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Classical World Review

Government/Politics

Question: In ancient Athens, who were the citizens?
Answer: wealthy, land-owning men who had done their military service

Question: In Sparta, who could be citizens?
Answer: Men

Question: What was a city-state?
Answer: A small independent nation the size of a city

Question: What kind of government is it where citizens elect their leaders?
Answer: democracy

Question: What kind of democracy is it where people elect representatives to vote for them in the government?
Answer: Republic

Economy

Question: What was the name of the system of trade routes used to connect Europe and China?
Answer: the Silk Road

Question: Why did China's leaders make it against the law to teach anyone how to make silk?
Answer: They wanted to be able to make all the profits from selling their silk.

Question: What was one human feature that made traveling the Silk Road dangerous?
Answer: robbers, thieves, kidnappers

Question: What was one physical feature that made traveling the Silk Road dangerous?
Answer: deserts, mountains, extreme temperatures, rivers, seas, lack of food/water

Question: Was the Silk Road limited to land only?
Answer: No--it included water routes through seas.

Religion

Question: Judaism, Islam, and Christianity all share a belief in only one god.  What is the word for "belief in one god"?
Answer: monotheism

Question: What is the name of the "founding father" of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam?
Answer: Abraham

Question: What is the name of the system Hindus used to rank their people's importance?
Answer: caste system

Question: Hindus believe in many gods.  What is the word for "belief in many gods"?
Answer: polytheism

Question: Which religion focuses on the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path?
Answer: Buddhism

Philosophy

Question: Which philosophy is represented by the yin and yang symbol?
Answer: Daoism

Question: Which philosophy claims that people are naturally evil and selfish and need many strict laws and severe punishments?
Answer: legalism

Question: Which philosophy believes people should see themselves as part of nature and simply accept whatever comes their way, good or bad?
Answer: Daoism

Question: Which philosophy claims people are naturally good and should simply focus on improving their own behavior and that the leaders should model good behavior?
Answer: Confucianism

Question: On which continent did Legalism, Confucianism, and Daoism begin?
Answer: Asia

Etcetera

Question: What is the name of the structures ancient Romans built to bring water into their cities?
Answer: aqueducts

Question: What besides goods got traded and shared on the Silk Road?
Answer: ideas, religion, culture, language

Question: Who ruled a city-state?
Answer: a king

Question: What are the people who practice Islam called?
Answer: Muslims

Question: What did the ancient Muslims use Arabian horses for?
Answer: battle--to spread their religion