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What gives the minority group the opportunity to become the majority? |
Minority Rights |
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What war greatly contributed to the downfall of the Greek civilization? |
The Peloponnesian War |
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What were the contributing factors of the downfall of Greek civilization? |
After the Peloponnesian War, the people of Greece could no longer work together to defeat the Macedonians |
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Why didn’t Greek culture die when the Macedonians overtook the Greek empire? |
Alexander the Great spread Greek culture across Europe and into Asia as he built his empire |
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How did the geographical differences of Greece and Italy impact the development of civilization in both places? |
Greece had independent city-states because of the mountains but Italy’s mountains were less rugged and could easily be crossed Italy had more farmland than Greece and could support a larger population but Greece had to establish colonies |
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How did the Etruscan people impact the founding of the Roman civilization? |
The Etruscans built Rome from a small Latin village to a city with sewer systems, wood and brick buildings, and streets |
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Why was the Roman republic created? |
To allow citizens with the right to vote to have a choice in who led their government instead of a having a single ruler who inherited his power |
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How did the Roman republic represent the idea of separation of powers? |
The Roman government was made up of three branches who shared equal power; judicial, legislative, and executive |
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How did the idea of “rule of law” develop from a written code of laws? |
Not everyone who lived in Rome was a citizen. At first written law only applied to Roman citizens but they later added laws to add equal protection to everyone who lived in Rome |
