Final Review, Part 2

Multiple Choice

Who was Alexander the Great?

• A Macedonian emperor who conquered a large part of Africa

• A Greek emperor who spread democracy across the world

• A Macedonian philosopher who introduced philosophy to Asia

• A Macedonian emperor who conquered a large part of Asia and spread Greek culture

Multiple Choice

Hellenistic Culture is...

• a mixture of Chinese culture with American culture

• The culture of Helen, the mayor of Rome

• a mixture of Greek culture with the other areas Alexander conquered

• The culture of Ancient Greece before Alexander

Ancient Rome

• Rome was founded as a Republic in 753 BCE.

• It expanded to include the entire Italian peninsula by 264 BCE and eventually created an empire (a country with several territories that are separate from its original territory).

• At its height, the Roman Empire existed on 3 continents: Europe, Asia and Africa

• The Empire was centered around the Mediterranean Sea

Open Ended

Describe the geographic location of the Roman Empire.

Multiple Choice

What is a republic?

• A system in which every citizen is involved in making government decisions

• A system in which one person is in complete control but consults others

• A system in which one person is in complete control but does not consult others

• A system in which citizens vote for representatives to make government decisions for them

Multiple Choice

What is a patrician?

• a member of the Roman lower classes

• a member of the Roman upper class

• a Roman merchant

• a Roman representative who has been elected to the Senate

Multiple Choice

What is a plebeian?

• a member of the Roman upper class

• a member of the Roman lower class

• a Roman merchant

• a Roman who has been elected to the Senate

The Mongol Empire

• The Mongol Empire began when Genghis Khan united the many tribes of Mongols that lived on the Asian steppes north of China.

• The Mongol army was a formidable force that swept across Asia on horseback, conquering several large, wealthy civilizations.

• Because the Mongols brought the Silk Road trade routes under their control, trade between different parts of their empire increased.

• However, the Mongols did not force their culture on any of the conquered civilizations. They chose to learn from them and take the best ideas and technology from each.

Open Ended

What was one effect of the Mongol Empire uniting such a large part of the world under one government?

Open Ended

How would you describe the Mongol attitude towards the people they conquered?

Multiple Choice

Which continent did the Mongols conquer most of?

• Europe

• North America

• Africa

• Asia

The Crusades (1095-1492)

• Pope Pius X called for a Crusade (Holy War) to take the Holy Land (present-day Israel/Palestine) back from Muslim control.

• There were many different Crusades. All failed except the first.

• While the Crusades did not take the Holy Land back under Christian control, they did help establish permanent trading relationships between Europe (especially Italy) and the Middle East.

Open Ended

What was the most important long-term impact of the Crusades?

The Black Death (aka Black Plague, aka Bubonic Plague)

• The first recorded outbreak of the Plague was in China in 1333.

• By 1347, it had traveled through trade networks and reached southern Italy.

Multiple Choice

When enduring issue most closely connects to the spread of the plague from Asia to Europe along trade routes?

• Impact of Technology

• Human Rights Violations

• Human Impact on the Environment

• Impact of Interconnectedness