HISTORY 10

Exam Review questions (continued)

June 2010

Unit Five: The Ideals of Sparta and Athens

1.  Describe a city-state in 1100 B.C. to 800 B.C.

2.  Explain and illustrate each of the following terms: polis, agora, acropolis.

3.  Define hoplites. What made them so strong?

4.  Describe an amphitheatre.

5.  Where is Sparta located?

6.  What was Sparta’s form of government? What was their focus? What were the disadvantages of this type of government?

7.  Where is Athens located?

8.  What was Athens form of government? What was their focus? What were the disadvantages of this type of government?

9.  Describe the Persian Empire.

10.  Why was the Delian League organized? Was it successful?

11.  What id the Golden Age of Athens?

12.  Describe the Parthenon.

13.  Describe the amphitheatre.

14.  Record five ways in which the early Olympic games are different from present day Olympic games.

Unit Six: Alexander, Hannibal and Julius Caesar

Comparison Chart

For each leader, provide details in each of the following categories:

Alexander / Hannibal / Julius Caesar
Background
Personal Qualities
Accomplishments

Unit Seven: The Triumph and Decline of Rome

  1. Describe the Roman Empire in 27 B.C.E.
  2. Describe the four types of Roman entertainment: Colosseum, The Circus Maximus, Roman Theatre.
  3. Describe the Roman baths.
  4. What could you find behind the Roman grand facade? How were majority of the population living during this time?
  5. What is Stoicism?
  6. What caused the reduced supply of slaves during the time of the emperors?
  7. What could have caused the collapse of the Western Roman Empire?
  8. Why did the average Roman citizen not volunteer for the military service?
  9. Why did the Eastern Roman Empire continue to thrive?