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GREECE, ROME, INDIA, CHINA
UNIT 2 TEST REVIEW
Vocabulary Words: Define each of the following words
Cultural Diffusion- mixing cultures
Social Mobility- moving out of your social status
Filial Piety- family must care for one another
Eightfold Path- Must follow in Buddhism
Polis- City state
City-state- runs like their own countries
Socrates- philosopher (questions human nature)
Plato- philosopher
Aristotle- philosopher
Alexander the Great – Macedonian King, takes over Persian, India, Greece, Egypt
Pax Romana- Peace in Rome
Twelve Tables- Roman Law
Democracy- Vote, participate in law making, have a voice
Consuls- 2 executives of the government
Review Questions: Answer each of the following questions
1. List some of the beliefs of Hinduism.- Caste system
2. List some of the beliefs of Buddhism. NO Caste System, 8 fold Path, Nirvana
3. What beliefs do both Buddhism and Hinduism share? Soul is reborn after death
4. What is an example of religious cultural diffusion? Religion Spreads
5. List some of the beliefs of Confucianism. Family is important, Civil Service Exam, Filial piety
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6. Explain what the Caste system was and how it affected the lives of those who practiced Hinduism.
Born into the caste and no social mobility
7. List some of the accomplishments of the Mauryan and Gupta empires in India.
Guupta- Sanskrit and concept of Zero
8. Explain how China’s geography affected its development.
Aryans had to travel across mountains
9. Explain why early Chinese emperors built the Great Wall of China.
To protect themselves from attacks
10. Explain the difference between the government in Athens and the government in Sparta.
Athens- birthplace of Democracy
Sparta- Militaristic and very strict
11. Which city-state was the first to use democracy?
Athens
12. Explain how the geography of Greece prevented it from becoming one united government.
Too many mountains, hard to communicate
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13. How is American democracy (republicanism) different for the democracy in Athens (direct-democracy)?Explain
what Hellenistic culture was.
Republic- vote for a leader, leader makes decisions
Democracy- everyone votes YOU GET A VOICE AND PARTICIPATE IN LAW AND POLICY MAKING
Hellenistic Culture- Mix of Persian, Indian, Greek, Egyptian,
14. List the reasons why the Roman Empire fell.
Disruption of Trade
Invasion by Germanic Tribes
Divide Roman Empire
15. Explain how the fall of the Roman Empire and the fall of Han China were similar.
Outside Invaders
16. List some similarities between the Roman Empire and Han China.
Trade Networks
17. What are some of the important legacies of the Roman Empire?
Respect the Greek Culture, Roads, and Legal Code
18. What other law codes that we’ve already studied is the Twelve Tables similar to?
Confucian Teaching
Ten Commandments
8-Fold Path
ALL CODES FOR MORAL BEHAVIOR
19. List some reasons why Christianity spread throughout the Roman Empire.
Promise Life after Death, Equality, Common Language, Roads make it spread