Review Questions
Western Civilizaton review packet answers page 9 & 11 only.
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- Why were the Phoenicians interested in an alphabet?
- because they had so much trade and they needed to simplify writing.
- What happened to Carthage and its people at the end of the third Punic War?
- The land was destroyed
- What was life like for the children of Persian nobles?
- incomplete
- How was Roman agriculture influenced by Hannibal?
- incomplete
- What happened to Egyptian cities during the Old Kingdom?
- incomplete
- Why did Egypt become weak?
- incomplete
- Why was Jesus killed? How was he killed?
- He was crusified. He was a threat to the Jewish establishment, Romans carried out the execution.
- What were some laws set down in the Ten Commandments?
- ONE: 'You shall have no other gods before Me.' THREE: 'You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain.'SEVEN: 'You shall not commit adultery.'
- How long did the Pax Romana last?
- Until the fall of the Roman Empire.
- What were some of the reforms that Caesar made?
- incomplete
- What was the role of the father during the Pax Romana?
- The father had complete control. (Patriarchial Society)
- What medical contributions did the Egyptians make to other civilizations?
- Medical papyri taught physicians how to deal with both internal medicine and surgery, and there were texts devoted to pharmaceutical remedies, dental procedures, and veterinary medicine. These papyri represent some of the earliest known texts on these subjects.
- How did the Egyptians control the Nile River?
- By making irrigation canals and ditchs, and letting flooding go to land.
- How did Germans gain control of the Roman empire?
- incomplete
- Why were the rich uninterested in Christianity in its early years?
- It taught that poverty is a virtue.
- What were the most pharaohs interested in during the New Kingdom?
- incomplete
- What kinds of activities occupied the Minoans?
- The Minoans practiced a number of sports, such as boxing, wrestling, bull-leaping and acrobatics.
- How did the Hyksos defeat the Egyptians?
- incomplete
- What happened to law during the Pax Romana?
- The conquered peoples came under Roman laws.
- Why were pyramids built?
- Pyramids were built to serve as a home for people (nobles) after death.
- What happened in the Aegean world during the "Dark Age"?
- incomplete
- What helped Julius Caesar become dictator of Rome?
- incomplete