Vocabulary section: Epic poem, polis, acropolis, democracy, oligarchy, direct democracy Questions

Epic poem, polis, acropolis, democracy, oligarchy, direct democracy

1. 
   Describe the reforms of each Athenian leader.
   

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2. 
   Place the following cities or areas on the map: Mycenae, Knossos, Troy, Sparta, Athens, Macedonia, Mount Olympus
   

3. 
   What is the Parthenon? Where was it built? ____________________________________
   

4. 
   How did Greece’s geography influence the character of Greek civilization? ___________
   

5. 
   Who had political rights in a Greek polis? Who did not? __________________________
   

6. 
   Why did Spartan women have more freedom than other women in ancient Greece?
   

7. 
   How did the Peloponnesian War affect the Greek city-states? ______________________
   

8. 
   What ideals did the Greeks express in their art, architecture and drama? ______________
   

9. 
   What modern-day countries did Alexander the Great conquer?
   

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10. 
    What were the four Hellenistic kingdoms that emerged after Alexander’s death?
    

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1. 
   What was the Law of Nations? How was it an improvement on the Twelve Tables?
   

2. 
   What were slaves used for in Rome? Where did the slaves come from? ____________
   

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3. 
   What types of entertainments were performed in Roman amphitheaters and coliseums?
   

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4. 
   Place the following cities or areas on the map: City of Rome, Carthage, Mediterranean Sea, Asia Minor, Constantinople, Alexandria
   

5. 
   How did Rome go from a city-state to controlling the entire Mediterranean by 129 BC?
   

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6. 
   Why did the Republic fall into disorder and civil war in the last century BC?
   

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7. 
   What was life like in the city of Rome? What did the government do to help people?
   

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8. 
   Why was Jesus turned over to the Roman authorities? ____________________________
   

9. 
   What benefits did Christianity offer to individuals and Roman society as a whole?
   

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10. 
    Name two reforms by Diocletian and Constantine. How did they hurt the empire in the long run?
    

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11. 
    Name three invading barbarian tribes.