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Final Exam Study Guide
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Since the Mid-term, we have covered 3 major units of study: Greece, Rome, and the Early Middle Ages.
The final examination is intended to assess both your specific content knowledge of the topics we have covered,
as well as your understanding of major conceptual points that have presented themselves as themes
throughout this course.
Ancient Greece
Terms you should know. Please define them on a separate sheet of paper.
Knossos
Shrine
Fresco
Trojan War
Straight
Homer
Polis
Assassination
Assimilate
Helots
Acropolis
Citizen
Phalanx
Tyrant
Legislature
Alliance
Direct Democracy
Comedy
Herodotus
Stipend
Jury
Ostracism
Philosopher
Logic
Rhetoric
Parthenon
Tragedy
Alexandria
Focus Topics and Questions regarding Ancient Greece:
1. Geography- What’s it like? How did it effect the development of Greek institutions?
2. What were the two ancient Civilizations that began in Greece? Don’t be skimpy give me some details about
them.
MinoansMycenaeans3. The Odyssey and the Illiad4. Explain what the “Dark Age” was and how it occurred.
5. The Great City-States: Give me detailed info about each of the two great city states.
Athens-
Sparta6. Forms of governmentMonarchy-
Aristocracies-
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Tyranny-
Democracy-
Oligarchy-
7. What did it take to become a “Citizen” of Athens?
8. Reformers of Athens: Who were the reformers of Athens and what reforms did they propose?
Solon-
Cleisthenes-
9. How were women treated in Athens? Sparta?
10. Persian & Peloponnesian Wars: Define these war and explain their significance
1 Persian Warst
2nd Persian War-
Battle of Salamis-
11. Delian League- Be complete here. What was it? What did each state have to give? What did Athens spend
the money on? Did the other States like it?
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Peloponnesian Wars-
12. What are philosophers? What are they searching for?
a. Who was Socrates? What is the Socratic Method?
b. Who was Plato? What were his accomplishments?
c. Who was Aristotle?
d. Who was Herodotus? Why do we care?
13. Who was Philip II? What did he accomplish? Alexander the Great and his achievements-
14. What was the Hellenistic era all about?
15. What allowed for the Hellenistic Age to begin?
16. How did the Persian Wars lead to the loss of independence by the Greek city states?
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Ancient Rome
Terms and people you should know.
EtruscansRepublicPatricianConsulDictatorPlebianTribuneSatirizeMercenary-
VetoLegionImperialismLatifundiaCensusHadrianVirgilInflationConstantinople-
Tiberius GracchusGaius GracchusJulius CaesarAugustusMosaicEngineeringAqueductPtolemyDiocletian-
The Republic1. The geography of Italy, what is it? How did it affect development?
2. Early people of Italya. Latins-
b. Etruscans-
c. Greeks-
The republic and early government of Rome.
3. What is a Republic? How did it work in Ancient Rome?
4. What were the major positions in government? What were their qualifications?
5. What was the role of women and religion?
The Expansion of Rome6. Conquest by the Romans-
7. Carthage and Hannibal, What caused the Punic Wars?-
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8. Impact of the Punic WarsGrain-
Slaves-
Territory-
Military-
The decline of the Roman Republic9. Revolts and upheavals, what caused them?
Marius-
Sulla-
10. Rise of Caesar and the First Triumvirate-
11. Caesar’s reforms-
*How did the Punic wars lead to the collapse of the Roman republic?
Section IV -The Roman Empire12. Who was Augustus? What did he accomplish?
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-Pax Romana-
13. The Dynasties
a. Julio Claidian Dynsaty-
b. The Flavian Dynasty-
c. The Antonine Dynasty-
14. Inflation- What is it? What was the impact it had on Rome?-
15. What did Augustus fail to do? Why was that a problem?
16. The Decline of the Empirea. Economic-
b. Military-
c. Political-
17. The last good Emperorsa. Diocletian-
b. Constantine-
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Middle Ages (Chapter 9)
Terms and people you should know.
(Chapter 9, Section 1 pg. 200 - 205)
Dark Ages –
Clovis of the Franks –
Christendom (Chapter 9, Section 4 pg. 214 – 219)
Feudalism –
Lord Vassal –
Fief –
Manor –
Serf –
1. What were the three roots of medieval culture in Western Europe?
2. Why was Clovis’s conversion to Christianity so important?
3. Would it be correct to say that the idea of Chistendom was a replacement for the Roman Empire?
4. Create a diagram that explains Feudalism.
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Use the Map to label:
Rome
Greece
Egypt
Macedonia
Spain
Asia Minor
Sicily
Mesopotamia
Carthage
Judea
Crete
Mediterranean Sea
Black Sea
Red Sea
Aegean Sea
Constantinople
Directions:
Answer one of the following questions completely, paying particular attention to what the question is asking, supporting your
answer with adequate evidence, and leaving the reader with the main idea, and a sense that you know what you are talking about, and how
this question relates to our study of Ancient History.
1. Compare the rise and fall of the Empire of Alexander the Great to the Western Roman Empire.
2. How did victorious wars led to the loss of independence for the Greek City States and the decline of the
Roman Empire?
3. Compare and contrast the impact of geography by two ancient civilizations. How did the natural geography
dictate where civilizations developed? How did the people utilize geography in an effort to stabilize society
and develop culture?