SS 2

Question 1

What was the minoan capital city?

Answer 1

knossos

Question 2

True or False? The Minoan kings shared their wealth with the people

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Who fought in the Trojan war?

Answer 3

The Myceneans and the people of Troy

Question 4

What was the legend of the Trojan war?

Answer 4

The war began when Paris, a prince of troy fell in love with helen, a wife of a Mycenean king. The Myceneans tried to recapture her so, they left a huge wooden horse outside the Troy walls. The Troys thought the horse was a gift so, they brought it inside their walls. The Myceneans hid inside the horse and captured the city.

Question 5

Who wrote the two poems Odyssey and Iliad?

Answer 5

The poems were written by a greek poet called Homer.

Question 6

What characterised the “Dark ages”?

Answer 6

slowing down of trade, people making less things to sell,

Question 7

it was the basic political unit of ancient greece

Answer 7

city states/polis

Question 8

What was the open area outside of the acropolis called?

Answer 8

agora (a gathering area)

Question 9

What was the government of the Athenians like?

Answer 9

democratic

Question 10

What is democracy?

Answer 10

is a form of government in which the people have the authority to deliberate and decide legislation, or to choose governing officials to do so.

Question 11

What was the government of the Spartans like?

Answer 11

it was oligarchic

Question 12

What is oligarchy?

Answer 12

a government or system in which power is held by a select few individuals or a small class of powerful people.

Question 13

The council of the Athenians were made with how many people?

Answer 13

500

Question 14

The council of the Spartans were made with how many people?

Answer 14

28 councilmen

Question 15

What was the social structure of the Athenians like?

Answer 15

They were classified into different levels of hierarchy. At the top, we see the aristocrats, in the middle, we see the farmers and at the very bottom, we see the craftsmen or rowers.

Question 16

People who lived outside the walls of Athens were called_______

Answer 16

Metics

Question 17

What was the principle role of women in Athens?

Answer 17

managing their homes

Question 18

_____________ or “neighbors/outsiders” who were freemen; they included artisans, craftsmen, merchants; they could not vote or serve in the army; foreigners could be in this class.

Answer 18

Perioeci

Question 19

What was the military strength of Athens and Sparta?

Answer 19

Athens - strong navy, Sparta - strong army

Question 20

Could women participate in sports and politics in Athens?

Answer 20

no, they were kept inside their homes, being responsible for domestic skills.

Question 21

Could women participate in sports in Sparta?

Answer 21

yes, they were treated more equal to men.

Question 22

What were the cultural achievements of the Athenians?

Answer 22

They excelled in art, architecture, drama and literature, philosophy, science, medicine, etc. Government (democracy, trial by jury)

Question 23

is a sequence of leaders coming from the same family

Answer 23

dynasty

Question 24

Describe the mesopotamian social structure

Answer 24

The kings had the highest standing in terms of social structure. They occupied the top most part of the pyramid and they could afford things that nobody in the lower classes could afford. The second layer of the pyramid was occupied by the priests, nobles and rich merchants. In the very last layer of the pyramid, we see the slaves who were given no rights.

Question 25

What does a patriarchal society mean?

Answer 25

It means that the society was ruled or governed by mostly men.

Question 26

Believing in many gods and goddesses is called what

Answer 26

Polytheism

Question 27

This big temple is found in the middle of sumerian city-states. This temple is a multi-purpose structure that was used for religious functions and social activities.

Answer 27

The ziggurat

Question 28

What type of government did egypt have?

Answer 28

Theocratic monarcy

Question 29

What is theocracy?

Answer 29

Theocracy is a type of government whose ruler is seen as a god or deity

Question 30

What was the ruler of egypt called?

Answer 30

Pharaoh

Question 31

The political structure of egypt was greatly infuenced by ____________

Answer 31

Religion

Question 32

Describe the egyptian social structure

Answer 32

The top part of the social structure pyramid was occupied by the pharaoh. Followed by the vizier, their form of a minister. Then, the fourth part of the pyramid is occupied by the nobles and priests with the fifth strata occupied by the crafts men. Not surprisingly, the slaves cover the lowest layer of they pyramid.

Question 33

True or False. Egypt let women get influential positions in the government.

Answer 33

True

Question 34

What the egyptians called the pharaoh’s soul

Answer 34

ka

Question 35

What did the eqyptians do to the pharaoh’s body in order to preserve their soul?

Answer 35

They mummified the pharaoh.

Question 36

The old kingdom was also called the ________________

Answer 36

Age of pyramids

Question 37

It is based on the idea that he ruler was a son of heaven who was given the mandate rule.

Answer 37

Mandate of heaven

Question 38

Describe the dynastic cycle

Answer 38

When new dynasties emerge, they restore power, and peace and order. They claim to have Mandate of heaven. After that, They become stronger and establish further peace and order. Now, they are considered to have Mandate of heaven. In time, they dynasty slowly declines which leads to corruption and weaker power. Disasters such as floods and famines occur. Moreover, the dynasty gets overthrown and the process repeats itself again.

Question 39

what are oracle bones made of?

Answer 39

They are made of animal bones or turtle shells.

Question 40

What was the cause of fall of mesopotamia?

Answer 40

The unpredictable flooding, unavailable natural barriers and limited natural resources caused their fall.

Question 41

What was the cause of fall of Egypt?

Answer 41

The flooding caused by the Nile river, and the deserts that isolated them from other civilizations caused their fall

Question 42

What was the cause of fall of the Indus valley civilization?

Answer 42

they unpredictable flooding, changing of the river course and the unpredictable cycle of weather caused their fall.

Question 43

What was the cause of fall of ancient China?

Answer 43

The disastrous floods, geographic isolation and unavailable natural boundaries caused their fall.

Question 44

What were the contributions of the mesopotamian civilization?

Answer 44

The wheel, the sailboat, irrigation, astronomy, math

Question 45

What were the contributions of the egyptian civilizations?

Answer 45

They invented papyrus and ink, They made cosmetics and medicine too.

Question 46

What were the contributions of the indian civilization?

Answer 46

They had sanitation systems, they had standardized measurements, they had toys, rulers, and many more.

Question 47

Oracle bones, chopstiocks, calendars and the hundred schools of thought were inventions of what civilization?

Answer 47

China

Question 48

what is collective learning?

Answer 48

it is the ability of people to perform human activities with more precision, knowledge and efficiency.