Download Trimester 2 Common Assessment Study Guide

Trimester 3 Common Assessment Study Guide
Use the following questions to create a 3x5 card to use on test.
Hebrews
 What was the Hebrew’s religion called?
 Where did Moses lead the Hebrews out of when they escaped
slavery? What was that Journey called?
 What does monotheism mean?
 What is the most sacred text in Judaism?
 What was Judaism’s effect on modern cultures?
Greece
 What is a representative democracy?
 What does democracy mean?
 What did Greek myths explain?
 What was the result of the Peloponnesian war?
 Why did Alexander the Great spread Greek culture throughout
his empire?
 Based on their achievements, what did the Greeks value?
 Early Greek philosophers were the first people to do what?
(hint: Greek gods versus science)
 Why were the many achievements of ancient Greece so
important?
Rome
 What is a republic?
 Compare the Roman Law of the Twelve Tables to the U.S.
Constitution.
 Why did the Roman government have a system of checks and
balances?
 Which leader seized power from the Senate and became dictator
of the entire Roman republic?
 What material did the Romans invent that helped their
structures last?
 What was the official language of the Roman Empire?
 Why did the Roman language spread to the farthest parts of the
empire?
 Compare Judaism with Christianity
 Christianity spread throughout the Roman Empire; predict
what effect will that will have on Rome?