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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which of these city-states on the map was on the Peloponnesus? | Argos |
| Which feature of Athen's geography most affected its economy? | it was close to the sea |
| Which physical feature made Sparta somewhat isolated? | surrounding mountains |
| How would a man become a member of Athen's Council of 500? | He was chosen in a drawing |
| What is one way the Assembly of Athens differed from the Council of 500? | The Assembly was larger |
| How did the citizens of Athens get enough grain to eat? | They shipped local products to Egypt to trade |
| Which of these events most likely happened in the agora of Athens? | People bought leather sandals |
| Why did Athenian schoolboys have to memorize everything? | there were not enough books |
| A 12-year-old Athenian girl would most likely get her education... | from her mother |
| Why is Sparta said to have been an oligarchy? | A small group held the most power |
| Who made the most important government decisions in Sparta? | The Council of Elders |
| Sparta used heavy iron bars as money. What conclusion does this suggest? | Sparta discouraged trade with other city-states |
| Which sentence best describes education in Sparta? | Both boys and girls got military training |
| To become a full citizen, a Spartan man had to... | pass a difficult test |
| What happened after Sparta conquered a neighboring land? | The Spartans made the conquered people give Sparta much of their food crops. |
| Unlike the women of Athens, the women of Sparta... | could own property |
| At the time of the Han dynasty, which people particularly threatened China from the north? | the Huns |
| Why is Zhang Qian often called the Father of the Silk Road? | This explorer brought back word of western cultures |
| Why did people in China want horses from Central Asia? | The horses were larger and more powerful than Chinese horses |
| What mad silk valuable in the West? | The Chinese were the only ones who knew how to make it. |
| One of the most important Roman products that trade along the Silk Road brought to China was? | glassare |
| The Silk Road split up into a northern route and a southern route. What was one advantage of taking the northern route? | Oases were closer together |
| What was the most important reason why traders formed long caravans to cross the desert? | to protect each other |
| What belongs in the blank space on the diagram? India China cotton <---> silk spices _______ | fine dishware |
| Merchants used camels to move goods on the Eastern Silk Road. What animals carried goods on the Western Silk Road? | yaks ` |
| Which part of the Silk Road exposed travelers to the dangers listed below? | The Pamir Mountains |
| Why did the Western Silk Road end at Mediterranean ports such as Antioch? | Goods could be loaded there onto ships to be taken to other lands. |