What's the significance of the Silk Road?

it was a trade route that connect China to the Middle East and Rome

How does trade help empires?

by expanding communication and interaction over distances

Why did democracy fail in Athens?

It became corrupt, no longer by the people

What was the basic teaching of Daoism?

Emphasized harmony with nature and not getting involved

What was the basic teaching of Confucianism?

Focused on the social interactions between different people

Why do we study laws?

it tells us about what they valued

How do we know that Athenian democracy became corrupt?

evidence that 13 people voted 190 times

Big Era 4 was based on what two themes?

Population Growth & Expanding Networks of Exchange

Why did the Romans grow angry with Mark Antony?

He promised to change the capital from Rome to Alexandria

What did the ancients (Plurarch and Cassius Dio) think killed Cleopatra?

they were unsure between snake or poisoned

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Ancient World

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1
"Government: the action of ____________ by ___________ a nation or group of people"
liberation, oppressing
controlling, oppressing
controlling, regulating
liberation, regulating
2
In 166 CE Romans traveled to:
Africa
Indus Valley
China
Greece
3
What's the significance of the Silk Road?
it connected the Mongolians with the Chinese to avoid the Great Wall
Helped spread Islam in the Ancient World
it was a trade route that connect China to the Middle East and Rome
brought silk to Ancient Egypt
4
How does trade help empires?
enables Gen Z kids to call me "Boomer"
spread the use of iron to conquered civilizations
it prevented disease from spreading
by expanding communication and interaction over distances
5
Why did democracy fail in Athens?
You were not obstructed by your condition
They moved to a republic instead
It became corrupt, no longer by the people
the emperor became disliked and was killed
6
What was the basic teaching of Daoism?
The belief in one God and the teachings in the Bible
The belief that Jesus was the son of God
Emphasized harmony with nature and not getting involved
Focused on the social interactions between different people
7
How much of the world is Christian today?
1/5
1/3
1/2
3/4
8
What was not a theme of "Expanding networks" of trade?
routes
farming
writing
religion
9
Which form is total government control?
Republic
Anarchy
Totalitarianism
Democracy
10
What was the basic teaching of Confucianism?
Focused on the social interactions between different people
The belief in one God and the teachings in the Bible
The belief that Jesus was the son of God
Emphasized harmony with nature and not getting involved
11
Why do we study laws?
it tells us about what they valued
it tells us what we should do
because there's nothing else to study
because Weeks didn't want to do anything else
12
Who "threw himself upon his sword"?
Julius Caesar
Octavian
Ptolemy XIII
Mark Antony
13
How do we know that Athenian democracy became corrupt?
Only the patricians could vote
They killed Caligula
Mark Antony tried handing over control to Cleopatra
evidence that 13 people voted 190 times
14
Which of the following was not one of the 7 Characteristics of a Civilization?
Trade Routes
Organized Religion
Specialized jobs
Cities
15
What was not a cause population growth?
improved species of crops
farming and pastoral nomadism
living in densely populated cities
deforestation
16
Which was not a theme of Expanding Networks of Exchange?
Religion
Pastoralism
Routes
Empire
17
What was not evidence used to support the Cleopatra snake bite death theory?
the 6 foot snake needed to kill 3 adults
the "fig man" theory
pinprick puncture marks
the 'snake' found by her body
18
Which was not a religion from this time period? (1200 BCE to 500 CE)
Islam
Christianity
Buddhism
Hinduism
19
What was the Phoenician Alphabet?
the first written language
characters that are full words
the language of the Romans
letters that form sounds
20
Big Era 4 was based on what two themes?
Religion & Population Growth
Population Growth & Expanding Networks of Exchange
Expanding Networks of Exchange & Empire
Empire & Religion
21
What was not a social class in Babylon?
another man
slave
freed-man
patrician
22
What was not a consequence of population growth?
Deforestation
Invention of iron
More complex societies
Collective Learning
23
Which style of government is ran by only an elite few?
democracy
republic
oligarchy
authoritarian
24
Which aspect of Babylonian life seems to be regulated by laws more than others?
farming
gardening
bone-breaking
religion
25
A(n) _______________ is a state that unites many territories and diverse people under one government/leader:
oligarchy
empire
religion
republic
26
Why did the Romans grow angry with Mark Antony?
He promised to step-down from consul after his term was up
He took all of their "dabloons"
He promised to change the capital from Rome to Alexandria
He married Octavia
27
Which two women was Mark Antony married to?
Hapshepsut and Octavia
Cleopatra and Hatshepsut
Cleopatra and Octavia
Octavia and Octavian
28
Who was Hammurabi?
A king of Babylon
An Egyptian Pharaoh
A love interest of Cleopatra
A Roman Emperor
29
What did the ancients (Plurarch and Cassius Dio) think killed Cleopatra?
poisoned hairpin
I don't know, probably some disease from "negotiations"?
they were unsure between snake or poisoned
snake bite

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