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Greece and Rome Quiz (11/5/2024)

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11 questions

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What was one cause of the development of many small independent city-states in ancient Greece?

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Alexander the Great’s conquests of Greece, Asia Minor, Egypt and Persia led to the

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Where ought the sovereign power of the state to reside?....The state aims to consist as far as possible of those who are alike and equal, a condition found chiefly among the middle section…The middle class is also the steadiest element, the least eager for change. They neither covet, like the poor the possessions of others, nor do others covet theirs, as the poor covet those of the rich….Tyranny often emerges from an over enthusiastic democracy or from an oligarchy, but much more rarely from middle class constitutions.
- ARISTOTLE,

Why does Aristotle support the middle class as the location of power?

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The ideas developed in the Athens of Pericles and in Republican Rome influenced the development of a

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A major impact of ancient Greece and Rome on Western civilization was that

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Religion in ancient Greece and ancient Rome can be characterized as

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How did the Greeks and Romans maintain their religion prior to the introduction of Christianity in the area?

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Use the passage to answer the question that follows:
In 312 CE Constantine was campaigning in Italy against his rival co-emperor Maxentius. According to later Roman historians, the night before the battle Constantine had a vision in which he saw a luminous cross in the sky and the Christian God promised him victory if he would have his soldiers mark their shields with symbols representing Christ. Shortly thereafter he won a decisive victory, thereby becoming uncontested emperor of the whole Roman Empire. In gratitude, Constantine famously declared the “Edict of Milan” in 313 CE: “And thus . . . no one whatsoever should be denied the opportunity to give his heart to the observance of the Christian religion, or of that religion which he should think best for himself, so that the Supreme Deity (to whose worship we freely yield our hearts) may show in all things His usual favor and benevolence.”
- From Emperor Constantine’s “Edict of Milan”

Based on this reading from the "Edict of Milan," which conclusion can be made?

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What was a reason that Roman's switched to Christianity?

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The emperor’s purpose for dividing the Roman Empire (Eastern and Western) was to

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What was a MILITARY cause that led to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire?