Empires were organized around a core city center and did what?

Reached well beyond urban areas through trade & expansion.

What is the definition of Empire?

Extensive group of states under a single authority.

Most emperors claimed what?

Divine, or god-given, right to rule.

The Gupta was considered to be a Golden Age of India. What is a Golden Age?

Period of great peace, prosperity, and happiness in an area.

What was the structure of the government for the Roman Republic?

Assembly, Senate, and 2 Counsels

Which statement best describes the Ancient India?

They were the “Middle Man” of the Silk Road.

What was the structure of the government for Athens?

Assembly, Council of 500, & elected officials

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Unit 4 (Revised 2016-17)

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#Era3 of #WorldHistory for Middle School. This focusses the rise and fall of #AncientGreece, #Rome, #AncientChina, and #AncientIndia.

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1
Which of the following events did Alexander the Great not do?
Become a legend of the ancient world.
Spread Christianity
Conquer Persia, Egypt, and Asia
Spread the Hellenistic Culture of Greece
2
Empires were organized around a core city center and did what?
Watch TV all day and do nothing
Become a city-state.
Reached well beyond urban areas through trade & expansion.
Buy and sell goods for profit.
3
What was the structure of the government for the Roman Empire?
None of the above
An Emperor
Assembly, Council of 500, & elected officials
Assembly, Senate, and 2 Counsels
4
What is the definition of Empire?
A line of hereditary rulers of a country or empire.
City that & its surrounding territory that forms a state.
Extensive group of states under a single authority.
A government with elected leaders.
5
Why did empires fall?
All of the above.
Failure to Protect Boarders
Riots/protests within the empire.
Corruption
6
These world religions offered belief systems that appealed to many people because:
Provided common values.
Included even the poor.
They offered salvation or new life in different forms.
All of the above are true.
7
Emperors justified their power in different ways, but assumed that they had the right to rule.
True
False
8
In Roman and Athens what were the requirements to be a voting citizens?
Landowner
All of the above.
Citizen
Male
9
Most emperors claimed what?
Rule through democracy.
Divine, or god-given, right to rule.
That the people wanted them as leaders.
To be the best.
10
Which of the following is NOT are reason why Rome went from a Republic to an Empire?
Assassinating Julius Caesar
Civil War
The Senate chose to.
None of the above
11
Which of the following was not a major invention of Ancient China?
Wheelbarrow
Crossbow
Potters Wheel
Stirrup
12
Empires didn't start from scratch but emerged where large civilizations were already developed.
True
False
13
People in these empires developed the following:
All of the above.
Governments with strong leaders
Militaries/Strong Armies
Networks for transportation and trade
14
The Gupta was considered to be a Golden Age of India. What is a Golden Age?
An empire finds a lot of gold.
They are located in a golden location on the map.
They use gold for their money.
Period of great peace, prosperity, and happiness in an area.
15
What was the structure of the government for the Roman Republic?
None of the above
Assembly, Council of 500, & elected officials
An Emperor
Assembly, Senate, and 2 Counsels
16
Which statement best describes the Ancient India?
They were the “Middle Man” of the Silk Road.
None of the above.
The Subcontinent
The Land of Buddha
17
What is the name of the major trade route between Rome and China?
All of the above
China to Rome Route
Silk Road
The Imperial High Way
18
World religions did what?
All of the above are true.
Spread through networks of contact and exchange
United people with different cultures across different place
Were portable, not local.
19
What was the structure of the government for Athens?
An Emperor
Assembly, Council of 500, & elected officials
None of the above
Assembly, Senate, and 2 Counsels
20
Which of the following does NOT describe slavery in Ancient Rome?
Slaves were taken from conquered territory.
None of the above.
People could be sold into slavery.
Slaves could buy their freedom.

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