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WH Review P.2
Ancient Greece, Rome, Islam, and Byzantine Empire
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The Minoan civilization arose where? | Crete |
| Minoan life was centered around palace complexes. Which of the following is an example of one of these? | Knossos |
| This was written by Homer describing the Trojan War? | The Illiad |
| A Greek city-state: | Polis |
| The Greek marketplace was called the? | Agora |
| A defensible fortification in the center of the polis? | Acropolis |
| Heavily armed infantry largely composed of commoners are called? | Hoplites |
| In the Athenian system of democracy, citizens viewed as dangerous were voted into exile. This was called what? | Ostracism |
| Which of the following was the first tyrant of Athens? | Solon |
| The major distinction among the Spartans and other Greek city-states was their? | Militaristic Culture |
| Slaves in Sparta were called? | Helot |
| The Athenian victory at Marathon was over which adversary? | Persia |
| At which battle did the Athenian General Themistocles lure the Persian Navy into a trap? | Salamis Strait |
| The Athenians led an alliance of Greek city-states for common defense against the Persians. What was this called? | The Delian League |
| The building of the __________ under Pericles enraged members of the Delian League. | Parthenon |
| The ____________ War resulted from the Athenian perceived tyranny over the other members of the Delian League. | Peloponnesian |
| Who was the author of The History of the Peloponnesian War? | Thucydides |
| What Persian King forced the mainland Greek city-states into a treaty that forced their recognition of Persian control over the Ionian city-states in 387 BC? | Artaxerxes II |
| Circa 450 BC Roman laws were recorded on the __________ so that Judges could not make decisions purely on their opinions. | Twelve Tables |
| Two _________ were elected (originally) for 1 year terms to enforce the laws of Rome. | Consuls |
| Which of the following led a slave revolt in 73 BC which was suppressed by Pompey? | Spartacus |
| Name the great Carthaginian General of the 2nd Punic War? | Hannibal |
| __________ attacked Carthage forcing Hannibal to withdraw from Rome. | Scipio |
| Which Apostle spread the Gospel to the Gentiles? | Paul |
| Under Emperor Valentinian III, the Bishop of Rome was recognized as the __________, and was declared to have the sole authority to interpret scripture. | Pope |
| Which Emperor legalized Christianity in 312? | Constantine |
| In 70 AD, what was destroyed by the army of Titus as he put down a Jewish revolt? | The Temple |
| A teaching contrary to orthodox Christianity is called a _________. | Heresy |
| Which barbaric tribe sacked Rome in the 450’s causing so much destruction that their name is the term meaning “one who senselessly destroys property” ? | Vandals |
| Which Emperor restructured the Empire by naming a co-Augustus and two Caesars; each with a specific region to govern? | Diocletian |
| At what battle did Constantine defeat Maxentius and bring the Empire under his rule? | Milvian Bridge |
| What decree legalized Christianity in 313 in the Roman Empire? | Edict of Milan |
| The Holy Book of Islam is the _______. | Qu’ran |
| Once in a Muslim’s life, they are to make a pilgrimage to Mecca. This is called the _______. | Hajj |
| Muhammad's escape from Mecca to Medina is called the _______. | Hijrah |
| Islamic law is called _______. | Sharia |
| The battle of _______ halted the spread of Islam throughout Europe. | Tours |
| The Holy month of ____________ requires that Muslims fast between sunrise and dawn. | Ramadan |
| King ______________, nicknamed “the hammer”, defeated the Muslim army at Tours. | Charles Martel |
| __________ , the Byzantine Emperor in 1057, called upon Pope Urban II to help repel the Turkish Muslim threat. | Alexis I |
| The ______________ were a series of wars launched by European Christians aimed at re-conquering the Holy Lands from the Muslims. | Crusades |
| This split between the Eastern Orthodox Christian Church and Western Roman Catholic Church occurred in 1054? | The Great Schism |
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