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7th - Ancient Rome
Chapter 13
Question | Answer |
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The people of Rome overthrew the Etruscans in 509 BC and formed a ________; a government in which people elect their leadres | republic |
Which development finally allowed for cultural diffusion in Ancient China? | Silk Roads |
Which geographic feature divided Greece into regions, made transportation difficult, and made it difficult to unite under one government? | mountains |
What was the basic unit of government in Ancient Greece? | city-states |
According to legend, Rome was founded in ________. | 753 BC |
In reality, Rome was founded in ________. | 509 BC |
Why did the people of Ancient China have little interaction with other cultures? | geographic barriers |
Which of the social classes in Ancient Rome was the largest? | slaves |
Following the death of Julius Caesar, ________ became the first emperor of Rome. | Augustus |
Which direction did the Bantu people migrate from their homeland? | southeast |
The ________ of the founding of Rome begins with Aeneas, a hero of the Trojan War. | legend |
Which document was created to ease tensions between the patricians and the plebeians by making both groups equal under the law and also explained the duties and rights of Roman citizens? | The Twelve Tables |
Rome's location on the Italian ________ helped with its development because it was surrounded on 3 sides by water. | peninsula |
Silk, paper and the wheelbarrow were all invented in ________. | China |
The ________ were the upper class of landowners who held the political offices in Rome. | patricians |
Which modern-day country was Mesopotamia located in? | Iraq |
Which process allowed Egyptians to grow crops in land that would otherwise have been desert? | irrigation |
the watering of crops | irrigation |
the cultivation of soil to produce useful crops | agriculture |
group of people with similar customs, backgrounds, training, and income | social class |
an amount produced in excess of what is needed | surplus |
a skill in one type of work | specialization |
There were two ________ who led the executive branch in Rome | consuls |
Roman cities had advanced plumbing systems largely due to their use of ________ which brought fresh waters to the cities through a system of channels and pipes. | aqueducts |
a political unit that includes a city and its near by farmlands | city-state |
human society with an advanced level of development in social and political organization and in the arts and sciences | civilization |
fertile soil deposited by a river | silt |
a belief in many gods or goddesses | polytheism |
Which event weakened the Greek city-states making it easy for King Phillip II to conquer Greece? | Peloponnesian War |
Which was the earliest known people to have lived in the Indus Valley? | Harappan civilization |
What caused Pericles' plan of moving everyone into the city of Athens fail? | plague |
Which rivers surround Mesopotamia? | Tigris and Euphrates |
a group of West African peoples who gradually moved south and east, bringing farming and herding to new regions. | Bantu |
involving the continents of Europe and Asia | trans-Eurasian |
ancient Chinese philosophy that stresses respect and proper relationships in society | Confucianism |
favorable for the growth of crops | fertile |
a king of ancient Egypt; the title means "great house" | pharaoh |
the spread of ethnic ideas and customs to other parts of the world | cultural diffusion |
Where did Pericles get the money to rebuild and beautify Athens? | Delian League |
a social class in India that is based on a person's job | caste |
the religion that was started by Siddhartha Gautama and is still practiced in many Asian nations today | Buddhism |
seasonal winds that shape the climate of the Indian subcontinent | monsoons |
India's modern religion that developed out of Brahmanism | Hindiuism |
a person who takes power in an illegal way | tyrant |
a body of land surrounded on 3 sides by water | peninsula |
The idea of ________ is one of the most important advancements in math that was started in India | zero |
a narrow strip of land that connects 2 larger landmasses | isthmus |
a blending of Greek, Egyptian, Persian, and Indian cultures | Hellenistic |
a person who lives in a place and is protected by its government | citizen |
In 82 BC, the patricians won the ________ that had been fought between the patricians and the plebeians. | civil war |
What happened to Julius Caesar because the members of the Senate feared that he would make himself king? | assassinated |
half of a globe or sphere | hemisphere |
a group of years with some distinct feature(s) in common | age, era, epoch |
the vertical lines on a map that measure distances east or west of the Prime Meridian | longitude |
the horizontal lines on a map that measure distances north or south of the Equator | latitude |
0 degrees longitude | Prime Meridian |
0 degrees latitude | Equator |
one of the Earth's 7 largest landmasses | continent |
an area of land with its own distinct government and culture | country |
something that was created at the time of a historical event by someone who witnessed it | primary source |
a historical account that was created after an event by someone who was not there to witness it | secondary source |
the preserved remains of life | fossil |
a man-made opbject with historical significance | artifact |
The Egyptians worshiped many gods so their religion was ________. | polytheistic |
Which branch of the Roman government was made up of 8 judges that interpreted the laws? | judicial |
Which branch of the Roman government was led by 2 consuls and commanded the army? | executive |
Which branch of the Roman government was made up of the Senate and the Assemblies and made the laws? | legislative |
The twins Romulus and ________, were descendants of Aeneas who wanted to start a city, bit couldn't agree on its location. | Remus |
________ was named dictator for life in 44 BC, but was assassinated shortly after. | Julius Caesar |
The _______ was a long period of peace and stability in the Roman Empire that started during the rule of Augustus | Pax Romana |
acceptance of beliefs, practices, and habits of others | toleration |
a set of written rules | code of law |
a collection of many peoples and lands under the control of one ruler | empire |
What is the name for the shift from food gathering to food raising? | Agricultural Revolution |
The legislative branch in Rome included the assemblies and the ________. | Senate |
According to legend, ________ founded Rome in 753 BC after killing his brother | Romulus |
The common farmers who could vote but held no political power in Rome were called ________. | plebeians |