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Question | Answer |
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What is not true about the geography of Greece and Italy? | They are both on the Aegean Sea. |
What did not make the Roman republic fail ? | Instability of one-man rule. |
What is Cicero's point of view? | He hopes to recreate the values and institutions of the republic. |
Many Greek scientists, such as Eratoshenes, made discoveries in _________ that were not accepted until much later in hostory. | astronomy |
The judical priciples of a defendant having the right to face his accuser and innocent until proven guilty come from which system? | Roman |
What is not an invention of the ancient Romans? | farming tools |
A typical role of the patricians in the Roman Republic was to - | serve as senators |
What were chief executives of the Roman Republic? | consuls and praetors |
A Goverment deriving power from the people and in which the people are represented by elected officials. What is this describing? | early Rome |
Democratic-Republican goverment evolved partly from democracy in ancient Greece did not feature- | equal justice under law |
Who could vote in the democracy of ancient Greece? | Men |
What effect did the revolt of slaves led by Spartacus have on Rome? | Rome moved toawrd a dictatorship. |
What is teh Twelve Tables? | Rome's first code of laws. |
What is not a characteristic of the Roman empire? | direct democracy |
How did geography influence the development of Greek civilization? | Most cities developed close to the sea. |
Most of the beautifully carved statues created in ancient Greece celebrated what? | multiple gods and goddesses |
-Cradle of democracy -Classic art, music and literature -Republican form of goverment -Aqueducts, city planning The list above describes what of the Greco-Roman era? | DEfining characteristics |
Ancient Athens served as a model for later societies because they believed in what? | civic duty before individual interests |
What is a summary for the effects of Roman law on later civilazations? | It became the basis for laws in North America. |
The document that stated that Christianity would be legal in Rome was | Edict of Milan |
Ancient Greece is best remembered for creating what sort of literature? | drama |
In the arts, Greece is probably most remembered for _________, while the Romans excelled at ____________. | sculpture, architecture |
The roman Colosseum was built with many diffrent levels for seating. Why? | The manys levels reflected the divison of classes. |
Virgil:___ ______:: Homer: ___ _____ | The Aenied, The Iiliad |