AP WORLD Ch 5: Classical Persia, Greece, and Rome

Question 1

Earth is a battleground between forces of good(light) and evil(darkness) is a key belief of___

Accepted Answer

Zoroastrianism

Question 2

What did Classical Greece and Classical Roman politics have in common?

Accepted Answer

They had elements of representative government

Question 3

In both Persia & China, large government bureaucracies formed, increasing the need for _____

Accepted Answer

An educated class

Question 4

How did Greek mountainous terrain affect their history/society?

Accepted Answer

Mountains allowed smaller Grks 2 fight larger Persian forces, Mountains divided Greece into small independent city states

Question 5

Time when Greek culture was spread & dominated much of the Mediterranean basin & Middle East

Accepted Answer

Hellenistic Era

Question 6

What generally distinguishes gender relations in Rome vs other Classical societies?

Accepted Answer

Though still a patriarchy, women in Rome had higher status

Question 7

How is Alexander the Great connected to the Peloponnesian War?

Accepted Answer

He helped invade the weakened Greeks after Peloponnesian War

Question 8

How did the Greeks maintain cultural identity though they were politically disunified?

Accepted Answer

Panhellenic Games like the Olympics

Question 9

Cultural tolerance was practiced by which of the following Classical Age Empires?

Accepted Answer

Persia, Rome, Greece

Question 10

Gladiator matches were put on by the gov't to prevent______

Accepted Answer

Bored/Unruly mobs of citizens

Question 11

Rome's focus on technological advancement was generally focused on_________

Accepted Answer

Architecture

Question 12

The use of slaves combined with commercial agriculture led to ___in Classical Greece & Rome

Accepted Answer

Military expansion

Question 13

What limitation did BOTH forms of representative gov't in Greece/Rome have?

Accepted Answer

Both limited WHO could vote by definitions of 'citizen'

Question 14

The Persian & Punic Wars had what in common?

Accepted Answer

Both victories were transforming 4 Greece & Rome

Question 15

The famous Greek story teller poet__wrote__for example the __

Accepted Answer

Homer, Epics, Odyssey

Question 16

Which of the following was NOT used by Persia and Rome to integrate their empires?

Accepted Answer

Strict Confucian Views on Family Life

Question 17

All of the following are accurate descriptions of Greek geography EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

Vast Dry Grasslands

Question 18

For the Classical Empires that had them, what was the main way one could become a slave?

Accepted Answer

Prisoner of war

Question 19

What led to challenges to Indian caste system & system of Patricians & Plebeians in Rome?

Accepted Answer

New jobs & increase in wealth due to trade

Question 20

What conflict was responsible for the creation of the Delian League?

Accepted Answer

Persian Wars

Question 21

What did the Greeks & Romans turn to in order to fill the holes they felt their religion left?

Accepted Answer

Philosophy

Question 22

How does Octavian(Caesar Augustus) represent a key moment in Roman history?

Accepted Answer

He was the 1st emperor as Rome went from republic to empire

Question 23

What emerged in the early Roman Empire as a result of their administrative policies?

Accepted Answer

Large/growing urban centers where province governors resided

Question 24

While Romans craved chariot races and gladiatorial matches, Ancient Greeks liked__

Accepted Answer

Drama

Question 25

Which society's focus on advancement was more on the theoretical...as opposed to practical?

Accepted Answer

Greece

Question 26

What event in Roman history led to increase in trade, scientific/architectural development?

Accepted Answer

Pax Romana

Question 27

Christianity & Judaism had some of their beliefs influenced by what Persian religion?

Accepted Answer

Zoroastrianism

Question 28

Besides the Hellenistic Era, how else was Classical Greek culture spread?

Accepted Answer

Active/successful Greek Colonization Efforts

Question 29

Before ___ was a ___, it was a ___

Accepted Answer

Rome, Empire, Republic

AP WORLD Ch 5: Classical Persia, Greece, and Rome

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AP WORLD Ch 5: Classical Persia, Greece, and Rome

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