History Answers

1. The Assyrians’ use of _____ (practice) with prisoners helped them conquer and control their empire by making people too scared to attack or revolt.

1. The Greeks questioned, explored, criticized, and speculated about nature, human nature, and other cultures because they were ______(state of being). 

1. Using a similar bottlenecking strategy that was done at the Battle of Thermopylae, the Greek victory at ______ (event/happening) seriously hurt the Persian navy and ruined any chances of a Persian conquest of Greece.

1. Bad precedents, disrespect for republican Rome’s limits, too many responsibilities, and too much violence led to ______. (event/happening) 

1. The creation of the ______ (thing) in the 400s BCE allowed Athens to become nearly impossible to besiege by enemies and control the city-states in its “empire”. 

The ______ (thing) is an important document for the study of ancient history because it sheds light on the complexities of religious practices and brutality in ancient India and the ancient world overall.

1. The Roman Republic was able to keep fighting enemies despite suffering many defeats because of the seemingly endless troops and supplies it got from (people) ______. 

1. Its natural harbor allowed it to became a major sea power in the western Mediterranean world.

1. This wealthy coastal place survived the nearby Roman and Carthaginian fighting of the First Punic War due to a cunning alliance with the Romans.

2. In the late 60s and early 70s, religious conservatives in the United States participated in several different political movements which often served as counter-movements against the various civil rights movements of the previous decade? What were some of these political movements, and which movements did they seem to counter?