Geography/
General Knowledge
Neolithic Revolution/Early River Valley Civilizations
Greece
Rome
Byzantine/Russia
100
What is a primary source?
What is an eyewitness account of an event?
100
Humans went from hunting and gathering to farming and domesticating animals during?
What is the Neolithic Revolution?
100
The mountains of Greece made communication difficult leading to the development of?
What were city-states?
100
What were the Roman Laws called that were the basis for systems of law and justice today?
What were the Twelve Tables?
100
The Byzatine Empire was once known as the ?
What is the Eastern Roman Empire?
200
What is the puropse of government?
What is to make laws and keep order?
200
Development of agriculture, domestication of animals, permanent settlements, and rise of civilization were all effects of the?
What was the Neolithic Revolution?
200
In comparison to Athens, Sparta placed an emphasis on the?
What is the military?
200
Both the Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire built these to unify their territory?
What are roads?
200
Why did Constantinople become the center of the Byzantine Empire?
What is crossroads of trade between Asia, Europe, and Africa due to its strategic location?
300
Throughout history, people have lived on savannas, in deserts, mountains, along river valleys, and on islands. This shows that people have?
What is adapted to their geography?
300
Centralized governments, organized religions, social classes, and specialization of labor are all characterisitcs of?
What is civilization?
300
Define democracy?
What is the people have a voice in their government?
300
What is the purpose of the Code of Hammurabi, Twelve Tables, and Justinian's Code?
What is to create oder in society through laws?
300
Which empire had the greatest effect on the development of Russia?
What is the Byzantine Empire?
400
What did the Chinese, Japanese, and the Inca develop due to their location in mountains?
What is terrace farming?
400
What geographic feature had the greatest influence on the development of ancient civilizations?
What are river valleys?
400
Alexanders the Greats' blending of Greek, Asian, and Persian culture is called?
What is Hellenistic Culture?
400
Which Roman Emperor made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire?
What is Constantine?
400
The Eastern Orthodox religion and the Cyrillic alphabet spreading from the Byzantine to Russia is an example of?
What is cultural diffusion?
500
Historians value the writing of Ibn Battuta and Marco Polo because?
What is serve as primary sources about trade and culture?
500
"If a man has destroyed the eye of a free man, his own shall be destroyed." These rules are based on the?
What is Code of Hammurabi?
500
Which city-state established a direct but limited democracy and considered the political ideas of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle?
What is Athens?
500
Name two causes for the Fall of Rome.
What were barbarian invasion, corrupt governemtn, heavy taxes, gap between rich and poor, poor crops, decline in patriotism, loyalty to Rome?
500
What two versions of Christianity formed after the Great Schism (split)?
What were Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox?
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