Ancient Civilizations and Their Governments

What was the Pax Romana?

• A series of wars between Rome and Carthage

• A period of peace and prosperity in the Roman Empire

• A war in which the Mycenaeans attacked the city of Troy

• A government ruled by a small group of noble families

What is a city-state?

• A government in which the ruler has unlimited power

• An independent state consisting of a city and its surrounding territory

• A policy of encouraging conquered peoples to adopt the institutions and customs of the conquering nation

• A Roman leader who had absolute power to make laws and command the army for a brief period

What is an autocracy?

• A government ruled by a few powerful people

• A government in which the ruler has unlimited power

• A government ruled by a small group of noble families

• A powerful ruler who gained control of a city-state’s government by asking the common people for support

Which dynasty ruled China for most of the period from 202 B.C. to A.D. 220?

• Mauryan Dynasty

• Han Dynasty

• Roman Empire

• Greek Empire

What is a centralized government?

• A government that concentrates power in a central authority

• A government ruled by a small group of noble families

• A government ruled by a few powerful people

• A government in which the ruler has unlimited power

What is assimilation in the context of ancient empires?

• A war in which Athens and its allies were defeated by Sparta and its allies

• A policy of encouraging conquered peoples to adopt the institutions and customs of the conquering nation

• A series of wars between Rome and Carthage

• A powerful ruler who gained control of a city-state’s government by asking the common people for support

Who was Asoka?

• A Roman leader who had absolute power to make laws and command the army for a brief period

• Grandson of Chandragupta; leader who brought the Mauryan Empire to its greatest height

• Philip II’s son who established a huge empire

• Ambitious leader who brought order to Rome

What is religious toleration?

• Acceptance of the right of people to have differing religious beliefs

• A government ruled by a small group of noble families

• A government ruled by a few powerful people

• A government in which the ruler has unlimited power

What was the Trojan War?

• A war in which Athens and its allies were defeated by Sparta and its allies

• A war in which the Mycenaeans attacked the city of Troy

• A series of wars between Rome and Carthage

• Wars between Greece and the Persian Empire

What is an aristocracy?

• A government ruled by a small group of noble families

• A government ruled by a few powerful people

• A government in which the ruler has unlimited power

• A powerful ruler who gained control of a city-state’s government by asking the common people for support