Unit II Study Guide

Rome

World History &World History Honors

Ancient Greece &

1. Explain the impact of geography on the development of Greece

2. Describe Spartan way of life. What was the role of women in the polis?

3. Parthenon is an example of what Greek achievement?

4. Describe and explain different branches of Roman government

5. Define acropolis
6. Describe Athenian form of government?
7. Who fought the Peloponnesian War? Explain the impact of the war.
8. Which Greek leader defeated Persian Empire and responsible for the spread of Greek culture?
9. Define cultural diffusion.
10.Explain the immediate result of the fall of the Roman Empire
11.Define Pax Romana
12.How did Julius Caesar die?
13.Define Hellenism.
14.Define Dictator
15.Define the following terms
a. Patrician
b. Plebeians

c. Praetors
16.Colosseum was used for what purpose?
17.Explain the Carthage war.
18.How did Rome unify their empire?
19.Identify three Greek philosophers and contributions
20.What contributed to the fall of Rome?