2nd Semester Exam 2018

In 431 B.C. Sparta and other city-states joined forces against Athens to fight the

Alexander’s main enemy, the king of the Persians, was

Who is considered to be the “father of history”?

Roman general who helped win the Second Punic War

Who is known as “the father of medicine”?

a traditional story about gods and goddesses

a Greek city-state

Through mythology, the Greek people expressed their

the study of body structure

The new capital of the Roman Empire was Constantinople, which was formerly the city of

The word philosophy means

a market and a place where people meet and debate

The Etruscans were skilled in

This Greek poet wrote several epic poems about heroic deeds, including the Iliad

a priest or priestess who could tell the future

a group of armed foot soldiers in ancient Greece arranged close together in rows

Hellenistic kings wanted which city’s buildings to serve as a model for all other cities?

What are the two types of drama that the Greeks performed at religious festivals?

the Latin word for “I forbid”

Roman builders used rows of arches in their buildings to form a curved ceiling, or

The houses of the wealthy Romans were built around a(n)

The Visigoths warred with which other invading tribe?

Italy has attracted settlers for thousands of years because of its

Many Roman cities surrounded a marketplace and public square, also called the

a type of land form

Who wrote History of the Persian Wars?

a long poem about heroic deeds

After he compared 158 governments to find the best one, who wrote the book Politics?

The reign of Augustus began a long era of

person who fought animals and other people as public amusement

The fall of Rome began with poor leadership, attacks by invaders, and

Rome finally fell when groups of which people invaded from northern Europe?

Alexandria was the Greek capital of Egypt and was most famous among scholars for its

gladiator who led a slave rebellion

a ruler with complete control over the state

a wealthy landowner

a short tale that teaches a lesson

works that poke fun at human weaknesses

Which Roman emperor moved the empire’s capital to Constantinople?

Traditional legend says that Romulus and Remus founded the city of

first major Roman road linking Rome to southeastern Italy

an artisan, shopkeeper, or owner of a small farm

After his death, Alexander’s empire fell apart because his

The Byzantine Empire reached the height of its power

a new settlement that keeps close ties to its homeland

the custom of passing along stories by speech