It's over
Making a Difference?
You call that Art?
When in Rome
100
Not only does he write beloved children's books (like Collapse) (and other books), Jared Diamond is also the head of this organization.
What is World Wildlife or Conservation International?
100
This emporeror constructed many new buildings and assisted cities suffering from disasters. He was a bit of a "hero"
Who is Nero?
100
He wrote The Aeneid.
Who is Virgil?
100
The head of a Roman household.
What is paterfamilias?
200
Ecocide
What is people inadvertently destroying the environmental resources on which their societies depended.
200
He was said to be mentally ill and treated people cruelly.
Who is Caligula?
200
These works of art decorated public places and wealthy homes.
What are Roman Mosaics?
200
Wealthy Roman boys learned this type of public speaking in school.
What is rhetoric?
300
Five of the Eight categories of environmental damage listed in Diamond's prologue.
What are deforestation and habitat destruction soil problems, water management problems, over hunting, over fishing, effects of introduces species on native species, human population growth, and increased per capita impact of people.
300
He reformed the tax system.
Who is Agustus?
300
The Romans were the first to invent and use this mixture of volcanic ash, lime, and water to fortify buildings.
What is concrete?
300
He led a slave revolt in 73 BCE.
Who. . . is. . .SPARTACUS?
400
When the people of "Treeland" cut down every tree on the island to make religious statues, despite knowing they were causing over 100 animal species to go extinct each year, they displayed this contributing factor in environmental collapse.
What is the society's response to it's environmental problems?
400
The family "crest", worn around the neck.
What is a bulla?
500
When the people of Lotaoila refused to trade with Bigcarsica, the society could no longer transport food overland. This is an example of which contributing factor?
What is hostile neighbors?
500
One of the Five "Good Emperors" who ruled in 100 CE and later.
Who are Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus, Pius, and Marcus Aurelius?
500
This religion contributed to the fall of Rome.
What is Christianity?
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