Question

1. in 31 b.c., whose army and navy did octavian defeat?
2. what was the first greek state? 1600 - 1100 bce warrior people
3. what best describes rome’s official religion?
4. who was appointed dictator after defeating pompey?
5. what was the result of the peloponnesian war, which began in 431 b.c.?
6. what did alexander the great’s conquest enable?
7. what was the trade route that ran between the roman empire and china that ran through india’s kushan kingdom?
8. which emperor issued the edict of milan which grants tolerance to christians?
9. according to legend, how did the people in athens find out what had happened at the battle of marathon?
10. what has the word spartan come to mean?

31 what became the central focus of greek life by 750 b.c.?

1. of what was julius caesar a member?
2. what was greek history influenced by?

Explanation:

1. In 31 B.C., Octavian defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra's forces.
2. The first Greek state was Mycenae, a warrior - people from 1600 - 1100 BCE.
3. Rome's official religion was polytheistic, centered around gods like Jupiter.
4. Julius Caesar was appointed dictator after defeating Pompey.
5. The Peloponnesian War (431 B.C. - 404 B.C.) resulted in Sparta's victory and Athens' decline.
6. Alexander the Great's conquests enabled the spread of Hellenistic culture.
7. The trade route between the Roman Empire and China through India's Kushan Kingdom was the Silk Road.
8. Emperor Constantine issued the Edict of Milan, granting tolerance to Christians.
9. According to legend, Pheidippides ran from Marathon to Athens to report the victory.
10. The word "spartan" has come to mean simple, frugal, and self - disciplined.
11. By 750 B.C., the polis (city - state) became the central focus of Greek life.
12. Julius Caesar was a member of the First Triumvirate.
13. Greek history was influenced by geography, trade, and mythology.

Answer:

1. Mark Antony and Cleopatra's army and navy
2. Mycenae
3. Polytheistic religion centered around gods like Jupiter
4. Julius Caesar
5. Sparta's victory and Athens' decline
6. Spread of Hellenistic culture
7. The Silk Road
8. Constantine
9. Pheidippides ran to Athens to report
10. Simple, frugal, self - disciplined
11. The polis (city - state)
12. The First Triumvirate
13. Geography, trade, mythology