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World History (Greece, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Rome, Medieval)

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What man created the world's first law code?

Hammurabi!

What man is given credit, in Mesopotamia, for holding the world's first standing army and empire?

Sargon

What empire is shown on the map

The Roman Empire!

Identify 4 Gods in the Egyptian painting

Various Answers

Mesopotamia means....

Land between the rivers

Identify a reason why all Greece city states were independent?

Mountains and terrain kept most of them seperate

What is the title of this pyramid made by Snefru?

The Red Pyramid

What is the title of this pyramid?

Collapsed!

How did the Spartans use Greece's geography to their advantage against the Persian Empire at Thermopolyae?

They used a narrow passage to make the Persians #s count for nothing, as they only had a few thousand Greeks to defend.

What happened at these ages in a males life in Sparta? Age 7, 13, 30, 60

7 = Start Agoge, 13 = Wilderness Training 30 = Full citizen, member of army 60 = RETIRE!

Identify the branches of the Roman Tripartite

Magistrates, Assembly, and Senate

Who were the Punic Wars fought between and what were they fought over?

Carthage and Rome over power over the Mediterranean Sea

What 3 roman men made up the 1st Triumvirate?

Pompey, Crassus, Caesar

List 3 pieces of information you know about the position of the Consul in Rome?

1 year term, 10 years in between terms, most powerful position in Rome, had to be 42, etc

Why was the position of Tribune of the Plebs powerful?

They could VETO as well as propose legislation

Briefly describe the process of how a law becomes such in Rome

Started by a Consul or Tribune, voted on by the Senate, passes to the people, becomes a law.