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World History Questions
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Prologue, Section 1: The Legacy of Ancient Greece and Rome
1. Define: government
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2. Define: monarchy
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3. Define: aristocracy
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4. Define: oligarchy
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5. Define: democracy
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6. The word “democracy” comes
from what two Greek words?
7. How did Solon help the farmers of
Athens who had been forced into
slavery by debt?
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8. Name three political reforms
instituted by Solon.
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9. How was the democracy in
Athens a “limited” democracy?
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10. Who is considered the father of democracy in Athens?
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11. Name three political reforms
instituted by Cleisthenes.
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12. How did Pericles strengthen
democracy in Athens?
13. Define: direct democracy
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14. How might the size of Athens
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have made it suitable for a direct
democracy?
15. How does a teacher using the
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Socratic Method teach?
16. According to Socrates’ greatest pupil,
Plato, what is the ideal form of
government? (Hint: It’s not democracy.)
17. The Greeks were the first to
create three branches of
government. What are they and
what are the functions of each?
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18. Why might the Greeks have
divided their government into three
branches?
19. Which juries had more jurors:
the juries in the United States today
or those of ancient Athens?
20. What happened if the Greek
assembly voted to “ostracize” you?
What do you suppose the purpose of
this practice was?
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21. What modern day country was the homeland of the Romans?
22. In 509 BCE, the Roman government
changed from what to what?
23. Define: republic
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24. Define: Senate
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25. Is a republic a direct or indirect
form of democracy?
26. Did the Romans define a citizen
differently than the Greeks did?
27. What two groups of Romans
struggled for power during the time
of the republic?
28. What were the Twelve Tables
and why were they important?
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29. Why do you suppose both
Greece and Rome limited how long
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any one person could serve in
government?
30. In what year did the Roman republic fail and
the period of the emperors begin?
31. What three principles of Roman
law spread throughout their vast
empire and became basic principles
of later European law?
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32. How might have Rome’s legal
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system helped them to expand their
empire?
33. What was the name of the final
compilation (collection) of Roman
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laws under Emperor Justinian in 528
CE? Why was it important?
34. Is a New England town meeting more like the republic
of the Romans or direct democracy of the Greeks?
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