Ancient History Final Exam Review

 

I. People to Know

Siddhartha Gautauma

Confucius 

Hammurabi

Nebuchadnezzar II                                              

Lao Tzu

Socrates

Plato Aristotle

Pythagoras

Homer

Allah

Hadrian

Muhammad 

Jesus

Paul

Peter

Judas Iscariot

Octavian

Julius Caesar

Mark Antony

Moses

Constantine

Rameses II

Cleopatra

Alexander the Great

Scipio Africanus

Ahmose I              

Hannibal

Queen Hatshepsut

King Tutankhamun

 

 

II. Vocabulary to Know

B.C.

B.C.E.

A.D.

C.E.

Time

Necroplis

Polis      

Monotheism        

Serfs      

Theocracy

History  

 

III.  Content to Know

 

What Calendar did Julius Caesar create?

               

What were Nomads known for?

               

What metal was created by combining copper & tin?

 

The Sumerians created a form of writing known as?

 

What was the famous principle of Hammurabi’s code?

 

In what process did priests stick a metal hook up the nose to pull out the brain?

 

Who was the sun god of ancient Egypt?

 

What was the function of pyramids?

 

What is Karma?

 

Which are the four noble truths?

 

What is another name for the Huang River?

 

What type of writing was used in ancient China?

               

What were the two principles of the Tao?

               

What was legalism?

               

Who began the Great Wall of China?

 

What were the two major works by Homer?

 

The Iliad was an epic written about what war?

 

What was the central meeting spot (usually on a hill) in Greece?

 

How far did the courier run to announce the victory at Marathon?

 

Who fought the Peloponnesian War?

 

Who did Alexander the Great finally defeat once and for all?

 

What was a contribution of Euclid?

 

Who were the original rulers of Rome?

 

How many people made up the Senate before Julius Caesar?

 

What happened to Carthage during the 3rd Punic War?

 

Who wasn’t part of the 1st Triumvirate?

 

What title was bestowed upon Julius Caesar?

 

Who led the assassination of Julius Caesar?

 

Who was not a part of the 2nd Triumvirate?

 

Who gained ultimate power from that trio?

 

What title was bestowed on Octavian?