Geography
Egypt
Greece
Greece & Rome
Rome & Law
100
Why were ancient civilizations and settlements founded along rivers?
What is because flooding rivers provided fertile soil, rivers were a good source of drinking water, rivers provided transportation, and flooding rivers provided for irrigation.
100
What benefits did this civilization get from the Nile’s annual flooding?
What is that the Nile provided a means to irrigate the farmland of Egypt, and the flooding of the Nile deposited fertile soil (silt) for the farmers. It also provided for an increase in fish harvests. Egyptian civilization did not exist outside of the Nile floodplain.
100
What contribution did the Minoans make to Greek culture?
What is they were great traders and sailors (seamen).
100
In the areas of philosophy and education, who were the three leading Greek philosophers?
Who are Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle
100
What is a tyrant?
What is someone who seizing control through force. They general rule through fear and force.
200
Most ancient civilizations were polytheistic. What does this mean?
What is belief in many gods
200
Explain the concept of dynasties in Ancient Egypt.
What is within a dynasty, the right to rule/ govern is passed down through one family.
200
Who was Athens’ chief rival among the city-states was?
What is Sparta
200
What period or era followed Alexander the Great’s period of conquest?
What is the Hellenistic Age
200
Julius Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey formed the first Roman Triumvirate. Which of these men was the ultimate victor in their rivalry?
Who is Julius Caesar
300
What is the difference between pre-history and history?
What is prehistory is before written record (not written down). It uses artifacts and fossils. History is written down. (a written record)
300
Ancient Egypt had a theocratic (theocracy) government. Explain the concept of theocracy.
What is that in a theocratic form of government, rulers must also be religious leaders. Egypt had a theocracy because their pharaohs were worshiped as living gods. *Iran today is a theocracy.
300
Differentiate between the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars in ancient Greece.
What is the Persian Wars were fought between all of Greece and Persian over territory. The Peloponnesian Wars were civil wars fought between Athens and Sparta.
300
The Romans were great builders and architects. Identify three Roman architectural or engineering advancements.
What are roads, acquaducts, coliseums, arches, circuses.
300
Hammurabi’s Code was an early example of written law. Was this set of laws fair to those accused? Explain your answer. (p.37)
What is that Hammurabi's code could be argued as fair for victims, but unfair for the accused.
400
Why were the development of systemic agriculture and the domestication of animals important for the growth of civilizations?
What is it allowed people to remain in one area, and promoted the growth of civilization
400
The Egyptians were talented in the arts and mathematics. In what area of science did the Egyptian civilization excel?
What is medicine
400
What was the Athenian idea of democracy?
What is that citizens had the right to participate in their government and in how they were governed.
400
What was the role of the Senate in the Roman Republic?
What is the Senate made Rome's laws.
400
How did Draco attempt to solve the conflict between the rich and poor in ancient Athens?
What is Draco enacted a set of rules for Athens in the hope that it would end the class conflict between the rich and poor. He was ultimately unsuccessful
500
How did Greece’s geography impact the development of the city-states?
What is rocky terrain and numerous islands kept the city-states isolated from one another.
500
Explain the significance of Cuneiforms, Hieroglyphics, and the Rosetta Stone.
What is cuneiform was one of the earliest forms of writing, (triangular writing of Mesopotamia) Hieroglyphics were the picture writings of the Egyptians. The Rosetta Stone was found by Napoleon and it helped historians decode/decipher ancient languages.
500
What was the effect of the weakening of Greek city-states after the Peloponnesian War?
What is the rise of Alexander the Great
500
Rome was a republic. What did that mean and what was the role of the Consul?
What is a republic is a government for the people; a government of laws. Within the Roman Republic, the consuls were the administrators.
500
What were Emperor Justinian’s reasons and goals for revising Roman law?
What is Justinian thought Roman law was outdated and confusing and he wanted to simplify the existing Roman laws.
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