mixed ancient history test

• The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers formed the cradle of civilization in ancient Mesopotamia.
• Hammurabi, the king of the Babylonians, took control of Babylonia, which was the land where they told you to obey Hammurabi's Code.
• Mesopotamian society had a complex social hierarchy with different classes based on occupation and wealth.
• The Code of Hammurabi was written on a stele (a large stone slab) and displayed publicly to serve as a reminder of the law and its consequences.
• Cuneiform writing was developed on clay tablets and evolved over 3,000 years, eventually having a syllabic writing system with over 7,000 different signs.
• Mesopotamia means "land between the rivers" and is the birthplace of civilization.
• the sumerians created cuneiform and the wheel
• Hammurabi’s code was based on an eye for an eye
• Akkadians were led by sargon the great
• the akkadians spread mesopotamian culture
• cuneiform is wedge shaped writing
• Assyrians ruled with fear
• Assyrians were the worlds first true empire
• Babylonians reunited mesopotamia
• patricians were wealthy landowners, who became Rome’s ruling class
• plebeians were less wealthy, landowners, farmers, artisans and merchants
• A republic is a state which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives which has nominated or elected president
• consuls are government leaders who lead armies in the battle, and are also chief executive officers
• Julius Caesar was born in 100BC and died in 44BC
• Julius Caesars death was called the Ides of March
• Julius Caesar changed the roman republic to a roman empire
• Julius caesar started a civil war between himself and rome when he crossed the rubicon river
• Cleopatra was both Marc Antony’s and Julius Caesars mistress
• The first triumvirate consisted of Pompey, Crassus, and Julius Caesar
• Who was beheaded in Egypt?

  Pompey
• Hannibal is a Carthaginian general who led the Second Punic War against the Romans
• Scipio Africanus is a Roman General who defeated Hannibal during the Batlles of Zamas
• Who is the adopted son of Julius Caesar?

  Augustus
• Who was in Augustus’s triumvirate?

  Marc Antony and Lepidus
• Which Roman Emperor hated christians?

  Nero
• Which emperor built a wall to protect themselves from barbarians?

  Hadrian
• Hadrian rebuilt the…

  Parthenon
• What did Hannibal name the Parthenon?

  Panthenon
• Who seperated the roman empire?

  Diocletian
• Who stopped the persecution of Christians?

  Constantine
• What was Circus Maximus?

  Ancient Roman chariot racing stadium.
• Who brought the Pax Romana?

  Augustus
• What are aqueducts?

  Water channels
• What is Christianity?

  A monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.
• Who were supporters of christianity?

  Paul of Tarsus and Emperor Constantine