Roman Society & Law
This class owned most land and held political power.
Who are the Patricians?
This Greek political system influenced the United States
What is democracy?
Christianity most appealed to these two oppressed groups.
Who are slaves and commoners?
This code became the basis for Western European laws.
What is Justinian's Code?
Egypt maintained stability primarily due to these.
What are natural boundaries?
This principle was established by the Roman Twelve Tables.
What is Equality under the Law?
Ancient Greeks used mythology specifically to explain this.
What are events in nature?
These two Roman factors allowed Christianity to diffuse rapidly.
What are roads and common language?
This person influenced history when she persuaded Justinian to stay and fight rather than flee during the Nika Riots.
Who is Theodora?
Mesopotamian and Egyptian religions differed due to these
What are river flooding patterns?
This was a primary cause of 1st-century BCE instability.
What is small farmers losing land?
Athens used this specific type of democratic governance
What is direct democracy?
Christianity was a threat because believers refused this
What is worshipping the Emperor?
Byzantines gave Russia the Orthodox faith and this alphabet
What is the Cyrillic alphabet?
This philosophy shaped Chinese society by emphasizing respect and hierarchy
What is Confucianism?
This military trend helped Julius Caesar seize power.
What is loyalty to generals?
Alexander the Great's legacy was this blended culture
What is Hellenistic culture?
The Great Schism split the Roman Catholic and this church
What is the Eastern Orthodox Church?
This 1204 event involved Western Christians sacking Constantinople.
What is the Fourth Crusade?
This was used by the Han Dynasty to select officials based on ability and education
What is the civil service exam?
This external force caused Rome’s 5th-century collapse
What is Germanic tribe invasions?
Large temples like the Parthenon in Athens and the Pantheon in Rome were built to honor gods and show this.
What is state power?
The Great Schism weakened the Christian world against these.
What are outside invasions?
This ruler's conversion linked Russia to the Byzantines.
Who is Prince Vladimir?
The fall of Constantinople forced Europeans to find these.
What are trade routes to Asia?