WORLD HISTORY

UNIT 2 TEST REVIEW

DIRECTIONS:
Log on right away; click on Shared drive; click on Student Work;
click on Jaskowiak; click on Assignments; click on UNIT 2 TEST
REVIEW; open the PowerPoint; answer the questions on the sheet
(the slide numbers show you where to find information to answer
each question)

USE COMPLETE SENTENCES

#1: What were two things about Greece’s geography that helped encourage them to trade?
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#2: What dominated Greece’s terrain? What developed in Greece as a result of that terrain?
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#3: What two things were present in most Greek cities, and what were their purposes? (SLIDE 6)
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#4: Describe the government in Athens. (SLIDES 7 & 8) _______________________________
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#5: Who were the three great philosophers of Ancient Greece? What did they teach their
students? (SLIDE 9) _____________________________________________________________
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#6: What were some of the contributions to today’s society made by Greece? (SLIDE 10) _____
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#7: What were three contributions to mathematics made by the Greeks? (SLIDES 11 & 12) ____
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#8: What formed the foundation of Western Civilization? (SLIDE 13) _____________________
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#9: What was the main Greek contribution to medicine? (SLIDE 14) ______________________
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#10: Describe the society of Sparta. (SLIDE 15) ______________________________________
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#11: What was the empire that tried to conquer Greece? Who was its king the second time they
invaded Greece? (SLIDES 16 & 17) ________________________________________________
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#12: What was the name of the war between Sparta and Athens? What resulted from this war?
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#13: Describe who Alexander the Great was. (SLIDE 20) _______________________________
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#14: What territories did Alexander conquer? (SLIDES 21 & 22) _________________________
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#15: What happened when Alexander died? (SLIDE 23) ________________________________
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#16: What was Hellenism a combination of? (SLIDE 24) _______________________________
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#17: Why was the city of Alexandria in Egypt important? (SLIDE 25) _____________________
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#18: How did the Greek religion influence Roman religion? (SLIDE 26) ___________________
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#19: What was the Roman language? What came from that language? (SLIDE 27) ___________
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#20: What was present in most Roman cities? (SLIDE 28) ______________________________
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#21: Name and describe the ruling class of people in Rome. (SLIDE 29) ___________________
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#22: Name and describe the commoners of Rome. (SLIDE 30) ___________________________
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#23: Name and describe the government of Rome. (SLIDE 31) ___________________________
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#24: What were the Twelve Tables? (SLIDE 32) ______________________________________
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#25: Describe the Roman Army and what they had. (SLIDES 33 & 34) ____________________
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#26: Who fought in the Punic Wars? What was the result? (SLIDE 35) ____________________
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#27: Who was Julius Caesar? (SLIDE 36) ___________________________________________
#28: What did Julius Caesar do? (SLIDE 37) _________________________________________
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#29: Who assassinated Julius Caesar and WHY did they do it? How did the Romans react to his
murder? (SLIDES 38 & 39) _______________________________________________________
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#30: Who was Octavian and what did he do? (SLIDE 40) _______________________________
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#31: Who was Rome’s first emperor and what did his new name mean? (SLIDES 40 & 41)
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#32: Describe “Pax Romana”. What was it and what does the phrase mean? (SLIDE 42) _______
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#33: Where was Rome located and what resulted from this? (SLIDE 43) ___________________
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#34: What is “cultural diffusion”? (SLIDE 43) ________________________________________
#35: What did the Romans do with Greek culture? (SLIDE 44) ___________________________
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#36: Describe two feats of Roman engineering. (SLIDES 45 & 46) ________________________
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#37: Describe the “Julian Calendar”. (SLIDE 47) ______________________________________
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#38: How many people composed the Roman Senate and who were the executives in charge?
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#39: What were the two innovations of Roman architecture and what were two of their greatest
structures? (SLIDE 49) __________________________________________________________
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#40: Name ten things that Greek and Roman culture have influenced in Western Civilization.
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#41: Name one of the best Roman emperors and one of the worst Roman emperors and one thing
each did. (SLIDE 51) ____________________________________________________________
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#42: What was the problem the Romans encountered in Judea? (SLIDE 52 & 53) ____________
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#43: What was a Jewish belief that Jesus preached? (SLIDE 54) __________________________
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#44: What was something Jesus preached that appealed to many people? (SLIDE 55) _________
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#45: What crimes was Jesus accused of? (SLIDE 56) ___________________________________
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#46: What four things about the Roman Empire helped spread Christianity? (SLIDE 57) ______
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#47: What did the Romans do to the early Christians? (SLIDE 58) ________________________
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#48: What is the holy book of the Christians? (SLIDE 59) _______________________________
#49: Why did Emperor Constantine legalize Christianity? (SLIDE 60) _____________________
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#50: Did the fall of the Roman Empire happen fast or gradually? (SLIDE 61) _______________
#51: What was the main political problem faced by the Roman Empire? (SLIDE 62) _________
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#52: What were some of the economic problems faced by the Romans? (SLIDE 63) __________
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#53: What were two military problems faced by the Romans? (SLIDES 64 & 65) ____________
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#54: What was Emperor Diocletian’s biggest reform? (SLIDE 66) ________________________
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#55: How was the Empire divided? (SLIDE 67) _______________________________________
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#56: What was the big move by Emperor Constantine? What were two advantages of Byzantium
over Rome? (SLIDES 68 & 69) ____________________________________________________
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#57: Who began the invasions of Northern Europe and where were they from? (SLIDE 70)
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#58: What happened because of the Huns’ invasions? (SLIDE 71) ________________________
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#59: What were the results of the Germanic tribes’ takeover of the Western Roman Empire?
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#60: Describe what happened with the Byzantine Empire. (SLIDE 74) _____________________
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#61: Describe the importance of the Byzantine Empire. (SLIDE 75) _______________________
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