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World History Exam Review
History exam review
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History
10th Grade
12/08/2006

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First Punic War
Definition
Rome, Carthage, Sicily(wanted by both) ----- Rome won, rome takes ownership of Sicily (made into a Roman province), Carthage paid fine to Rome
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Second Punic War
Definition
Rome, Carthage, Hannibal ----- Rome won, Rome becomes dominant power in western med., Carthage lost spain and it became a roman province
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Third Punic War
Definition
Rome, Carthage ---- Carthage is destroyed, carthaginians are sold to slavery, carthage becomes africa - roman province
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Rome's first code of laws
Definition
12 tables
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Greeks influneced the Romans how..
Definition
Culturally (art, language, etc.)
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The _____ influenced the Romans more than the ________
Definition
Etruscans, Greeks
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Rome was lovated on
Definition
7 hills
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The roman republic was set up when the romans overthew the _________
Definition
last etruscan king
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The goal of Phillip II
Definition
He wanted to invade the persian empire but, he was assasinated - son carried out this goal
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The plebeians wanted equality with the ____
Definition
Patricians
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The ______ could vote but weren't allowed to run for office
Definition
Plebeians
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Why were the romans successful in gaining control of the entire italian peninsula?
Definition
1. Good diplomats
2. Created a naval fleet
3. winning punic wars
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First Triumvirate
Definition
Crassus, Pompey, Caesar
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Edict of Milan
Definition
Issued by Constantine in 313
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The _________ was the time period taht the five good emperors ruled during
Definition
Pax Romana
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_____ made christianity the the official religion of Rome
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Theodosis the great
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Gladiator who led slave revolt
Definition
Spartacus in 73 BC
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Octavian was the first emperor of Rome
Definition
NOT CHRISTIAN just emperor
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The romaners were religiously
Definition
tolerant
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_______'s reign marked the end of the Roman Republic
Definition
Octavian
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How did octavian come into power
Definition
*battle of actium
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SPQR - latin? translation? when was it beginning to be used?
Definition
Senatus populusque Romanus, Translates into "the senate and people of rome", 1st used in the time of the Roman Republic
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Marius - how did he reform the army, and what was his legacy
Definition
*Creating a new way of recruiting, legacy = new way of recruiting and loyalty to general
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How did Caesar become the dictator of Rome?
Definition
Crassus died, senate wanted to give power to Pompey, Caesar crossed the rubicon and fought and won becomeing the dictator
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The ____ were a Bronze age civilization that lived on the island of ____
Definition
Minoans, Crete
Term
Tyrants
Definition
Rulers who seized power by force
Term
Oligarchy
Definition
ruled by the few
Term
Democracy
Definition
Ruled bt the people
Term
Arthur Evans
Definition
Excavated the Palace at Knossos & named this civilization the Minoans after King Minos
Term
the ____ were tombs of the Mycenaean royal family
Definition
Tholos
Term
The Great peloponnesian War
Definition
Between Sparta and Athens
Term
Hoplites
Definition
Phalanx formation
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Pheidippides
Definition
Ran from marathon to athens to let athenians know the persian had been defeated
Term
Cleisthenes
Definition
Laid the foundations for Athenian democracy
Term
Sparta
Definition
Greek city-state that turned their bak on the outside world
Term
The Delian league was set up by Athens as a defensive alliance aganst the _____
Definition
Persians
Term
The ______ and ________ supported the greek tyrants since they took power away from the new rich
Definition
poor peasants,aristocrats
Term
Socrates
Definition
Created the Socratic method of teaching which was an interactive way of teaching where he would use question answer form so that the students could come up with their own answers
Term
Why are the ____ dark ages called the 'dark ages'
Definition
no written records found about it
Term
The development of Greek colonies lead to tyranny by..
Definition
The tyrants were a dominant group who used force to take power from aristocracy, trade & new rich
Term
Three main uses of fire
Definition
Cooking, protection, warmth
Term
by ______ homo sapiens sapiens could be found throughout the world
Definition
10,000 BC
Term
The last ice age occurred during the ___ age
Definition
paleolithic
Term
hominid that lived in africa 3-4million years ago
Definition
Australoputhecines
Term
Who were the first hominids to use fire
Definition
Homo erectus
Term
3 results of the great pelo ponnesian war
Definition
1. sparta wins
2. weakended major greek city states
3. athens sparta and thebes were no agreeing (struggling for power over greek city states) they ignored macedonia whom later took over them
Term
Who were the 1st to burry their dead
Definition
Homo Sapiens, Neanderthals
Term
Order of the ages
Definition
Paleolithic, neolithic, bronze, iron
Term
Sparta's government = ?
Definition
oligarchy
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Minoans were a ____ age civilization
Definition
Bronze
Term
Rosetta stone is written in
Definition
1. Hieroglyphics 2. Demotic 3. Greek
Term
The temple is the center of a Sumerian city state _____ & _____
Definition
Physically and Economically (politically)
Term
Nesopotamia
Definition
land between the tigris and euphrates
Term
Sargon
Definition
1st empire in world history know as the Akkadian empire
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Hyksos ended in the ___ kingdom
Definition
Middle
Term
Akenaton
Definition
king who made the people worship on god (Aton) he introduced monotheism
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Code of Hammurabi
Definition
based on retaliation - bent based on social status
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Second Triumvirate
Definition
Octavian, Mark Antony, Lepidus
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