Really? Classwork on the first day back?
10. What were the TWO SIDES fighting against each other during the Crusades? What is the “Holy Land” called that the two sides fought over? (2pts)
What is...
a. Muslims and Christians.
b. The Palestine
14. In 1993, which GROUP did several Western European democracies form? What was the GOAL of this organization? (2pts)
What is...
a. European Union
b. A united Europe
3. Who were the GREAT THINKERS from Athens? What were their IDEAS about that had a MAJOR INFLUENCE on Europe? (2pts)
What is...
a. Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle.
b. The world and humankind
5. What are two EXAMPLES of Roman laws that led to standards of justice that are still used today? (3pts)
What is...
a. A person was regarded as innocent until proven guilty.
b. Judges were expected to examine evidence in a case.
12. Which important ENLIGHTENMENT THINKER did this section mention? What were TWO things that he “SAID” or believed? (3pts)
What is...
a. John Locke
b. All people have natural rights, including the rights to life, liberty, and property.
c. If the government doesn’t protect these rights, citizens can overthrow it.
6. Instead of ruling only by force, how were the Romans able to BUILD a gigantic, strong state with loyal members? (1pts)
What is...
a. They allowed many of the people they conquered to become Roman citizens.
13. What was the Cold War a STRUGGLE, or conflict, FOR? Which countries allied with the UNITED STATES? Which countries allied with the SOVIET UNION? (3pts)
What is...
a. Not a war of bullets and bombs, BUT WORLD POWER
b. Much of Western Europe
c. Much of Eastern Europe
1. WHICH city-state was one of the most prosperous and powerful in Ancient Greece? What did this city-state’s people INTRODUCE to the world? (2pts)
What is...
a. Athens
b. The world’s first democracy.
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11. WHICH ITALIAN CITY-STATES did the Renaissance thrive in? During the Renaissance, how did merchants in city-states GAIN great wealth? WHO did they use their great wealth to support? (3pts)
What is...
a. Through trade with Asia and the Mediterranean World.
b. Scholars and artists.
8. What RELIGION developed in Palestine during the Pax Romana? WHO was the Jewish Leader AND what message did he PREACHED? WHY did the Roman authorities execute him? (3pts)
What is...
a. Christianity
b. Jesus of Nazareth
c. Fear of public unrest.
2. Who SHARED THE POWER of running the government in ancient Athens? Who DID NOT have a vote in Athens’ government and WHY? (3pts)
What is...
a. All citizens
b. Women and enslaved people because they were not citizens.
4. What was one of Ancient Rome’s government’s GREATEST ACHIEVEMENTS? What was WRITTEN ON the bronze tablets (or Twelve Tables)? (2pts)
What is...
a. Development of a code of laws.
b. Laws stating that all free citizens had the right to be treated equally.
9. Despite its fall, provide FIVE ways Rome HAD GREAT INFLUENCE on Europe and the West. (5pts)
What is...
a. Helped spread classical culture and Christianity.
b. Roman law shaped the legal system in many countries.
c. Roman idea of a republic later influenced the founders of the United States.
d. Latin became the basis for many modern European languages.
e. Influenced architectural styles in the Western World.
7. Who was the FIRST EMPEROR of the Roman Republic? What was the PERIOD of his reign called? DESCRIBE this period of time. (3pts)
What is...
a. Augustus
b. Pax Romana
c. Time of peace, artistic growth, and expanding trade.