratic system of government and great philosophers?

Answer 1

Athens

Question 2

Which Greek city-state was devoted to war and had a powerful army?

Answer 2

Sparta

Question 3

Which civilization was known for its Senate, democracy and republic?

Answer 3

Romans

Question 4

What is the most long-lasting impact still seen by the Greek and Roman civilizations?

Answer 4

Buildings(White house, Supreme court)

Question 5

Why is Emperor Constantine historically important in the Roman Empire?

Answer 5

legalized Christianity

Question 6

Which philosopher taught “idealism” and called for a perfect system of government with no personal property and was once headed by a philosopher-king?

Answer 6

Plato

Question 7

Many buildings in Washington, DC use columns, arches and domes in their architecture. These can be directly traced to what civilization?

Answer 7

Romans

Question 8

Aqueduct technology spread under which empire?

Answer 8

Roman Empire

Question 9

Which Macedonian king would eventually conquer the Persians and spread Greek culture throughout Asia and the known world?

Answer 9

Alexander

Question 10

How were the Roman Republic & Athens democracy similar that we will see practiced in the US today?

Answer 10

elected the rulers

Question 11

Why is the Battle of Thermopylae important for the Greeks?

Answer 11

United Greeks against Persians

Question 12

How were Roman and Greek religious ideas similar?

Answer 12

Both polythestic

Question 13

What happens to Christianity after Constantine legalizes it?

Answer 13

spreads

Question 14

What was the result of the 1st Punic War?

Answer 14

Rome won

Question 15

What is a diaspora?

Answer 15

the dispersion of the Jews beyond Israel. the movement of people from their homelands.

Question 16

What are the differences between a republic and empire?

Answer 16

Empire- one leads, Republic - vote for leader

Question 17

What impact did the Huns and Germanic tribes have on the collapse of Rome?

Answer 17

Rome used a lot of money to hold them off but then the tribes started to conquer territory and attacked rome, destorying it

Question 18

Which Greek philosopher encouraged his students to question everything and use what would become the scientific method?

Answer 18

Aristole

Question 19

What structure did Pericles build to help glorify Athens?

Answer 19

Parthenon

Question 20

Describe the Battle of Salamis

Answer 20

The greeks defeated the persians from invasion to end the war

Question 21

Describe how Greeks and Macedonians saw each other culturally.

Answer 21

Greeks saw the macedonians as outsiders and the Macedonians saw themselves as greeks

Question 22

What impact did geography and the terrain of Greece have on its administration?

Answer 22

Forced greeks to split up into unique city-states

Question 23

Who governed Athens during most of the Golden Age

Answer 23

Diocletian

Question 24

How is the Athenian democracy different from the current one in the US?

Answer 24

Athen citizens could directly vote on whatever was happening

Question 25

Which philosopher believed in realism and was eventually put to death?

Answer 25

Socrates

Question 26

Which philosopher believed in idealism and wrote "The Allegory of the Cave?"

Answer 26

Plato

Question 27

Which is a major difference between the Roman Republic and American Government

Answer 27

There were 2 leaders elected for the republic and one for the US

Question 28

Who came up with the idea to split the Roman Empire in two?

Answer 28

Diocletian

Question 29

What was the predominant language spoken in the Eastern Roman Empire?

Answer 29

Greek

Question 30

What is the Coliseum and what civilization built it?

Answer 30

Place were Gladitors fought to prove themslef in front of people. Spartans built it

Question 31

What is the Parthenon and what civilization built it?

Answer 31

Temple for Athena. Built by Greeks (Athens)

Question 32

What was the outcome of the Battle of Thermopylae?

Answer 32

Persian victory, but it united the greeks to help fight the persians

Question 33

Of the four forms of government in Greece, which one granted the most freedoms to people?

Answer 33

Democracy

Question 34

Which city-state took control of the Delian League causing the Peloponnesian War?

Answer 34

Athens

Question 35

The Twelve Tables were early ? established by the Romans.

Answer 35

Laws

Question 36

Which leader was part of the 1st Triumvirate, governor of Gaul, and finally appointed as the first (and last) dictator for life?

Answer 36

Caesar

Question 37

Judaism, Christianity and Islam are all referred to as ___ faiths because the were started by ___.

Answer 37

Abrahamic | Abraham

Question 38

Which religion is based on the teachings of Jesus; threatened Roman and Jewish societies, and spread through out the Roman Empire in 100s-200s?

Answer 38

Christianity

Question 39

How did the 2nd Punic War end?

Answer 39

Roman Victory

Question 40

Who fought in the Peloponnesian War?

Answer 40

Sparta and Athens