Ancient World History Persia/Greek Study Guide

Ancient World History:  MP 2, Test 1 Review

Mr. Layne

Test Date:  Friday, December 7^th

What does this test cover?

The Greeks, the Persians, the Macedonians, and their conflicts.  Relevant textbook material is chapters 1 (the section on Persia) and 4 in your textbook.

What do I need to know?

• The major political, social, and cultural developments in Greece, including
• Geographic features
• The early Greeks (Cycladic, Minoan, and Mycenaean)
• The development and significance of the polis
• Greek systems of government
• Important people
• Chronology of events
• Cultural aspects and their significance (art, science, philosophy, etc.)

• The major aspects of the Persian Empire
• Geographic features
• Important people
• Chronology of the growth of the Persian Empire
• Aspects of Persian government and administration
• Zoroastrianism—Zarathustra; Ahura Mazda; Angra Mainyu; major beliefs and characteristics

• The Persian War
• Greek and Persian military practices
• Causes of the wars
• Chronology of events
• Major battles and their significance
• Marathon
• Thermopylae
• Salamis
• Plataea
• Important people
• Herodotus
• Miltiades
• Leonidas
• Ephialtes
• Temistocles
• Sicinnus
• Artemesia
• Pausanias
• Mardonias

• The Peloponnesian War
• Causes of the war
• The Delian League
• The Long Walls
• Chronology
• Major events
• The Spartan declaration of war
• Athenian strategy
• The plague of Athens
• The Siege of Plataea
• The Sicilian Expedition
• The battle of Aegospotami
• Important people
• Thucydides
• Pericles
• Alcibiades
• Lysander

• Aftermath of the war and its significance
• The Spartan Hegemony and the Battle of Leuctra

• Macedonia, Alexander the Great, and the Hellenistic World
• Aspects of Macedonian society (geography, political system, military, etc.)
• Characteristics of Alexander
• Major battles and their significance
• The collapse of Alexander’s Empire and the successor states
• Aspects of Hellenistic culture and its significance (science and technology; religion and philosophy)

What is the format of the test?

• 15 multiple choice questions, each worth 3 points (45 points total)
• 2 response questions, you choose 1, each worth 55 points