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Question 1: How would a man become a member of Athen's Council of 500?
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He was chosen in a drawing Question 2: At the time of the Han dynasty, which people particularly threatened China from the north?
Answer:
the Huns
Question 3: Which of these city-states on the map was on the Peloponnesus?
Answer:
Argos
Question 4: How did the citizens of Athens get enough grain to eat?
Answer:
They shipped local products to Egypt to trade
Question 5: Which sentence best describes education in Sparta?
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Both boys and girls got military training
Question 6: To become a full citizen, a Spartan man had to...
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pass a difficult test Question 7: What is one way the Assembly of Athens differed from the Council of 500?
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The Assembly was larger
Question 8: Which physical feature made Sparta somewhat isolated?
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surrounding mountains
Question 9: A 12-year-old Athenian girl would most likely get her education...
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from her mother Question 10: One of the most important Roman products that trade along the Silk Road brought to China was?
Answer:
glassare
Question 11: What belongs in the blank space on the diagram?
India China cotton <---> silk spices _______
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fine dishware
Question 12: Unlike the women of Athens, the women of Sparta...
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could own property Question 13: Why did the Western Silk Road end at Mediterranean ports such as Antioch?
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Goods could be loaded there onto ships to be taken to other lands.
Question 14: Which of these events most likely happened in the agora of Athens?
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People bought leather sandals
Question 15: Why is Sparta said to have been an oligarchy?
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A small group held the most power
Question 16: Why did Athenian schoolboys have to memorize everything?
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there were not enough books Question 17: The Silk Road split up into a northern route and a southern route. What was one advantage of taking the northern route?
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Oases were closer together Question 18: Sparta used heavy iron bars as money. What conclusion does this suggest?
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Sparta discouraged trade with other city-states Question 19: Which part of the Silk Road exposed travelers to the dangers listed below?
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The Pamir Mountains
Question 20: Why is Zhang Qian often called the Father of the Silk Road?
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This explorer brought back word of western cultures Question 21: Merchants used camels to move goods on the Eastern Silk Road. What animals carried goods on the Western Silk Road?
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yaks ` Question 22: What was the most important reason why traders formed long caravans to cross the desert?
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to protect each other
Question 23: Why did people in China want horses from Central Asia?
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The horses were larger and more powerful than Chinese horses
Question 24: What happened after Sparta conquered a neighboring land?
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The Spartans made the conquered people give Sparta much of their food crops.
Question 25: Which feature of Athen's geography most affected its economy?
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it was close to the sea
Question 26: What mad silk valuable in the West?
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The Chinese were the only ones who knew how to make it.
Question 27: Who made the most important government decisions in Sparta?
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The Council of Elders