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Period 2 “Must Know” Questions
Greece, p. 52
1. Along which sea did Greek cities form?
2. Who lived on Crete? What was their main economic activity? What years did they
settle Crete?
3. What are the Minoans known for?
4. In what ways did Mycenae impact Greek culture?
5. What years did the Minoan and Mycenae civilizations decline?
6. How did geography impact Greek city-states? Economics? Politics?
7. What was Greek social and political structure like?
8. How were boys and girls raised in Sparta?
9. Describe the social and political structure of Sparta.
10. What is Athens most known for creating?
11. Who were tyrants and how did they come to power in Athens and other citystates?
12. By 500s BCE, what form of government did Athens create?
13. Who was Pericles and why is he important?
14. When was the Golden Age of Athens?
15. Describe the gender roles in Athens.
16. Who are the 3 main Athenian philosopher and what are each known for?
17. Briefly describe Athenian religion.
18. What defines Athenian culture? Look at art, architecture and sports
19. How did Greek geography play a role in conquest?
Persia, p. 58
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In what year did the Persians begin creating their empire?
Which king spurred the growth of Persia and what years did he reign?
What is another name for the First Persian Empire?
How large was Persia at this time?
How did Persian rulers justify their power?
How did Darius I create a more efficient transportation and communication
system?
7. What was a satrap?
8. What is the importance of Persepolis?
9. Why was the Royal Road significant?
10. How did creating a common currency benefit the economy?
11. How was Persia unique compared to other empires of its time?
12. What is Zoroastrianism? How is it similar to other religions?
13. Describe the social structure and gender roles in Persia
14. Where and what did Persia trade? How did technology help agriculture and
transportation?
15. When were the Persian Wars? Why were the wars fought?
Macedonia and other Persian Empires, p. 61
1. Who was Philip II and what did he do?
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Who was Alexander the Great? What were his accomplishments?
What is the Hellenistic Period? Hellenistic World?
How did Alexander’s empire decline?
Who were the Seleucids?
Who were the Parthians?
Who were the Sassanids?
Compare and contrast at least one political, social and cultural between Persia
and Greece.
Rome, p. 72
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Which years was Rome a monarchy?
Who are the Etruscans? Where did they settle?
Who were the Latins? Where did they settle?
What were the early forms of political structure in the Italian peninsula?
How did government in Rome develop? Who was the final tyrant or monarch of
Rome?
6. Who were the patricians?
7. What form of government did Rome create after the monarchy?
8. Who were plebeians?
9. What were magistrates?
10. Describe the role of tribunes and consuls.
11. What were the Laws of the Twelve Tables?
12. By what year did Rome control all of the Italian Peninsula?
13. What territories does Rome conquer by 148 BCE?
14. What were the Punic Wars?
15. How was Roman military structured?
16. Describe the social hierarchy of Rome
17. Who was Julius Caesar and what did he become?
18. What are the “Ides of March”?
19. Who won the Battle of Actium?
20. What years did the Roman Empire exist?
21. Describe social classes and gender roles under the Roman Empire.
22. What are the major developments in literature and philosophy?
23. Describe Roman religion pre-Christianity.
24. How did Christianity become the main religion of Rome? Who was St.
Augustine?
25. Describe the interregional trade networks: Who did Rome trade with and what
was traded? How extensive were trade routes? By which routes did they trade?
26. How did the Roman empire decline?
27. Name at least 2 legacies left by Rome
India, p. 92
1. Which word was originally used to label social classes? What distinction initially
separated groups in South Asia?
2. Why is the societal division in South Asia now called the caste system?
3. Which five groups exist in the caste system, which societal roles should varna
exhibit, and what type of professions would each group practice?
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How has the caste system evolved over time?
Which two new religions emerged from South Asia during the Classical Age?
What are the core principles of Jainism?
Who founded Buddhism?
What are the Four Noble Truths? What is the ultimate goal of Buddhists?
What characteristic of Hiduism is rejected by both Buddhism and Jainism? Why
do they reject it?
10. Name three reasons why Buddhism was able to spread throughout the region.
11. What is dharma?
12. Provide evidence for why Classical India is considered a patriarchal society.
13. Which conqueror came into India prior to the establishment of a centralized
authority?
14. Draw a diagram outlining the political structure of the Mauryan Dynasty.
15. Who is the most prominent Mauryan ruler? When did he rule?
16. What caused the Mauryan conversion to Buddhism? In which ways did he
advocate for this religion?
17. List Ashoka’s achievements.
18. What caused the fall of the Mauryan Dynasty?
19. What were some of the goods that were traded from India? With with areas did
India trade?
20. What term characterized the prominence of the Gupta Dynasty during its rule?
21. What medical advancements were made in India under the Gupta Dynasty?
22. If numerical symbols were created by Indian mathematicians, why are they called
Arabic numerals?
23. Which religion came to dominate the region under the Gupta?
24. To which areas did Buddhism spread during the latter half of the Classical age?
25. Name two reasons for the fall of the Gupta Dynasty?
China, p. 100
1. What three belief systems were created in China during the Era of Warring
States?
2. What literary work is the source for Confucian ideas?
3. What did Confucianism consider to be the most important unit of society?
4. What is filial piety?
5. What role did women play in Chinese society under Confucian beliefs?
6. What is a follower of Daoism seeking to do?
7. Describe the Yin and the Yang? How is it representative of Doaist ideas?
8. What did society need according to Legalism? Why?
9. Who is responsible for uniting all of China? What dynasty did he form?
10. How did the Qin centralize power within China?
11. List evidence to explain why the first emperor was considered so cruel.
12. List six achievements of the Qin Dynasty.
13. Why is Wudi considered the most significant Han Emperor?
14. What is the Civil Service Examination? What did it lead to?
15. What is Pax Sinica? What are the characteristics of this?
16. What are the Silk Roads? Which areas do it connect?
17. What are three accomplishments of the Chinese under the Han?
18. How did disease come to impact China?
19. Why was land distribution a problem for the Han Dynasty?
20. What was the Yellow Turban Rebellion and what was its impact?
21. What happened at the end of the Han Dynasty?
Early American Civilizations, p. 112
1. Which civilization succeeded the Chavin?
2. How did the Moche overcome the fluctuations in rainfall?
3. Describe ayllus.
4. What religious similarities do the Moche share with other early cultures?
5. What was believed to have brought an end to the Moche?
6. How was the city of Teotihuacan organized?
7. What is obsidian?
8. What is slash-and-burn agriculture?
9. What are the Three Sisters?
10. How tall were some of the pyramids? Why were temples placed at the top?
11. Why might a city-state fight another?
12. What is a major indicator that religion was highly important in the Mayan
civilization?
13. Which group usually provided for human sacrifices in religious rituals?
14. Provide evidence to support the claim that the Mayans were advanced in Math
and Astronomy.
15. What caused the end of Mayan Civilization?