World History Unit 1 & 2 study guide

philosopher

• someone who uses reason to understand the world; in Greece, they used it to discribe natural events
• someone or something that lives forever; God or our souls
• someone who uses understanding to understand the in Greece; in Greece, they used it to discribe natural events
• a type of serious drama that ends in disaster for the main character

acropolis

• acropolisa low, rocky mountin on or near which early people built homes for protection
• a high, rocky hill on or near which early people built cities for protection
• a high, rocky hill on or near which early people built land for protection

The Phoenicians are often referred to as the “carriers of civilization” because they

• introduced Islam and Christianity to Central Africa
• established colonies throughout northern Europe
• developed the first carts with wheels
• . traded goods and spread ideas throughout the Mediterranean region

epics

• king of macedonia; seized power in 359 bc; conquered the greek city states; father of alexander the great
• greco-roman mathematician; known for the elements, a book on geometry
• long storytelling poems

agora

• the fortified, or strengthened, hill of an ancient city
• a public market and meeting place in an ancient Greek city
• a form of a government in which citizens govern themselves
• a land made up of islands

If I retake this test multiple times I will pass this test.

• Yes
• No
• Maybe
• Not really sure who I am.

What were the two greatest city-states of Greece?

• Minoans and Mycenaeans
• Sparta and Athens
• Zeus and Poseidon
• Cool kidz

Who ended Greek democracy?

• Mycenaeans
• Minoans
• Macedonians
• Spartans

What figures did Greek myths center around?

• Gods and Heroic Humans
• Plants
• Kings
• DC and Marvel

Since Greece had very few resources, what did they have to do to get them?

• Trade
• Conquer
• Convert to a new religion
• Nothing- they all died