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Walker AP World History Ch 4Reading Study Guide #2 P.90-103
1. How did the RomanRepublic attempt to combine democracy and aristocracy? Pg. 90
2. What were the similarities/differences between Roman political theory (per Cicero) & Confucianism?
3. How did the Roman Imperial military apparatus influence policy?
4. Why was Roman law & citizenship vital to the maintenance and success of the empire?
5. What kinds of public works did the Romans build in their capital and throughout their empire?
6. What was the purpose of (Pre-Christian) Roman Civic Religion?
7. When did Christianity begin to be important in Mediterranean Civilization?
8. Briefly describe the early Greco-Roman religion.
9. Why did this lead to an interest in the so-called “Mystery Religions”?
10. Describe the Stoic philosophy.
11. Why did Socrates get in trouble with the Athenian government?
12. What were the three ‘perfect forms’ discussed by Plato?
13. What were some of Mediterranean Civilization’s contributions in math and science?
14. In what ways was ‘Roman genius more practical’ than Greek. What did they build?
15. Describe the contribution of Sophocles. Pg 94
10. What impact did the Iliad and Odyssey have on Mediterranean Civilization?
11. Briefly describe Greco-Roman art.
12.Briefly describe ‘Classical Architecture’.
13. What did the Romans add to architecture?
14. Why does Stearns DARE to imply that Republican Rome was not and important cultural center?
(Read Visualizing the Past:Political Rituals in Persia. Pg.95)
15. What kind of rituals does the scene suggest in the and why would Greeks object to the behavior?
16. Describe the plight of the farmer in Greco-Roman Civilization.
17. Why did large landowners switch production to olive trees and grapes?
18. What kinds of products did the Mediterranean civilizations PURCHASE from Silk Road merchants?
19. What kinds of products did the Mediterranean civilizations SELL to Silk Road merchants?
20. How did this lead to an unfavorable trade gap?
21. Describe the importance of slavery in Greco-Roman Civilization.
22. Why was the military much more important in Rome than in India or even China?
23. Why did Greco-Roman Civilization fall behind in technological advancement?
(Read Document: “Rome and a Values Crisis”. Pg.97)
24. What kind of Greek learning is Cicero arguing against?
25. What were the rights of women like in early Roman law and how did they evolve? Pg.98
26. What was family life like in the Greco-Roman world?
27. Why is the heritage of Greco-Roman Civilization more complex than that of China or India?
28. What was the contribution of Herodotus?
29. What connections to the wider world did Greek, then later, Roman Civilizations enjoy?
30. What is the second complexity that involves Persia as a important civilization in its own right? Pg. 99
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