3.What were the key differences between the Greek city-states Athens and Sparta? Which is regarded as one of the founding civilizations to use democratic values in government? 4.What led to the transition of Rome from a Republic to an Empire? 5. Explain at least two influences that Christianity had on the Byzantine Empire and/or the Byzantine Empire’s influence on Christianity. 6. What were at least two different ways that the Sui and Song Dynasties (598-618 and 960-1279 CE respectively) instituted centralized rule in China? 7. What was the Renaissance and where did Renaissance thinkers and artists base their works and inspiration from? 8. Explain the differences between a country with an absolute monarchy versus one that is a constitutional monarchy? In a transition from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy, who is gaining more power or representation? 9. What was the role of disease in the Americas and Pacific islands? Did it help or hold back European expansion in the