1. Classical Greece and Rome
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Classical Greece and Rome

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3. Question
What contributed to the economic weakening of the late Roman empire?

4. Answer 1 – 10
Heavy taxes burdened many, and helped to push many Romans into poverty and riots. Small farmers also lost their farms due to huge debts, many began working on larger farms.

5. Question
As seen in this map, what was the second biggest change that Emperor Constantine made to the Roman empire?

6. Answer 1 – 20
Moved the capital of Rome to Constantinople

7. Question
Why did the ancient Greeks develop into many small, self-governing city-states and struggle to unite as one empire?

8. Answer 1 – 30
Geography (explain)

9. Question
How did the expansion of the Roman Republic through conquest affect Roman farmers and workers? What effect did this have on the Roman Republic?

10. Answer 1 – 40
Cheap grain and trade goods poured in. Slaves provided free labor.
Roman plebian farmers couldn’t compete with the low prices that resulted and many became debt ridden, eventually leaving their farms to work for others or look for jobs in cities.

11. Question
Explain the policy of “bread and circuses” that was adopted by various Roman emperors during the Pax Romana. In what way did this reveal underlying weaknesses in the Roman empire?

12. Answer 1 – 50

13. Question
Describe what the “Pax Romana” was.

14. Answer 2 – 10

15. Question
The map below shows the borders of who’s empire?

16. Answer 2 – 20
Alexander the Great’s Hellenistic empire

17. Question
Ancient Rome’s biggest contribution to our own American culture/society is in what area?

18. Answer 2 – 30 Government run by laws.
Rome had their Republican form of government as well as laws written out for all to see on the 12 tables.

19. Question
Ancient Athens is credited with creating which element of our own government?

20. Answer 2 – 40
Its Democratic form

21. Question
What impact did the decline and fall of the Roman empire have on the rest of Western Europe?

22. Answer 2 – 50
It led to disorder and chaos as western Europe went from being controlled by a strong centralized government (Rome) to many very weak decentralized governments.

23. Question
Direct Democracy

24. Answer 3 – 10
Athens

25. Question
Philosophers, Sophists, and the Socratic Method.

26. Answer 3 – 20
Athens

27. Question
Warrior Society

28. Answer 3 – 30
Sparta

29. Question
The Senate

30. Answer 3 – 40
Rome

31. Question
A Republic

32. Answer 3 – 50
Rome

33. Question
Forbade Travel and Trade

34. Answer 4 – 10
Sparta

35. Question

36. Answer 4 – 20
Athens

37. Question

38. Answer 4 – 30
Sparta

39. Question
The Veto power

40. Answer 4 – 40
Rome

41. Question

42. Answer 4 – 50
Rome

43. Question

44. Answer 5 – 10
Roman Empire

45. Question

46. Answer 5 – 20

47. Question

48. Answer 5 – 30

49. Question

50. Answer 5 – 40

51. Question

52. Answer 5 – 50