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CH. 1 STUDY GUIDE
Directions: as you read each chapter section, answer the questions to consider. Define the terms and names by
reading the definitions in the glossary, as well as in the reading section. This study guide will prepare you for the
chapter quizzes and test. For pop quizzes only, you may use your answers to the questions to consider and the
definitions to the terms.
CH. 1.1- The Greek Roots of Democracy
Pgs. 8-17
Terms and Names
□ City-state
□ Monarchy
□ Sparta
□ Athens
□ Democracy
□ Tyrant
□ Legislature
□ Pericles
□ Jury
□ Socrates
□ Plato
□ Aristotle
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CH. 1.2- The Roman Republic and Empire
Pgs. 20-27
Terms and Names
□ Republic
□ Consul
□ Dictator
□ Tribune
□ Veto
□ Julius Caesar
□ Augustus Caesar
□ Justinian
CH. 1.3- Principles of Judaism
CH. 1.4- The Rise of Christianity
Questions to Consider (QTC)
Why did the Greeks turn to the sea and become fishers and
sailors?
What is a city-state? What is another name for a city-state?
What did Greece’s warm climate allow people to do?
What is a monarchy?
What type of society did Sparta create?
What is a democracy? In which Greek city-state did it first
take root?
What is a legislature?
Who was a citizen in Athens? Who was excluded from
citizenship?
What did Pericles believe all male citizens should do,
regardless of wealth or social class?
How was an Athenian jury different than a modern American
jury?
Why was Socrates put on trial?
What did Socrates believe individuals should do?
What did Plato write? What did he say the state should do?
What did Aristotle write? What type of government did
Aristotle favor?
Fill in the blank: “Greek ideas about __________ have
influenced political thinking to the present day.”
Questions to Consider (QTC)
What new government did the Romans set up after 509 B.C.?
What did they think it would do?
2. What did Roman law grant dictators?
3. Who were the plebians?
4. Why did the plebians want laws written down on the Twelve
Tables?
5. Which Roman ideas did the framers of the U.S. Constitution
use?
6. How far did the Roman empire extend to the north? How far
to the east? How far south?
7. Fill in the blank: “During the _________, Roman rule
brought peace, order, unity, and prosperity to the empire.”
8. What were some rights given to people accused of crimes?
9. What did the Romans believe represented the height of
cultural achievement?
10. Who preserved Greco-Roman ideas in philosophy,
mathematics, and science?
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Questions to Consider (QTC)
Pg. 29- What is a monotheistic religion?
Pg. 31- What lies at the core of Judaism?
Pg. 31- Fill in the blank: The Jewish idea that “God created
man in his own image” was later passed into Western culture
as __________.
Pg. 34- What did Jesus of Nazareth emphasize?
Pg. 39- Which religions did Judaism influence?
Pg. 39- What is at the heart of Judeo-Christian tradition?