Government in which one person seizes power and rules with total authority

Which of the following statements are true about democracy in Ancient Athens?

To be a citizen, you had to be male, free, own land, and prove heritage

What was the importance of the Greek philosophers of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle?

They were deep thinkers who studied and analyzed the world around them.

Why did the Roman government have a system of checks and balances?

To keep one part of the government from becoming too strong

Which of the following answers best describes Hellenistic culture?

It was a mixture of Greek plus Egyptian, Persian, and Indian cultures.

What was the significance of the Justinian Code?

It simplified the existing Roman Law Code.

What effect did the invention of tools have on early humans?

They made their lives easier and increased their chances for survival.

Which of the following is the best ecample of a hunter-gatherer?

A nomadic group of people who live by hunting, fishing, and gathering.

What was a major contribution of the Byzantine Empire?

preservation of Greek and Roman culture

Which of the following statements are true about democracy in Ancient Athens?

A citizen was expected to vote directly on laws and how they were ruled.

What is the difference between a direct democracy as used in Ancient Athens and a representative democracy?

In a direct democracy citizens vote on issues.

What is an effect of a food surplus for early humans?

Population growth leading to permanent settlements

What was the effect of the Punic Wars?

Rome became the dominant force in the Mediterranean Sea region.

What is an oligarchy?

A government ruled by a small group of people, usually wealthy landowners.

Which of the following statements best summarizes the relationship between farming and the growth of towns?

The development of farming helped establish permanent settlements.

What was one of the primary reasons for building the Roman road system?

to allow the empire to be unified for trade and protection

Which of the following are causes for the fall of the Roman Empire? Choose Two.

Economic problems (it cost too much money to have an empire that size), The empire was being invaded by barbarian groups.

Why did the earliest civilizations develop along rivers?

The rivers flooded leaving behind silt to make fertile soil.

