Ancient Greece & Ancient Rome
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- Q1Which geographic factor influenced the development of independent city-states in ancient Greece?monsoon cyclesmooth coastlinemountainous topographytropical location30s
- Q2Which geographic feature served as a barrier to political unity and encouraged the rise of independent city-states in ancient Greece?mountain rangesnumerous portsnavigable riversbroad plains30s
- Q3The creation of independent city-states in ancient Greece can be most directly attributed to thepractice of oligarchylarge number of different languagesdiverse ethnic groups in the regionrugged mountainous terrain30s
- Q4The Hellenistic culture, associated with the rule of Alexander the Great, developed as a result ofethnocentrismdirect democracyembargoescultural diffusion30s
- Q5Which term is most closely associated with Hellenism under Alexander the Great?pacifismtheocracynatural rightscultural diffusion30s
- Q6Which geographic feature was central in helping the Romans unify their empire?Mediterranean SeaAlpsGreat Rift ValleyTiber River30s
- Q7What was an important strategy used by both the Romans and the Incas to unify their empires?granting citizenship and voting rights to conquered peoplesusing powerful navies to protect sea trade routesbuilding a large network of roads and bridgessupporting free-market economies by minting silver coins30s
- Q8Both the Han dynasty and the Roman Empire were known forhaving governments dominated by a merchant classusing examinations to select officialsdeveloping decentralized political structureshaving long periods of stable government30s
- Q9Both the Han and the Roman empires declined as a result ofundisciplined armies and limited access to tradeoverexpansion and foreign invasions by nomadic peoplesineffi cient theocratic rulers and few government regulationsharsh climates and high taxes30s
- Q10One explanation for the fall of the Roman Empire and of the Han dynasty is that they bothgrew too large to govern their territories effectivelyrequired devotion to a single religionbanned long-distance trade causing economic strainrefused the aid of foreign mercenaries30s