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7th - Ancient Greece
Chapter 12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How did Pericles make it possible for poor people to hold office? | paid public officials |
| seasonal winds that shape the climate of India | monsoons |
| India's modern religion that developed out of Brahmanism | Hinduism |
| a social class in India that is based on a person's job | caste |
| the religion that was started in India by Siddhartha Gautama and is still practiced in many Asian nations today | Buddhism |
| Which rivers surround Mesopotamia? | Tigris and Euphrates |
| A ________ such as "Oedipus Rex", usually presented the downfall of an important character. | tragedy |
| Which direction did the Bantu people migrate from their homeland? | southeast |
| Where did civilization first develop in China? | North China Plain |
| The Silk Roads allowed for ________ in China. | cultural diffusion |
| ________ ruled Athens during its Golden Age. | Pericles |
| Buddhism started in which country? | India |
| ________ took control of Macedonia after his father, Phillip II, was assassinated n 336 BC. | Alexander the Great |
| Which feature caused the following problems in Greece...difficult to unite under one government, difficult to transport things over land, and little farmland? | covered with mountains |
| a person who takes power in an illegal way | tyrant |
| a narrow strip of land that connects 2 landmasses | isthmus |
| a body of land surrounded on three sides by water | peninsula |
| a person who lives in a place and is entitled to protection by its government | citizen |
| the horizontal lines on a map that measure distances north and south of the Equator | latitude |
| the vertical lines on a map that measure distances east and west of the Prime Meridian | longitude |
| 0 degrees longitude | Prime Meridian |
| 0 degrees latitude | Equator |
| a land area with its own distinct culture and government | country |
| one of Earths 7 largest landmasses | continent |
| preserved remains of early life | fossil |
| a man-made item with historical significance | artifact |
| an account of a historical event that was created at the time of the event by someone who witnessed it | primary source |
| an account of a historical event that was created after the event occurred by someone who was not there to witness it | secondary source |
| half of a globe or sphere | hemisphere |
| a group of years with some distinct feature(s) in common | age, era, epoch |
| Greek artists aimed to capture the ________ in their work by portraying objects in as perfect a form as possible | ideal |
| Which process allowed the Egyptians to grow crops in land that would otherwise have been desert? | irrigation |
| How did culture change under the rule of Alexander the Great? | Greek culture blended with those of conquered lands |
| At the end of the Persian War, the Greek city-states united together for mutual protection creating a group called the _______. | Delian League |
| Plato, Aristotle, and Socrates are some of the best known developers of Greek ________. | philosophy |
| ________ culture began to develop as the customs of Greece began to blend with those of Egypt, Persia, and India | Hellenistic |
| A ________, such as "The Birds", usually made fun of politics or important people and had a happy ending. | comedy |
| Why did Pericles' efforts to rebuild Athens anger the other city-states? | he used money from the Delian League |
| a belief in many gods or goddesses | polytheism |
| fertile soil deposited by a river | silt |
| a political unit that includes a city and its nearby farmlands | city-state |
| human society with an advanced level of development in the arts and sciences as well as political and social organization | civilization |
| a person who specializes in writing and serves as a record keeper | scribe |
| The idea of ________is one of the most important developments in mathematics to come out of India | zero |
| The ________ was a conflict between Athens and Sparta that started in 431 BC. | Peloponnesian War |
| Who were the earliest known people to live in the Indus River Valley? | Harappan Civilization |
| What was Alexander's response to the revolt in Thebes? | he destroyed the city |
| the ancient Chinese philosophy that stresses proper relationships and respect in society | Confucianism |
| favorable for the growth of crops | fertile |
| involving the continents of Europe and Asia | trans-Eurasian |
| a king of ancient Egypt; title means great house | pharaoh |
| the spread of ethnic ideas and customs to other areas of the world | cultural diffusion |
| a group of west-African peoples that gradually migrated south and east, bringing farming and herding to new regions | Bantu |
| group of people with similar customs, background, training, and income | social class |
| an amount produced in excess of what is needed | surplus |
| a skill in one type of work | specialization |
| the cultivation of soil to produce useful crops | agriculture |
| the watering of crops | irrigation |
| Why did Pericles strategy of moving everyone into the city of Athens fail? | plague spread quickly |
| A ________ is an area in a Greek city-state where important temples, monuments, and buildings are located. | acropolis |
| The Egyptians worshiped many gods so their religion was ________. | polytheistic |
| In 421 BC, Athens signed a ________, ending their fighting with Sparta | truce |
| What is the name for the shift from food gathering to food raising? | Agricultural Revolution |
| Why did China have little interaction with other cultures? | physical geography |
| Athens was a ________ in which all citizens participate in running the government. | democracy |
| Which modern-day country was Mesopotamia located in? | Iraq |
| acceptance of beliefs, habits, and practices of others | toleration |
| set of written rules | code of law |
| collection of peoples and lands under one ruler | empire |
| _________ was an important center of learning in Egypt until the 200s AD | Alexandria |
| Who are Herodotus and Theucydides? | Greek historians |
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