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History Test 2
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- 1Crete"Sea kings of Crete" They couldn't farm so they used the sea.
- 2Significance of CreteExtensive irrigation
Natural and manmade ports
Used tile
Had bronze, gold, and enamel
Had sports similar to the olympic games - 3What happened to Crete?It was destroyed. Possibly by natural disaster or by the Hellons.
- 4Where did the Greeks come from?Marriage between the Cretons and the Hellons.
- 5What were the two poems that taught us what we know about Greece?The Iliad and the Odyssey.
- 6What were the two major groups in Greece?Athens and Spartans.
- 7What were the Spartans like?War-like society
Dictatorship style of government
Ruthless
No INDIVIDUAL power
Landed society (you had to own land to have power) - 8What were the Athens like?The complete opposite of Sparta.
Athens was at the idea of democracy. - 9What were the four types of government that Athens went through?Monarchy
Rule of one man who inherits his power from family
Aristocracy
Rule by a select group who took power from the king
Tyranny
One man rose up and took power back from the aristocracy
Democracy
The absolute rule of the people - 10Where did the Athens rule?A city-state named POLIS.
- 11Who were the three main rulers of Greece?Draco, Solon, and Pericles.
- 12Describe Draco, a ruler in Athens.Took discretion out of the law. (5 years in jail, not 3-5 years)
- 13Describe Solon, a ruler in Athens.Freed anyone in jail for debt
Reduced the size of land one could own
Widened democracy by allowing all men to sit on jury - 14Describe Pericles, a ruler in Athens.Ruler during the golden age of Athenian culture
Athens was at the golden age during his rule - 15What was the one thing Athens and Sparta had in common?Religion
- 16Where was the most important oracle?Delphi
- 17What did the Olympic Games prove?That humans could train parts of themselves to be god-like.
- 18Why did the Persian wars breakout?The Greeks wanted to be free from Persian rule.
- 19What happens in Anatolia?The greeks tried to revolt, Athens attempts to help, and the entire thing is crushed by king Darius.
- 20What happens at the Battle of Marathon?A smaller greek army defeats Darius's army.
- 21What did King Xerxes do?He decided to mount another invasion of Greece.
- 22What did Themistocles do?He warned the greeks that the battle wasn't over. They gave him money to shut him up, and he built tons of ships.
- 23Why were the Persian wars important?Had the Persians won the war, everything that we do today (values, religion, government) may not have existed today.
A WATERSHED EVENT - 24Who was the leader of the Roman army, and conquered half of the known world?Alexander the Great.
- 25Under what conditions were the Romans peaceful with conquered nations?paid taxes, supplied men for the army, and pledged loyalty to Rome.
- 26What were the two groups in Rome?Patritions (wealthy landowners)
Plebeians (everyone else) - 27What were the wars between Rome and Carthage?The Punic Wars
- 28Who did Carthage send to fight the Romans?Hannibal
- 29What was the reason for Rome's success?Superior wealth and military power.
- 30Who was Cato in Rome?A Roman senator, he hated Carthage.
- 31How was Carthage destroyed?By harsh tactics such as "sowing the field"
- 32What was "Greco-Roman" civilization?The Romans took the things the Greeks had already done and improved upon it.
- 33What was Caesar?A man of the people.
- 34What was Crassus?A man of the wealthy.
- 35What was Pompey?A man of the military.
- 36What did Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey join together to form?The first TRIUMVIRATE.
- 37While Caesar took his army to Gull, what did he write?Caesar's Comments on the Gallic Wars.
- 38Why wasn't Caesar allowed to run in the election in Rome?Crassus and Pompey knew he would win, so they denied him because he was not physically in Rome at the time.
- 39What did Caesar do as a result of not being allowed to run for election?He brought in his army and invaded Rome, causing a civil war.
- 40What happened to Pompey and Crassus after Caesar's army invaded?Pompey's army was destroyed and Crassus flees.
- 41What happened shortly after Caesar declared himself dictator of Rome?He was assassinated.
- 42Who were the leaders of Caesar's assassination?Brutus and Cassius.
- 43Who do Brutus and Cassius go to war with?Marc Antony and Octavian (Caesar's Nephew)
- 44What happened at the Battle of Actium?Antony and Octavian's army defeats Brutus and Cassius's army.
- 45What happened to Cleopatra as a result of her disliked behavior?Octavian started a whisper about her, which results in a war between Octavian, Cleopatra, and Marc Antony.
- 46What happened as a result of the Battle of Ochium?Octavian defeats Cleopatra and Marc Antony, and they both kill themselves.
- 47Who does Octavian become?Caesar Agustus.
- 48What was the 500 years of peace called in Rome?The Pox Ramada.
- 49What were the seven biggest accomplishments of Caesar Augustus?1. Maintained peace throughout the entire empire
2. Provided stable government
3. He reforms the government
4. Initiates fair taxation
5. Develops trade and industry
6. He encourages art, science, and literature
7. He became a master builder - 50Who were the Roman emperors?Claudius, Nero, Vespasian, Trajan, Hadrian, Diocletian, and Constantine.
- 51What was the first reason Rome began to fall?German groups began invading Rome.
- 52What were the four reasons Rome collapsed?Political, Social, Economic, and Military.
- 53What were three major contributions of Rome?Roman Law, Architecture, and Language.
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