Ancient World Review
What are RIVERS?
Name all 5 major world religions.
1. Christianity
2. Islam
3. Judaism
4. Buddhism
5. Hinduism
What are the two capital cities of the Roman Empire?
Rome (West); Constantinople (East)
True or False: Christianity was accepted by Rome immediately after Jesus was crucified.
False: The Romans persecuted Christians for a few hundred years.
This leader of the Byzantine Empire commissioned the Hagia Sophia to be built.
Farming marks the transitions from the Paleolithic Era to the ______________ ____.
What is the Neolithic Era?
The first religion to practice monotheism.
What is Judaism?
Name 3 modern day countries that was included in the borders of the Roman Empire at its largest point.
England, Scotland, Wales, Egypt, Italy, France, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, Greece
What was the religion of Rome before Christianity?
What events led up to the Nika Revolt in Constantinople?
The Blues vs. The Greens chariot teams were fed up with Justinian's policies, so they began to chant in the Hippodrome and burned down much of Constantinople.
This founder of monotheism's name actually translates to "father of many nations."
Who is Abraham?
Name one thing Gauatama changed from Hinduism when he founded Buddhism.
1. He got rid of the caste system
2. He said the soul is impermanent.
Divided the Empire into East and West.
Originally, Christianity was persecuted in Rome. What changed this?
Emperor Constantine (had a vision in the sky saying "By this sign you shall conquer" which was the chi-ro)
Rome: Latin
Byzantine: Greek
These sea-faring people are credited with investing the first phonetic alphabet.
Who are the Phoenicians?
Judaism is to Christianity what ___________ is to ____________ (Eastern religions). Must explain why.
Find 3 problems with this statement (there are 5):
"Since Rome was far to the east, it had direct access to the Silk Road. Indian traders on the Silk Road shared their secrets of how to make silk with the Romans, making Rome fabulously wealthy."
1) Rome is to the west
2) Rome didn't have direct access to the Silk Road.
3) The traders would have been Chinese or Muslims, not Indians.
4) Silk was a closely guarded secret.
5) Rome actually declined in wealth as the Silk Road grew.
Who is Peter?
Constantinople fell in 1453. Who took over?
Possible answers: The Persians (old name), the Ottoman Empire (new name), Muslims (religion), or Mehmet II (leader's name).
Name 3 of the 5 characteristics of an advanced civilization.
1. advanced cities
2. improved technology
3. specialized workers
4. complex institutions
5. record keeping/writing
Name 3 of the 5 Pillars of Islam (English only is okay)
1. Faith (in one God and Muhammad is His messenger)
2. Prayer (5x a day, facing Mecca)
3. Fasting (during the daylight hours of Ramadan)
4. Charity (giving 2.5% of annual income)
5. Pilgrimage (to Mecca at least once in a believer's life)
How did Rome become weaker than Constantinople?
Barbarian raids, multiple barbarian languages being spoken in the army.
This is the name of the law that said Christianity would now be legal throughout the Roman Empire.