[Empires Rise Study Guide] / Name______/
  1. What was the name of the rich aristocratic social class in the Roman Republic and Empire called?
  1. What was the name of the social class which consisted of what we would today call “normal” or “common” people?
  1. List two military factors that contributed to the fall of the Roman Empire?
  1. List two economic factors that led to the fall of the Roman Empire?
  1. What did Romans make that connected the entire Republic/Empire that made communication and trade easier?
  1. Both the Roman Republic and the American Republic have the same branch of government that makes laws. What is it?
  2. Where was the Kushan Empire in relationship to the Roman Empire and the Han Empire?
  1. What about the Kushan Empire’s location made it likely to become “middleman” for trade?
  1. The area controlled by the Kushans was home to people of many different ethnic backgrounds and religions. This area, a crossroads between East and West is an example of ______.
  1. ______were great supporter of Buddhism and built important Buddhist temples and monuments.
  1. Kushan coins often followed a Hellenistic, or Greek, style with a ______on one side and a ______on the other side.
  1. . Information such as ______can be learned from Kushancoins.
  1. ) What is the evidence that the Kushans were influenced by the Greeks as well as by cultures and religions of India?
  1. What different cultures were represented on Kushan coins?
  1. What types of people were represented on Kushan coins?
  1. The ______is a series a rules or code that governs roman society as a result of inequality between the Plebeians and Patricians.
  1. Using the chart below, describe 3 events that made Rome stronger and 3 events that made Rome weaker.

18. Roman’s most famous designs really depended upon a couple of important architectural developments: ______and ______.

  1. Roman sculpture was heavily influenced by ______In fact,many of the Roman sculptures were just copies.
  1. One of the most popular types of sculpture in Ancient Rome was the______.Thisis a sculpture of just the head.
  1. The ancient Roman festival called Lupercalia or as we know it ______honored love.
  1. After the fall of the Roman Empire, the ______alphabet, had spread all across Europe.
  1. What is the key ingredient to building Roman structures?
  1. The biggest products in the Han economy were ______and ______.
  1. ______were established during the Han Dynasty. This trade route from China to Europe was a great source of wealth and luxury items.
  1. Using the Text (located in google classroom) Complete the Table below.

  1. The Mayan governmental system is similar to ancient Greek city-states because ______.
  1. One debate among historians is whether the Maya should be considered an empire or civilization for 2 major reasons ______and ______.
  1. Groundwater was scarce in Mesoamerica, so Mayans had to build ______.
  1. Mayans were also known for creating elaborate ceremonial architecture, such as pyramids, temples, palaces and observatories without the use of ______.
  1. The Maya wrote hundreds of______. They contained information on history, medicine, astronomy, and their religion.
  1. What happened to Mayan Books?
  1. All three of these factors______,______and ______-may have played a part in the downfall of the Mayan Civilization.
  1. Han emperors would establish examinations and schools to make sure that only the most intelligent men would run the government. This method of government is called ______.
  1. What is the difference between a Dynasty and an Empire?