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Unit 2 Study Guide – World History
I. Know the following vocabulary words:
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patrician
apostle
mercenary
democracy
dictator
philosopher
7. oligarchy
8. tyrant
9. aqueduct
10. animism
11. savanna
12. matriarchal
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push-pull factors
Diaspora
phalanx
acropolis
II. Identify the following by writing a brief definition or significance of each:
1. hoplite (Greece) 2. Socrates (Greece) 3. Plato (Greece) 4. Aristotle (Greece) 5. Iliad 6. Asoka (India) 7. Alexander the Great (Greece) 8. civil service system 9. mandate of heaven 10. patriarchal 11. subcontinent 12. polis 13. philosophy 14. Hellenism -
III. Answer the following questions in a brief response:
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How did the geography of Greece impact its development?
The Mycenaeans are known for what two things?
From whom did the Greeks adopt their alphabet?
Who was Pericles?
Why is he so important?
Name two (2) differences between Athens and Sparta:
Who fought in the Persian Wars?
Who won?
How?
Who fought in the Peloponnesian War?
Who won?
Who took advantage of it?
What was the Delian league?
What did it do for Athens?
Where did Alexander the Great come from?
Why is he significant?
What’s the difference between a Patrician and a Plebian?
What were the Twelve Tables?
Why were they so important?
Who was Julius Caesar?
Why is he so important?
Who was Octavian/Caesar Augustus?
Why is he so important?
What two (2) groups influenced the Romans the most?
Who fought in the Punic Wars?
Who won the 1st, 2nd, & 3rd Punic Wars?
Name the most important person in the First Triumvirate?
What happened to it?
Name the most important person in Second Triumvirate?
What happened to it?
What does “Pax Romana” mean?
How long did it last?
Who was the first Christian Roman Emperor?
Why were early Christians persecuted by the Romans?
Unit 2 Study Guide – World History
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Who is most responsible for spreading Christianity to gentiles (non-Jews)?
Name four contributions of the Romans:
Describe the origin of the Mauryan Empire:
What happened to Asoka to cause him to change his ways?
Describe the origin of the Gupta Empire:
Name at least two (2) notable advances of the Indian Empires?
The Bantu people migrated from where to where?
What did the Bantu diffuse to sub-Saharan Africa?
Give an example of a “push factor” and a “pull factor” that spurred migration of the Bantu.
Who were the Olmec?
What was Berinigia?
IV. Civilizations, Empires, Dynasties, Nation-states, & Countries
1. Maurya
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2. Gupta a.
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3. Ancient Greece (Classical) –
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V. Events - explain the significance, development, etc. of the following:
1. Spread of Christianity -