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Unit Two Test: Empires to Classical Civilizations
Study Guide #2
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1. Study the following terms…
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Polis
Acropolis
Hoplites
Greek Tyrants
Democracy
Oligarchy
Helots
Ephors
Empire
Assyrians
Persians
Royal Road
The Immortals
Battle of Marathon
Battle of Thermopylae
Mauryan Empire
Kushan Empire
Silk Road
Gupta Empire
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Qin Dynasty
Legalism
The Great Wall of China
Han Dynasty
Etruscans
Republic
Patricians
Plebeians
Consuls
Praetors
Twelve Tables
1st Punic War
2nd Punic War
3rd Punic War
Triumvirate
1st Triumvirate
2nd Triumvirate
Dictator
Pax Romana
2. How did the geography of Greece affect its’ city-states?
3. What was the 1st Greek city-state?
4. What were the Dark Ages in Greece like?
5. How did the Greeks overcome the Dark Ages?
6. Who had rights in Greek society & who did not?
7. What is the difference between Greek Tyrants and tyrants as we know them today?
8. What types of government has Greece experienced?
9. Compare & Contrast Sparta and Athens.
10. How did the Persian War begin?
11. What happened at the Battle of Marathon & who was Pheidippides?
12. What happened at the Battle of Thermopylae?
13. What was different about Ashoka’s rule over India?
14. What made the Gupta Empire so wealthy?
15. Describe the rule of Qin Shihuangdi.
16. How did the Han Dynasty change China’s culture and laws?
17. How did the geography of Rome affect the culture there?
18. In Early Roman history, how was society structured?
19. Describe some of the struggles within early Roman government.
20. What were the Causes & Effects of the Punic Wars?
21. Who were the Gracchus Brothers & why are they significant to Roman history?
22. Describe some of the power shifts and struggles within the first Triumvirate?
23. How did politics change under the rule of Augustus?