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SS Test 1-4
Greece
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a piece of land nearly surrounded by water | Peninsula |
| someone who writes or performs epic poems or stories about heroes and their deeds | Bard |
| a group of people living in a new territory with close ties to their homeland; the new territory itself | Colony |
| a Greek city-state | Polis |
| a gathering place or marketplace in ancient Greece | Agora |
| a group of armed foot soldiers in ancient Greece arranged close together in rows | Phalanx |
| How did seas influence the way many ancient Greeks lived? | Greeks culture was developed. |
| The system in a country that includes making, buying and selling goods. | Enonomic |
| What did the discovery at Knossos reveal about the Minoans? | They traded pottery and vases. |
| Why were the Mycenaeans palaces important places? | The palaces were the center of the government. |
| Name two things the Mycenaeans learned from the Minoans? | Built ships ans worked with bronze. |
| How did the Dorian invasion help spread Greek cultures? | Dorian took the Greek culture with them. |
| How did the colonies affect trade and industry in the Greek world? | Trade increased and made Greek colonies wealthier. |
| Why were coins invented? | Invented for making trade easier. |
| What were the rights and responsibilities of Greek citizens> | Serving in government and fighting to defend their polis. |
| an absolute ruler unrestrained by law | Tyrant |
| a government in which a small group has control | Oligarchy |
| a government by the people | Democracy |
| enslaved people in ancient Sparta | Helots |
| a high-ranking government official in Sparta who elected by the council of elders | Ephor |
| What is a tyrant? | A tyrant is somebody who seizes power. |
| List two groups of people who lived in Greek city-states that did not want the nobles to rule. | Common people and citizens soldiers. |
| Why were tyrants able to hold power in various Greek city-states? | Tyrants seize power and ruled with total authority, tyrants also had support from common people and citizen soldiers. |
| relating to soldiers and war | Military |
| What were Spartan women expected to do as adults? | Women were expected to raise sons for the military. |
| Why did Sparta fall behind other Greek city-state in many areas? | Trading was limited so Sparta became isolated, also fell behind on resources and focused on military discourged people to study. |
| What did Solon do to help farmers? | Solon ending farmers dept and freed the enslaved. |
| What was the benefit of using to lottery system? | Citizens had a chance to be a council member. |
| Why was Solon chosen to be leader of Athens? | To avoid uprising, respected and fair. |
| The names of the lands that Persia conquered and controlled | Mesopotamia , Syria, and Judah |
| Why was it important that Cyrus the Great let conquered people keep their own languages, religions, and laws? | New rulers continued to expand the empire and people respected him. |
| Define the word satrap. | A governer who collected taxes and recruited soldiers for the Persian army. |
| The name of the god Zoroastrianism | Ahura Mazda |
| Cyrus the great | Expanded Empire in Europe |
| Royal Road | Travelers get suplice |
| Satrapy | A governer of a province |
| Zoroastrianism | Religon with a god |
| How did Persian rulers unite their vast empires? | Building the royal rode and uniting under on religion. |
| How was Greek civilization different from Persian civilization? | The Greeks chose their rulers and the Persian believed in all powerful kings. |
| The name of a long distance race | Marathon |
| After the losses in Greece, why did the Persians grow unhappy with their government? | The army could no longer defend, they also had to pay there taxes. |
| What kind of democracy do we have in the United States | Representarive democracy |
| a form of democracy in which all citizens can participate firsthand in the decision-making process | Direct Democracy |
| a form of democracy in which citizens elect officials to govern on their behalf | Representative Democracy |
| a person who searches for wisdom or enlightenment | Philosopher |
| How was Athens able to become a direct democracy? | It worked out because of the small number of clothes citizens. |
| Why was slavery important in Athens? | It gave them time to attack other land. |
| How did the roles of Athenian men and women differ? | Women couldn't attend school men could and women weren't equal to men |
| Why was the Delian League created? | It's purpose was to defend its numbers against the Persians. |
| Name two things that helped cause the Peloponnesian War. | |
| Why was Sparta's deal with Persia so important in the war against Athens? | |
| Romans ruled fairly over the conquered people, which helped the Romans gain control over most of | Italy |
| I’m every conquered region, the Romans built ______ _______ and a network of ______ used by the armies | Military towns; roads |
| The Romans rejected _____ rule and set up a _____ | Etrusean; republic |
| Italy is located in a _____ _____ | Mild climate |
| Itlay’s land is _____ and attracted settlers | Fertile |
| Rome was built on seven hills along the ____ ______ making it easy to defend | Tiber River |
| The Estruscans transformed Rome from a ______ with straw huts to one with temples, streets and public squares | Village |
| How many Punic Wars were fought? | 3 |
| Why were the Punic Wars fought? | The wars were fought to gain control of the Mediterranean region |
| After the Punic Wars, Rome conquered _____ and acquired a province in _____ | Greece ; Asia |
| What was the effect of Rome winning all 3 Punic Wars? | Rome expanded its territory and power following each war |
| Explain role of law | Everyone is treated fairly under the law |
| Civic duty | Everyone was required to serve their country |
| Why were the Punic Wars fought | They fought over control of trade on the Mediterranean Sea |
| With whom did Rome fight the Punic Wars? | Rome fought the 3 wars with carthage |
| There were ____ social classes in Rome | Two |
| The social classes in Rome were____ and ____\ | Plebeians and Patricians |
| Plebians were: | 1. Poor 2. Farmers 3. Shopkeepers 4. Couldn’t vote 5. Couldn’t be in government 6. Couldnt marry a patrician |
| Patricians were | 1. Wealthy 2. Owned land 3. Served in army 4. Could hold public office |
| _____ revolted and were able to take part in _____ | Plebians; government |
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