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1
What is tyranny?
A dance trend
Government in which one person seizes power and rules with total authority
A government ruled by kings.
A government ruled by a small group of people, usually wealthy landowners.
2
What was the name of the time period during the Roman Empire where there was relative peace, prosperity, and expansion?
Hellenistic Era
Pax Romana
Gupta Golden Age
Qin Dynasty
3
Which of the following statements are true about democracy in Ancient Athens?
Democracy was created by the monarchs.
Citizens of Sparta who visited Athens could participate elections.
To be a citizen, you had to be male, free, own land, and prove heritage
All people (including women, slaves, foreigners) participated in government
4
What was the importance of the Greek philosophers of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle?
They were deep thinkers who studied and analyzed the world around them.
They were actors who performed in tragedies and comedies in Greek theater.
They were tyrants who ruled over Athens with total authority.
They were architects who designed the post and lintel.
5
Why did the Roman government have a system of checks and balances?
To make sure that plebeians, patricians, and slaves shared power
To help Roman citizens get involved in government
To keep one part of the government from becoming too strong
To make sure that the economic status of Rome remained stable
6
Which of the following answers best describes Hellenistic culture?
It was the diffusion of women's influence across classical civilizations.
It was a mixture of Greek plus Egyptian, Persian, and Indian cultures.
A military strategy used by the Greeks to defeat other civilizations.
It was pure Greek culture without influence of other cultures.
7
What was the significance of the Justinian Code?
It simplified the existing Roman Law Code.
It eleiminated all laws.
It made all men and women equal in the eyes of the law.
It preserved much of the Chinese law code.
8
What effect did the invention of tools have on early humans?
They had little to no effect on their lives.
They stopped farming and only hunted animals for food.
They made their lives more difficult and decreased survival chances.
They made their lives easier and increased their chances for survival.
9
What was a major contribution of the Roman Republic to Western Civilization?
belief that political power should be controlled by the military
rejection of the concept of slavery
only land owning men are allowed to vote
separation of powers
10
Cuneiform and hieroglyphics are similar in that they were both:
Holy books of Ancient Egypt
Inventions of the Chinese
Religious temples
Written forms of communication
11
Which of the following is the best ecample of a hunter-gatherer?
A nomadic group of people who live by hunting, fishing, and gathering.
A group of people who only eat meat.
A group of people who live in one place, farming the land.
A group of people who move around a lot, but still farm the land.
12
What was a major contribution of the Byzantine Empire?
diffusion of Hindu beliefs
participation of citizens in government
invention of the wheel and gunpowder
preservation of Greek and Roman culture
13
Replaced Rome as the center of culture and achievement, set at a crossroads of trade, and easily defended
Sparta
Constantinople
Athens
Rome
14
Which of the following statements are true about democracy in Ancient Athens?
Democracy was created by the monarchs.
A citizen was expected to vote directly on laws and how they were ruled.
Citizens of Sparta who visited Athens could participate elections.
All people (including women, slaves, foreigners) participated in government
15
All citizens share in running a democracy.
False
True
16
Based on Ancient Rome, which style of gov. goes in the final blank of this sequence? Monarchy -> Republic -> ________
Empire
Democracy
Oligarchy
Tyranny
17
What is the difference between a direct democracy as used in Ancient Athens and a representative democracy?
There is no difference.
In a direct democracy citizens vote on issues.
In a direct democracy people are paid to vote.
In a representative democracy citizens vote on issues.
18
What is an effect of a food surplus for early humans?
Population growth leading to permanent settlements
Early humans became more nomadic
Early humans stopped farming and relied on hunting only for survival.
Women searched for food and gathered fruits, nuts, and berries.
19
The ancient civilization of India developed around which river(s)?
Indus River
Nile River
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Yellow River
20
A monarchy is ruled by kings.
True
False
21
Hunter-gatherer societies in the Old Stone Age had which of the following?
agriculture
stone tools
written language
specialized labor
22
The ancient civilization of Mesopotamia developed around which river(s)?
Yellow River
Nile River
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Indus River
23
The ancient civilization of Egypt developed around which river(s)?
Nile River
Yellow River
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Indus River
24
What was the effect of the Punic Wars?
The Romans completely moved away from Rome.
Carthage became the dominant force in the Mediterranean Sea region.
The Romans formed an alliance with Carthage.
Rome became the dominant force in the Mediterranean Sea region.
25
What is an oligarchy?
A dance trend
A government ruled by a small group of people, usually wealthy landowners.
A government ruled by kings.
A government in which all citizens have a say.
26
The ancient civilization of China developed around which river(s)?
Yellow River
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Indus River
Nile River
27
Which of the following statements best summarizes the relationship between farming and the growth of towns?
The development of farming helped establish permanent settlements.
The development of farming helped to establish a nomadic lifestyle.
The development of farming led to more hunter-gather groups.
Farming encouraged people to become more isolated from one another.
28
What was one of the primary reasons for building the Roman road system?
to allow water to get to Rome
to allow slaves to travel
to allow the empire to be unified for trade and protection
to allow invasions from barbarians
29
Which of the following are causes for the fall of the Roman Empire? Choose Two.
Economic problems (it cost too much money to have an empire that size)
Natural disasters, including earthquakes, destroyed the empire.
Religious war broke out between the nations.
The empire was being invaded by barbarian groups.
30
Why did the earliest civilizations develop along rivers?
The rivers flooded leaving behind fish to eat.
Living next to the river was always the safest place to settle.
The golds told the people to settle along the rivers.
The rivers flooded leaving behind silt to make fertile soil.
31
What Roman architectural invention allowed them to make larger enclosed buildings compared to the Greeks?
lintels and posts
domes
spiral staircases
columns
32
Hunter-gatherer societies in the Old Stone Age had which of the following?
agriculture
written language
cave art
specialized labor
33
According to the Greek Pericles, government "is in the hands of the many and not of the few." What style of gov matches?
oligarchy
monarchy
tyranny
direct democracy
34
Who was the first emperor of Rome? Once he became emperor, he marked the end of the Republic.
Augustus Caesar
Julius Caesar
Marc Antony
Alexander the Great

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