India and Italy are both... this geographic feature.
peninsulas (5)
100
This civilization created a republican form of government and established the 12 Tables as their code of laws.
Rome (7)
100
The capital of this empire was named after its first leader, Constantine.
Byzantine (4)
100
Define monotheism.
belief in one god (13)
100
In this type of government, the citizens have the power. The word literally means, "people rule."
democracy (22)
200
The Roman and Byzantine empires both controlled lands surrounding this major body of water.
Mediterranean Sea (6)
200
This is the set of laws for the Byzantine empire, named after one of their later rulers.
Justinian's Code (16)
200
Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle were all _______________________ of ancient Greece.
philosophers (11)
200
Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Protestant are all sects of this religion.
Christianity (24)
200
This ancient Greek city-state is known for their governmental system of direct democracy.
Athens (8)
300
The Byzantine empire was created after this major event.
division of Rome into east & west (9)
300
Olympic games and Hellenistic culture both come from this civilization.
ancient Greece (1)
300
This leader led one of the world's largest empires in his 30's. He was also responsible for lots of cultural diffusion, which led to Hellenistic Civilization.
Alexander the Great (14)
300
Name 3 monotheistic religions.
Christianity, Judaism, Islam (23)
300
Hammurabi’s Code, the Ten Commandments, the 5 Relationships, and the Twelve Tables are similar because they are all...
codes of behavior (15)
400
The mountains of Greece affected its civilization in this way.
separate city-states developed (2)
400
The Byzantine empire is famous for preserving __________ & ________ cultures.
Greek & Roman (18)
400
If a male citizen of Athens visited Sparta, he would most likely say:
1)“The government and society in Sparta are so strict. The people have little voice in government.”
2)“I feel as though I have never left home. Everything here is the same as it is in Athens.”
3)“This society allows for more freedom of expression than I have ever experienced in Athens.”
4)“I have never heard of a society like Sparta that believes in only one God.”
“The government and society in Sparta are so strict. The people have little voice in government.” (3)
400
Name the holy books for Christianity, Islam, and Judaism.
C - Bible
I - Qur'an
J - Torah (19)
400
This was the purpose of an aqueduct
bring water to the cities (17)
500
This is the reason Constantinople became the capital and center of the Byzantine empire.
it was located at the crossroads of Europe & Asia - good for TRADING (12)
500
The Han dynasty of China and the Roman empire both grew very wealthy because they both...
developed extensive trade networks (20)
500
The Byzantine empire introduced the Cyrillic alphabet, Orthodox Christianity, and domed architecture to this country.
Russia (10)
500
Name 3 of the 5 Pillars of Islam.
no god but Allah & Mohammed is his messenger, pray 5x a day, give to charity, fast during Ramadan, pilgrimage to Mecca (25)
500
These cultures were blended together to form Hellenistic Civilization. (Name 2 of the 4)