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Ancient Civilizations

Name_____________________________Period__
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In the Roman Republic, they directed the government and commanded the armies.
A government controlled by its citizens either directly or through representatives.
The ancient Chinese had emperors which are similar to this type of government.
__________ and Latin are classical languages that are still spoken today in many Western schools.
The great Roman roads also helped trade and by doing so it benefited the entire Roman __________.
Government ruled by a wealthy, highly educated class.
The Greeks formed city-states, because unification became difficult due to this type of terrain.
The idea of direct democracy was born in this ancient Greek city-state.
Greek and Roman civilizations influenced other civilizations in theatre, philosophy and ___________.
Barbarian attacks along with high inflation caused the fall of this empire.
Language spoken by the Romans.
Form of representative government established by the Romans.
Ancient Greek city which was known as a military city-state.
This civilization gave the world the concepts of paper, silk and gunpowder.
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The main legacy of the Roman legal system was _________ laws.
These wars gave the Romans dominance over the Mediterranean region.
Both the ancient Chinese and Romans built these to transport water to populated areas.
General of Carthage who fought the Romans in the Second Punic War.
Roman emperor who ended the persecution of Christians.
Series of rulers from the same family.
This was a blending of Greek, Persian and Egyptian culture, spread by Alexander the Great.
Title given to the person who had absolute control of the Roman government.
Roman representative group that proposed laws.
The Romans, the Byzantines and Chinese ruled these political units which usually shared a common culture, common language and stable governments.