Athenian Democracy
What type of democracy allowed eligible citizens in Athens to vote directly on laws and important issues?
Direct democracy
What are the traditional stories about Greek gods and goddesses called?
Greek Mythology
Which religion began in India and includes the concepts of Karma and Dharma?
Hinduism
What famous trade route connected China (Asia) with regions to the west (Europe)?
The Silk Road
What Roman engineering structure was designed to bring fresh water into cities?
Aqueducts
In a representative democracy, such as the United States today, what do citizens elect to make decisions for them?
Representatives
What mathematician is associated with the famous theorem about right triangles?
Pythagoras
Name one religion that began in the Middle East.
Christianity, Islam, or Judaism
What important good from China traveled along the Silk Road?
Silk
What was one major benefit of Roman aqueducts?
They brought fresh water to cities
What was one major limitation on who could vote in ancient Athens?
Only male citizens could vote.
An example of Greek architecture is?
Columns
What does monotheistic mean?
Belief in one God.
Why would silk have been valuable to people in other regions?
It was a valuable luxury good that could be traded for other goods.
Many Roman structures have survived for hundreds or thousands of years. What does this suggest about Roman construction?
Roman structures were built very well and were durable due to advanced engineering.
Athenian citizens are gathered together and vote directly on whether to approve a new law. Is this direct or representative democracy?
Direct democracy
What two genres was Greek theatre typically in?
Comedy and tragedy
An example of a civilization that was polytheistic is?
Ancient Greece
What was traded on the Silk Road besides goods?
Ideas, technology, beliefs, disease, languages.
In the Roman Republic, what are the three groups that helped pass laws?
Senate, Consuls, Assembly
Explain one major difference between Athenian direct democracy and representative democracy in the United States.
In Athens, eligible citizens directly debated and voted on laws/issues. In the United States, citizens elect representatives who make decisions and laws for them
You are an archaeologist who discovers the remains of a large Greek theater. What cultural characteristic could this structure provide evidence about?
Theater was important to Greek culture
A student says, "Hinduism, Christianity, Islam, and Judaism are all examples of religions that believe in one singular God."
What is wrong with the student's statement?
Hinduism is not monotheistic. The three are Christianity, Islam, and Judaism.
The spreading of cultural elements—such as ideas, styles, religions, technologies, languages, and foods—from one group of people or region to another is called?
Cultural Diffusion
Why might Roman citizens have wanted a government where representatives helped make decisions instead of having one ruler?
It allowed citizens to have a role in government and helped prevent all political power from being held by one person.