World History Semester 1 Final Review

Question 1

What would be a good way to describe early Greek sculptures?

Accepted Answer

they were very rigid and not very life-like

Question 2

Early human and humanlike creatures are known as?

Accepted Answer

Hominids

Question 3

A way of thinking about life and the meaning of human existence and reality

Accepted Answer

philosophy

Question 4

How did Alexander the Great die?

Accepted Answer

fever

Question 5

What military tactic did Phillip II of Macedon utilize?

Accepted Answer

Phalanx

Question 6

The Parthenon was built to honor who?

Accepted Answer

Athena

Question 7

Priests that advised kings

Accepted Answer

Ephors

Question 8

Which Greek thinker said, "humans should pursue pleasurable things."

Accepted Answer

Epicurus

Question 9

What was so impressive about the Second Punic War?

Accepted Answer

Hannibal successfully lead elephants through the Alps

Question 10

A form of Greek Theater that had action, emotion, and dialogue

Accepted Answer

Dramas

Question 11

What region was the leader of the Delian League?

Accepted Answer

Athens

Question 12

Who was considered the First Emperor

Accepted Answer

Augustus

Question 13

A Roman Class that made up most of the population. (hint: what our military call newbies)

Accepted Answer

Plebeians (Plebes)

Question 14

The Peloponnesian War was between which two regions?

Accepted Answer

Athens v.s. Sparta

Question 15

What is needed to build a city?

Accepted Answer

a nearby water source, a good climate with rich soil, a surplus of food, available wildlife environments

Question 16

Who wrote the first reliable sources of history?

Accepted Answer

Herodotus

Question 17

The Olympic Games...

Accepted Answer

all of these :)

Question 18

What were sophists?

Accepted Answer

men who opened schools for boys

Question 19

How would you describe Italy's geography?

Accepted Answer

a peninsula with seas on multiple sides

Question 20

What do you call a marketplace in a city-state in Greece?

Accepted Answer

agora

Questions 20