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Human-Environment Interaction
Cultural Integration
Political/Social Structures
Economic Structures
Decline/Grab Bag
100
Name one feature of Ancient Greece, how did it impact them?
Mountains--diverse city states
100
What event started the religion of Christianity?
Death of Jesus Christ
100
What was the upper class of Rome known as?
Patricians
100
What was the name of the trade route between Ancient China and Ancient Rome?
Silk Road
100
What is a veto?
Overruling or disapproving of a law
200
What do Greece and Rome have in common geographically?
Peninsula
200
What was the name of the war that brought down the Grecian Empire?
Peloponnesian War
200
In which city-state did women have expanded rights?
Sparta
200
In what two empires did the richest citizens have control of the government?
Rome and Olmec Empire
200
Name two reasons for the fall of Rome.
Invasions by Barbarians, Poor Economy, Christianity, Political Corruption, Over expansion
300
What kind of natural boundaries did China have? (name 2)
mountains, deserts, ocean
300
Alexander the Great's conquests led to the spread of ______________ culture.
Hellenistic
300
The city state of Athens had what kind of government? What does this mean?
Democracy; voting
300
Why is it cheaper to make products in China?
Child labor, not paying minimum wage, etc.
300
Why do we not know much about the Olmec Empire's decline?
We can not read their writing, not many left
400
Because Greece was surrounded by water, how did that change their ways of life?
Navy, helping with trade
400
Describe three stages of Christianity in Rome. Beginning, middle, end of the acceptance of Rome.
Hated, began to accept, Emperor converted
400
How did the people of Ancient Rome react to the death of Julius Caesar?
Upset, revolted against the government
400
China not only traded silk on the silk road but also traded what...?
Ideas
400
What are two reasons that China was strong and did not fall?
Military protection, Strong government, trade that people wanted
500
Where is the Olmec Empire situated and what does it mean?
Mesoamerica; middle of America
500
How did Ancient Greece's culture influence Rome? (give one way)
Arts, Gods and goddesses, technology (aqueducts)
500
Explain the stages of the dynastic cycle.
New dynasty, dynasty weakens, disaster, Gods disprove of the dynasty, people revolt, new dynasty
500
When the richest citizens in the government have all the power, what kind of effect does this leave on the people?
Unfair political corruption
500
What are some similarities between the fall of Rome and Greece?
Internal conflict, outside invaders, became distracted by outside ideas