Ch. 6
What term refers to the belief that the spirits of ancestors live on in the afterworld and have powers to help or punish people who are still alive?
Ancestor Worship
an Israelite who became a Persian queen when she married King Xerxes. God used her to save the Israelites from Haman’s plan to destroy them.
Esther
Who tried to unite the world under 1 empire?
Alexander the Great
Who accused the Christians for burning Rome?
Nero
Who was born during the census in 5 BC?
Jesus
What term refers to the series of fortified barriers over 1,400 miles long built across northern China to keep invaders out?
Great Wall of China
What was the longest road in the Persian Empire?
Royal Road
What was something good that came out of the spread of Greek Culture?
Septuagint
Who made Christianity legal in Rome?
Constantine I
Who declared a census for all the world to be taxed in 5 BC?
Caesar Augustus/Octavian
What term refers to the trade route that stretched about 4,000 miles from China to the Mediterranean Sea; linked China to the nations in the West?
Silk Road
In building his empire, Darius used a __________________ government
centralized
How was the government different between Athens and Sparta?
Athens- oligarchy to democracy
Sparta- oligarchy
What were the 3 branches of the Roman Government?
consuls, senate, assemblies
Who formed the triumvirate?
Crassus, Julius Caesar, Pompey
What term refers to the belief that ppl. are evil by nature and must be controlled by strict laws?
Legalism
In building his empire, Darius used the ____________________ Army to strengthen it.
Immortal
What were the different Leagues of Sparta and Athens?
Sparta- Peloponnesian
Athens- Delian
What was Julius Caesar's greatest weakness?
putting enemies in high places of rank
How were the Roman roads beneficial?
carried Gospel, allowed for travel and trade
The belief that people ought to find peace and happiness with nature
In building his empire, Darius used a ____________ system, common __________________
road, currency
How were women treated in Athens and Sparta?
Athens- stayed at home
Sparta- owned property, took care of outside responsibilities
What happened to the eastern and western parts of the Roman Empire?
Eastern- Byzantine Empire
Western- destroyed/overtaken by barbarians/Germanic tribes
How was Rome different from many "conquerors"?
allowed ppl. citizenship if they didn't rebel