Midterm Review 1

Who was the last standing member of the First Triumvirate and became ruler of Rome after defeating Pompey?

• Diocletian

• Constantine

• Julius Caesar

• Augustus Caesar

They fought against the Greeks in a war that we now believe may have been the basis for the 'Trojan War' Homer's epics depict.

• Mycenaeans

• Messenians

• Dorians

• Minoans

• Hittites

Dark Age Greeks.

• Dorians

• Persians

• Mycenaeans

• Messenians

• Minoans

Lost at the Battle of Marathon.

• Persians

• Messenians

• Dorians

• Mycenaeans

• Minoans

Ruled Greece for 400 years after the Mycenaeans; trade collapsed and although writing disappeared we did see the creation of The Iliad and The Odyssey.

• Mycenaeans

• Messenians

• Dorians

• Persians

• Minoans

Ancient Bronze Age Greeks who were excellent sailors and traders that lived on the island of Crete.

• Minoans

• Dorians

• Mycenaeans

• Messenians

• Persians

Ended the 1st Persian invasion with a win for Athens; Pheidippides was the Athenian runner sent to bring the news of victory to the Athenians so they would not open the city gates.

• Salamis

• Marathon

• Zama

• Plataea

• Cannae

Which Greek philosopher was forced to drink poison after being convicted for corrupting the youth of Athens?

• Socrates

• Herodotus

• Darius

• Thucydides

• Pericles

Fearsome warriors and excellent sailors from Scandinavia that invaded Europe from 800 - 1000 are known as:

• The Delian League

• Christians of the Eastern Roman Empire

• Vikings

• The Greeks

Their advance into Europe was stopped in 732 at the Battle of Tours. Who were they?

• The Christians

• The Muslims

• The Vikings

• The Romans