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World History One Final Exam Study Guide

ANCIENT GREECE Please identify and give the significance of the following terms on a separate sheet of paper.

Knossos

Shrine

Fresco

Trojan War

Strait

Homer

Polis

Assassination

Assimilate

Helots

Acropolis

Citizen

Phalanx

Tyrant

Legislature

Alliance

Direct Democracy

Comedy

Herodotus

Stipend

Jury

Ostracism

Philosopher

Logic

Rhetoric

Parthenon

Tragedy

Alexandria

Greek Geography: What is it like? How did it effect the development of Greek institutions?

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Two Ancient Civilizations that began in Greece:

Minoans:

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Mycenaeans:

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What did Homer do for us? Why was he important?

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Explain The Odyssey and The Iliad.

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Explain what the Greek “Dark Age” was and how it occurred.

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Provide detailed information about each of the two great Greek city-states:

Athens:

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Sparta:

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Provide detailed information about each of the forms of Greek government.

Monarchy:

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Aristocracy:

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Tyranny:

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Democracy:

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Oligarchy:

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What did it take to become a “Citizen” of Athens?

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Identify and provide the significance of the following reformers of Athens:

Solon:

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Cleisthenes:

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How were women treated in Athens vs. Sparta?

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Describe each term (related to Greek battles/war) in great detail:

Persian Wars:

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Battle of Salamis:

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Delian League:

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Peloponnesian Wars:

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How did the Persian Wars lead to the loss of independence by the Greek city-states?

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What are philosophers? What are they searching for?

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Who was Socrates? What is the Socratic Method?

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Who was Plato? What were his accomplishments?

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Who was Aristotle? Why was he significant?

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Who was Herodotus? Why should we care?

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Who was Philip II? What did he accomplish?

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Who was Alexander the Great? What did he accomplish?

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What was the Hellenistic era all about?

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ANCIENT ROME Please identify and give the significance of the following terms on a separate sheet of paper.

Etruscans

Republic

Patrician

Consul

Dictator

Plebian

Tribune

Satirize

Mercenary

Veto

Legion

Imperialism

Latifundia

Census

Hadrian

Virgil

Inflation

Constantinople

Tiberius Gracchus

Gaius Gracchus

Julius Caesar

Augustus

Mosaic

Engineering

Aqueduct

Ptolemy

Diocletian

Roman Geography: What is it like? How did it affect the development of Rome?

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Describe the early people of Italy.

Latins:

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Etruscans:

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Greeks:

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The Republic and early government of Rome:

What is a Republic? How did it work in Ancient Rome?

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What were the major governmental positions? What were their qualifications?

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What was the role of women in Rome? What about religion?

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Describe how Romans expanded by conquest.

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Identify Carthage and Hannibal. What caused the Punic Wars?

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Describe the impact of the Punic Wars on the following items:

Grain:

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Slaves:

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Territory:

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Military:

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How did the Punic Wars lead to the collapse of the Roman republic?

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What caused the revolts and upheavals toward the end of the Roman republic?

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Describe Caesar and the First Triumvirate.

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Identify Caesar’s reforms.

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Who was Augustus? What did he accomplish?

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Define the Pax Romana.

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In great detail, discuss the various factors of the fall of the Roman EMPIRE.

Military:

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Economic:

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Social:

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Political:

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THE EARLY MIDDLE AGES *Do your best with the terms below. We were not able to cover them all in class. Refer to your “Video

Questions” sheet for a clear review of what you’ll need to know for the Final Exam. Please identify and give

the significance of the following terms on a separate sheet of paper.

Feudalism

Clovis

Medieval

Franks

Charles Martel

Charlemagne

Magyars

Vikings

Battle of Tours

Feudal Contract

Troubadour

Fief

Vassals

Knight

Manor

Serf

Chivalry

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MAP TERMS – BE ABLE TO LABEL THESE Western Roman Empire

Eastern Roman Empire/Byzantine Empire

Ancient Mesopotamia

Ancient Egypt

Ancient Greece

Rome

Athens

Alexandria

Jerusalem

Tours

Carthage

Sparta

Macedonia

Asia Minor

Scandinavia

Britain

Spain

Asia Minor

Sicily

Carthage

Judea

Crete

Mediterranean Sea

Black Sea

Red Sea

Aegean Sea