Geography
What major geographic feature were the Romans fighting to gain control of in the Punic Wars?
Mediterranean Sea
True or False: Jews, Christians, and Muslims all worship the same god.
False
What did the Spartans value above all else?
Strong military and physical ability.
From whom did the ancient Romans borrow many of their ideas about literacy, religion, and architecture?
Ancient Greece
A savior sent by God to lead the Jews to freedom is called....
Messiah
The Roman Empire had territories in which three continents?
Europe, Africa, and Asia
In Hinduism, liberation from the cycle of death and rebirth and rid yourself of the attachment to the physical world is called
Moksha
The Punic Wars were fought between the Romans and the _______.
Carthiginians
How did the women of ancient Rome gain their social status?
Women in Rome took the social status of their father or husband.
He extended the Jewish ideas of mercy for the poor, compassion for the helpless and forgiveness and love for one's enemies..
Jesus
A group of islands is called...?
Archipelago
True or False: individual goals should be placed ahead of the needs of the group
FALSE!
Confucianism emphasized that harmony could be achieved by the proper behavior of each member of a family or society.
The Peloponnesian War was a war fought between the two Greek city-states of ______ and _______.
Athens and Sparta
Government workers in ancient Rome who put laws and policies into practices were called
Magistrates
This Roman citizen, brutally persecuted Christians by murdering, harsh punishments and incarceration
Paul (Saul of Tarsus)
What two geographic features separated the Greek city-states?
Mountains and the seas.
What are the 5 pillars of Islam?
- Pray 5 times a day
- Make a pilgrimage to Mecca once in your lifetime
- Fast during the month of Ramadan
- Only worship the one true god (Allah) and that Muhammed is the one true profit
- Donate to the poor
What innovation led to the increase of the middle class in ancient Greece
Changes in military technology, switching bronze weapons for iron weapons
Who was at the top of the Roman social hierarchy? What were they called?
Wealthy landowners and government officials made up the highest class called the Patricians.
The Romans perfected this agonizing method of death involving two pieces of wood.
In what region of the world did Hinduism and Buddhism originate?
Asia
Buddhists must follow a set of principles called ___ ________ _____ in order to reach _______ or the state of a still and empty mind and enlightenment.
The Eightfold Path; Nirvana
Why did discontent spread among the ordinary people of Athens?
Merchants and soldiers resented the power of the nobles
Foreign artisans resented that Athenian law barred them from becoming citizens
During hard times, many farmers were forced to sell their land to nobles or sell themselves as slaves.
The ______ was made up of landowning men from the patrician class who gave “advice” in the form of suggested laws and politics to the Consuls and other members of the government.
Senate
Paul tortured Christians until his conversion to Christianity. How did He become a Christian?
Paul, on his way to Damascus, was knocked off his donkey by God and blinded for three days.