Ancient Greece
Why did Athens and Sparta have many conflicts?
These city-states were both very powerful but had very different values. Athens = art, literature, democracy; Sparta = militaristic society
How did Roman roads help the Roman Empire gain and maintain power?
Faster communication, transport of supplies/soldiers, support trade/merchants throughout the Empire.
How far did the Silk Road stretch? (which empire to which empire)
From China to the Roman Empire
Name the geography of and surrounding the Mauryan empire.
Indus River, Himalayan Mountains, and monsoons
What is a golden age?
A period of great achievements in art, literature, math, and science.
What significance did Grecian geography play on the development of culture?
Isolated islands (archipelago) developed their own identity.
What are the two different periods of Roman government styles?
Republic, then Empire
What’s the difference between the government styles of the Qin and Han dynasty?
Qin: strict Legalism
Han: Confucianism
What were some achievements of the Gupta empire’s Golden Age?
Concept of zero
What does civics mean?
The rights and duties of citizenship.
What is the difference between a direct democracy and a representative democracy?
Direct = everybody votes on important decisions; representative = elect officials to lead
What are the Twelve Tables?
Written set of laws that stated the rules of behavior for members of Roman society.
The Han Dynasty is similar to which other empire for developing long trade networks?
The Roman Empire
[Emperor] of an [Indian Empire] is known to spread [a religion] - fill all 3 blanks.
Ashoka of the Mauryan Empire spread Buddhism.
What is Hellenism and who spread it?
Hellenistic is used to describe the mixture of Greek, Persian, Indian, and Egyptian culture that took place in the areas that Alexander the Great conquered.
What is a significant outcome of the Peloponnesian War?
It weakened the Greek city-states and allowed for Alexander the Great to conquer Greece.
Which emperor led the Golden Age of Rome?
Augustus
Name two distinguishable factors about the Han dynasty’s government
Confucianism (filial piety), and the civil service exam (bureaucracy)
What were Ashoka’s edicts for?
A collection of inscriptions on pillars, boulders, and cave walls throughout the Mauryan empire that told people how to act.
Which (separate) empires spread Christianity and Buddhism?
Christianity = Rome, Buddhism = Mauryan
Who was Pericles and Plato and why are they important?
Pericles: Leader of Athens, led the Golden Age by bringing wealth to Athens and supporting the arts; Plato: a philosopher
How did Caesar gain power?
Great military leader
What was the civil service exam based on?
Mainly Confucian philosophy, but also writing ability, military strategy
How did Ashoka gain power?
He was a brutal military leader before being horrified by his own actions and converting to Buddhism.
Detail the reason behind the fall of each classical civilization: (Greece/Rome/Han Dynasty)
Greece: weakened after internal war, allowed foreign invasion
Rome: corruption, declining economy, foreign invasion
Han: high taxes, corruption, and invasion led to rebellions