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49 Cards in this Set
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Which of the following was not a unique feature of Sparta?
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It had a powerful navy.
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Spartan women were . . .?
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Given more freedom than women in other Greek city-states.
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What was the greatest power the world had ever known in 500 BCE?
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Persian Empire
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The Battle of Marathon in 490 BCE showed that . . .?
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The lightly armed and inexperienced Persian infantrymen were no match for the Greek hoplites.
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The Alliance that allowed Athens to turn itself into an empire was called . . .?
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The Delian League.
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Who was Thucydides?
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An Athenian general and historian who wrote abou the Peloponnesian War.
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What was the most significant outcome of the Peloponnesian War?
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A substantial weakening of Spart and Athens from their failure to achieve any kind of unity.
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What is a major theme of Pericles' "Funeral Speech"?
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The many admirable features of Athenian democracy must be defended at all costs.
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How did the Athenians justify their actions against the Melians?
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The Athenians will extend their empire and gain security by subjugating the Melians.
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How did the "Unknown Author" view Athenian democracy?
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Democracy is a bad system.
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Macedonia became a major power during the 350's BC under the leadership of . . .?
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Philip II.
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What insight does the ancient historian Plutarch provide about Alexander's personality?
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Alexander could be brutal when he felt it was necessary.
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One of Alexander's most difficult campaigns was in . . .?
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Bactria, which is Modern Afghanistan.
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The Primary form of Macedonian Government was. . .?
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Representative Government.
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One of the main objections that Macedonians and Greeks had to Alexander's conquests was . . .?
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His desire to see Persian culture blend with Macedonian culture.
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In the Division of Alexander's Empire, the Seleucids gained control over which area?
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Asia
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Merchants in the Hellenistic area opened trade for the first time with which region?
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China
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One of the greatest characteristics of Hellenistic culture was . . .?
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The medling of elements of different cultures.
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The influential scientist who propose that the earth revolves around the sun was . . .?
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Aristarchus.
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The Greek translation of the Old Testament created by 70 Jewish translators in Alexandria was the . . .?
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Septuagint.
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The two powers held by early Roman kings were . . .?
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Consulting the Gods (auspicium) and leading the army (imperium).
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Early Roman Society was divided into . . .?
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Patricians and Plebians.
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The Roman 'paterfamilias' was . . .?
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The chief authority within a family.
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The Roman 'pontifex maximus' was . . .?
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The most important Roman priest.
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By 146 BC, which officials were elected annually in the Roman Republic?
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Consul, Praetor, aedile, quaestor, and tribune.
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Who were the Celts?
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Indo-European inhabitants of Britain, Gaul, Ireland, and the Germanic lands.
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The most difficult war the Romans ever fought was the . . .?
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The Second Punic War of 218-201 BC.
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What prevented the Romans from building an empire immediately after their initial war victories?
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They did not have a substantial enough economy to incorporate new territories.
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As a result of expansion, 'latifundia' were developed by senator landlords, who obtained their land from . . .?
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Soldier-Farmers who did not want to return to the drudgery of farming and become landless plebians.
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The Gracchi attempted to solve the military recruitment crisis between 133 and 123 BC by . . .?
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Distributing public land to poor plebians to make them prosperous enough for military service.
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By 90 BC, what was the most serious problem faced by the Roman Republic?
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Ambitious and powerful senators controlled by large armies.
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A slave revolt in the late Republic, which created a large Crisis, was led by . . .?
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Spartacus.
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The Golden Age author known for his love of poetry was . . .?
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Catullus.
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The word "Augustus" refers to . . .?
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A mark of admiration and respect granted to Octavian by the senate in 27 BC.
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The biggest drain on the Roman imperial treasury was . . .?
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The Army.
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The only two rebellions against the Romans after a province was conquered were . . .?
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Both by the Jews!
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The permanent northern frontier of the Roman Empire was marked by which Rivers?
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Danube and Rhine.
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What poem recounted the founding of Rome and was memorized by every Roman schoolchild?
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Vergil's "Aeneid".
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What were 'latifundia'?
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Large estates belonging to Roman senators and worked initially by slaves and day laborers.
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Which philosophy focused on duty and responsibility and was this attractive to the Roman ruling class?
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Stoicism.
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Private Religion in Rome included all of the following except . . .?
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Horoscopes for the Emperor.
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One of the major contributors to a common bond among Jews was . . .?
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The guidelines of Halakha.
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Christianity prospered in urban areas of the Roman Empire in exception that . . .?
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There was significant anti-Semitism in the rural areas.
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What emperor initiated the first Christian persecution in 64 BC?
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Nero.
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Who wrote a first-hand account of the events leading up to her martyrdom in March 203 AD at Carthage?
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Vibia Perpetua.
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Why were there so many emperors during the period of imperial crisis?
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The army kept deposing them to get money.
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Who did not pose a military threat to the Roman Empire in the third century AD?
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Scythians.
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Aurelian was an example of which kind of emperor?
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Soldier-Emperor.
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Who were not recruited as gladiators?
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Emperors.
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