World History Ch 2 Final Exam

A Greek city and its surrounding countryside

• Kingdom

• City-State

• Empire

• Town

One of the ancient peoples who gave the Greeks their culture and mythical legends

• Spartans

• Athenians

• Minoans

• Romans

Government where citizens run the government

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

• Monarchy

Composed The Aeneid, a poem about the founding of Rome, similar to the Iliad and the Odyssey

• Euripides

• Virgil

• Homer

Roman General assassinated for seeking absolute control of Rome

• Ocatavian

• Marc Anthony

• Julius Caesar

Missionary who spread Christianity throughout the Roman World

• Paul

• Peter

• James

Called the Messiah, Christianity is based on his teachings

• John

• Jesus

• Moses

Changed his name when he became Rome's first emperor

• Julius

• Augustus

• Aeneas

He conquered the known world, but died at the age of 32

• Leonidas

• Achilles

• Alexander

Philosopher who taught by asking questions, known as the Socratic Method

• Socrates

• Cleisthenes

• Leonidas