Unit 2 - Ancient Greece and Rome Review

When you lived in Sparta, it was a requirement that you did this until the age of 60.

• Serve in the military

• Serve on the Consul

• Participate in the Oligarchy

• All of the above

Whom did the Greeks get the idea for an alphabet?

• Romans

• Mesopotamians

• Phoenecians

• Chinese

Rome was responsible for the creation of concrete, spread of Christianity, an extensive road system, and this legal document -

• The 10 commandments

• The 12 Tables

• Hammurabi's Code

• The Bill of Rights

What types of rights did Roman women have in their civilization?

• None

• Some legal rights

• Monarchs

• Voters

How did the geography of Italy influence the growth of the Roman Empire?

• Good place for trade

• River Valley civilization

• Isolated city-states

What is a democracy?

• A king / queen has all the power

• Power to the people to decide

• Only the rich (men and women) decide

• Hereditary situation in which only the bloodline votes

What ancient civilization was the first to have a democracy?

• Sparta

• Mesopotamia

• Athens

• China

What did Greek philosophers use in order to comprehend the world around them? (can have more than one answer)

• The 12 tables

• Human Reason

• Logic

• The 10 commandments

The Code of Hammurabi and the 12 Tables are similar because -

• They allowed for a belief in one God

• They established written legal standards

• They provided records of economic activity

• They legalized democratic government

Why is Rome's legal system so well known?

• It limited the emperor's powers

• Served as a model for many later Western legal systems

• Provided the first democratic constitution

• United Greco-Roman and Chinese ideas of justice