Ancient World History Final Exam practice

What form of government did Athens have?

During the Pax Romana, the Roman Empire _______________________________________.

What advantage did its location on the seven hills provide to Rome?

What was the acropolis in ancient Greece?

What was Alexander the Great’s main achievement?

How did the Eastern Orthodox Church differ from the western Christian church?

Which South Asian religion emphasizes ending suffering by ending the desire for worldly things?

In ancient Chinese philosophy of Daoism, what is meant by “The Way”?

What was Homer famous for?

According to the Hebrew Bible, how did God punish the Egyptians for not freeing the Israelites?

Why was Caesar murdered by Senators Brutus and Cassius?

Why did China, Korea, and Japan all have limited amounts of farmland?

What were Rome and Carthage fighting over in the Punic Wars?

Which words best describe early Greek city-states?

Why was Caesar popular with the poor people of the republic?

How did the climate of the Italian peninsula promote settlement?

How did wars between the Greek city-states and the Persian Empire begin?

Who was considered a citizen in most of the city-states of Greece?

The first major roadway in the Roman Empire connected Rome to _____________________________.

Why did the Visigoths rebel against the Romans?

How did Christians follow the model of the Roman Empire in shaping the early church?

Why did Roman leaders offer poor citizens "bread and circuses"?

What are monsoons?

Japan is a largely mountainous land located in the western Pacific Ocean on a(n) _____________________________.

What is a main focus of the Chinese philosophy of Confucianism?

What religion did South Asian traders bring to China as they traveled the Silk Road?

How did the Roman government view Jesus and the first Christians?

Which of the following best states the role of women in Roman society?

How did the emperor Constantine help Christianity spread?

Who are considered the ancestors of the ancient Israelites?

In what modern-day country did the first South Asian civilization develop?

What event marks the official end of the Western Roman Empire?

What is the Socratic method?

What was the main role of the Senate in ancient Rome?

What were Greek city-states like at the end of the Peloponnesian War?

Why did the civilizations of China, Egypt, Mesopotamia, and the Indus Valley rise in river valleys?

Why did the Greeks establish colonies along the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea?

How did Athens and Sparta work together to defeat the Persians?

 Which Chinese dynasty ruled China in both the period before the common era (B.C.E.) and in the common era (C.E.)?

Why did some Romans see Christianity as dangerous?

The Minoan civilization arose in _____________________________ .

Who is considered the “father of medicine”?

What was the primary language of the Aryans, which they used to record the Vedas?

What was the primary role of the apostles?

What was a common subject in ancient Greek art and sculpture?

What was a key cause of the economic crises after the Punic Wars?

Chinese civilization first developed in which river valley?

What was the Roman system of checks and balances designed to do?

Why did the Romans build roads between settlements in conquered regions?

What did the "Five Good Emperors" have in common?