Unit 2: Classical Civilizations

____ is considered by many historians as the greatest historian of the ancient Greek world.

A thinker who uses logic and reason to explore life’s important questions is known as a helot.

What caused Sparta to become a military state?

The conquests of Alexander the Great led to the ____.

This was the name given to the first Indian dynasty, which began around 321 BC.

As the Han Empire conquered, it would absorb cultures through a process known as ____.

What two civilizations are largely responsible for influencing early Roman culture?

Which Roman ruler held the title of dictator at the time of his assassination by the Senate?

All of the following are characteristics of Classical Art EXCEPT

The two individuals that jointly ruled the Roman Republic for one-year terms made up the ____.

Who was responsible for uniting the Huns and terrorizing the Roman Empire?

The first imperial ruler of Rome was ____.

Rome's military was organized into ____.

Ho did ancient Greeks use myths?

The government of Sparta was an oligarchy, which mean that it was ____.

By 750 BC, the ____, or city-state, became the central focus of Greek life.

Which conflict resulted in the attack and defeat of the city of Troy by the Mycenaeans?

What caused the major difficulties in uniting Greeks under a single government?

Greco-Roman culture is also referred to as what kind of culture?

Which former general went on to found the Han Dynasty and declared himself first emperor?

According to Greek mythology, the gods lived ____.

A government in which a group of wealthy nobles controls the running of the state is a ____.

Philip II’s son, Alexander the Great, established a Greek Empire by defeating the Persians.

During a crisis, the Romans elected a dictator who would maintain absolute power for one year.

What impact did the sea have on ancient Greek life?

Which of the following served as the leader of Athens throughout the Golden Age?

Greek history and development was influenced by Greece’s ____.

The Second Triumvirate included all of the following EXCEPT

The common citizens of Rome were called ____.

Socrates wanted Greeks to

What contributed to the start of the Golden Age in Athens?

Who was the king of the Greek gods?

After studying Buddhism, what was one of the goals of Asoka's new laws?

What were the Roman channels that brought water to cities and towns around the Empire?

The Great Roman epic, the Aeneid, was written by ____.

Why were the Twelve Tables significant?

What was an important feature of Athenian democracy under Pericles?

A mercenary is a foreign soldier who fights for money.

A government ruled by a single king or queen is known as an oligarchy.

What made up a polis in ancient Greece?

Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey were ____.

Which of the following was an important principle of Roman law?

The height of Athenian power and brilliance was known as the Age of Pericles or the Golden Age.

What inspired Asoka to convert to Buddhism?

Which of the following was an achievement of scholars of the Hellenistic period?

Contact between the Mycenaeans and the Minoans led to ____.

Why did the Chinese accept the Han emperors' power?

Which emperor divided the Roman Empire into Greek-speaking East and Latin-speaking West?

During the Peloponnesian War, more than 1/3 of Athenians, including Pericles, died as result of

What was one problem caused by the growth of Rome?

Wealthy landowners that held most of the power in the early Roman Republic were called ____.

What caused the decline of Athen's Golden Age?

All of the following were influential Roman leaders EXCEPT

Which of the following philosophers is known for his Physician’s Oath?

What was Pax Romana?

The Delian League was the defensive alliance led by the city-state of Sparta.

Which ruler moved the capital of the Roman Empire from Rome to Byzantium?

To help fill civili service jobs in his bureaucracy with qualified workers, Wudi ____.

The First Triumvirate included all of the following EXCEPT

What did Indian civilization experience during the Gupta Empire?