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The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire
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What is the MAIN FEATURE that defines a civilization?
Government
Cities
Social Classes
Religion
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The historical term for the Old Stone Age. This time period: 2 million BCE until 10,000 BCE.
Neolithic Period
Polytheistic
Paleolithic Period
Monotheistic
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Pax Romana means:
Roman laws
Roman legions
Roman peace and prosperity
Roman territories
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How did Rome grow from a single city to a large, diverse empire?
Tolerance of customs of conquered people
ALL OF THE ABOVE
Conquest
Enforcement of Law
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This major engineering project provided Romans with Clean Water
Latifundias
Aqueducts
The Roman Clean Water Act of 250 AD
The Twelve Tables
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Broad, Fertile Plains
Greece
Rome
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Less Rugged Mountains
Rome
Greece
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What type of government did the Romans have?
Aristocracy
Direct Democracy
Dictatorship
Republic
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choose the correct domino effect...
Germanic People attack Rome who attack the Huns
Huns attack Germanic People who attack Roman Territories
Huns attack Persians who then take over Rome
Romans attack the Huns who attack Germanic people
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In early cities, people began to rely on others to fulfil their needs because of:
Job specialization
Farming
Religious beliefs
Cultural diffusion
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This leader took over the Persian Empire and spread Greek Culture over multiple continents
Phillip II
King Leonidas
Alexander the Great
Hannibal
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The Roman Senate feared this person had too much power & therefore stabbed him to death
Augustus
Marc Anthony
Alexander the Great
Julius Caesar
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What made Hannibal's march across the Alps towards Rome so EPIC?
Nike Uniforms
Frequent stops at Taco Bell
A great playlist
War Elephants
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Sparta defeated Athens in this war:
The Persian Wars
The Peloponnesian War
Greek Wars
Star Wars
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The main industry of ancient Greek civilizations
farming
manufacturing
fishing
trade
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Why were the Twelve Tables important?
Forced Plebeians to share power
Helped the Romans drive out the Estruscans
allowed for veto power
Allowed all citizens to understand & utilize their rights
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The New Stone Age, or Neolithic Period, began when people learned to:
Farm and Domesticate plants/animals
Read and Write
Wear bucket hats
Hunt and Fish
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To counter Athens, Sparta formed this alliance with it's allies
Go Green Go White
Spartan League
Delian League
The Peloponnesian League
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Food Surplus is a basic feature of civilization
True
False
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What was the reason for the Decline of the Roman Republic?
ALL OF THE ABOVE
Invasions from Germanic peoples
Loyalty and pride amongst citizens weakened
Political and economic turmoil
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Patricians were part of what class?
Lower
Upper
They were slaves
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Arts / Architecture is a basic feature of civilization.
True
False
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Plebeians were a part of what class?
They were slaves
Lower
Upper
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The is the term for the New Stone Age. This time period: 10,000 BCE until the end of prehistory
Neolithic Period
Animism
Paleolithic Period
Neolithic Revolution
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This marked the transition from nomadic herding lifestyle to permanent settlements and farming.
Industrial Revolution
Paleolithic Age
Polytheistic Age
Neolithic Revolution
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Rocky and rugged mountains
Rome
Greece
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What was a result of the Punic Wars?
Rome was forced to give up the island of Sicily and Sardinia
Hannibal conquers Rome, Egypt, and Persia
Rome defeats Carthage & takes control of the Mediterranean
Hannibal and his army conquered Rome
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Located on the Italian Peninsula
Greece
Rome
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Isolated Valleys and Scattered Islands
Rome
Greece
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For protection against Persia, Greek City-States had to do what?
form alliances
Engage in civil war
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Athens formed this alliance
Athenian League
The Peloponnesian League
Spartan League
Delian League
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What are three defining characteristics of the Balkan Peninsula where Greece is located?
Flat plains, Fertile Farmland, River Valleys
Rugged Mountains, Fertile Farmland, Scattered Islands
Rugged Mountains, Isolated Valleys, Scattered Islands
. Rugged Mountains, Isolated valleys, no islands
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What best describes Caesar?
Wise public speaker - Dictator of Rome
Brilliant military commander - conquered Persia and the Huns
General of Carthage - defeated Rome
Brilliant military commander-conquered Gaul-Dictator of Rome
