Unit 2 Classical Age

Which title BEST completes this diagram?

• Results of Chinese Cultural Influence

• Results of Aztec and Mayan Political Influence

• Features of Greek and Roman Government

• Concepts Developed in Ancient Mesopotamia

In ancient Rome, citizens elected the members of the Senate. What type of government did ancient Rome have?

• Republic

• Dictatorship

• direct democracy

• absolute monarchy

“All I know is that I know nothing.”

- Socrates

The philosopher Socrates was known for his instructional method of

• Preventing his students from studying immoral things.

• Demanding strict obedience to the state.

• Teaching his students to question everything around them.

• Encouraging his students to see the truth through pleasure.

The term "Hellenistic" is BEST defined as which of these?

• the philosophical movement led by Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle

• the expansion of Rome into Greece and other Mediterranean areas

• the forces that led to the rise and success of Alexander the Great

• the mixing of Greek, Persian, and Egyptian cultures following the death of Alexander the Great

In its early years, Christianity spread throughout the Roman Empire because its teaching appealed especially to

• Wealthy merchants.

• Many Roman emperors.

• The poor and oppressed.

• Hellenistic philosophers.

The Western Roman Empire was weakened by which of these?

• the high cost of defending the empire from barbarian invasions

• civil wars begun by Christian zealots

• uprisings by Etruscans in the north

• the prolonged nature of the Peloponnesian War

Jewish and Christian beliefs differ from the Greco-Roman tradition in matters concerning the importance of

• The role of law.

• Individual morality.

• Belief in one God.

• The family unit.

- Plato - Socrates - Aristotle - Diogenes

Which term best describes the individuals

in this list?

• Philosophers

• Historians

• Mathematicians

• Poets

Which statement BEST explains the cause of the fall of Rome during the 5th century A.D.?

• Repeated invasions by Germanic tribes weakened Roman society.

• Rome’s republic was replaced by an authoritarian dictator.

• Commercial interests lured many of Rome’s merchants to Carthage.

• Crop famines forced many Romans to abandon the city.

Which civilizations had the greatest influence on the architecture of these buildings in Washington, D.C.?

• Russia and the Mongols

• Egypt and Mesopotamia

• India and ancient China

• Greece and ancient Rome