World history Unit 2 Study Guide

The ___________________ was the most important body of water in the history of the greek people

Aegean sea

______________ is the most famous student that Plato had

Aristotle

____________ was founded after an aristocrat was struck by the misery of the poor around him

Budhism

In Greek times, the modern city of Istanbul was called _______________________

Byzantium

Most historians agree that the greek civilization began on the island of _________

Crete

A famous Greek prophetess (an oracle) lived at _________

Delphi

Paris abducted queen ________

Helen

The __________________ form part of the border of india

Himalayas

__________, a Roman, married the queen of Egypt and later committed___________

Mar Antony, suicide

________ was a famous follower of Confucius

Mencius

___________________ is not the belief that a human spirit can inhabit one body after another

Pantheism

The_________________ did not have its origin (beginning) in athletic contests between Athens and Sparta

Peloponnesian War

_____________ was a brilliant Greek mathematician

Pythagoras

The Greek Empire did not rise from the ashes of the old _____________________

Roman Empire

Caesar was killed by _________________ ______

Roman Senate

Roman legends spoke of 2 brothers who were said to have founded the city of Rome. The brothers were ____________ and ___________

Romulus and Remus

_________________ was the language of ancient India

Sanskrit

The _________ method was a method of learning by _________

Socratic, asking

___________ came to power in Athens in order to make peace between warring factions

Solon

__________________ were not known for peace-loving ways. They were cruel and mean warriors

Spartans

The set of Roman laws was known as the _______________ ___________

Twelve Tablets

_______ was the chief god in greek mythology

Zeus

Unlike other states if its time, Rome treated most of the peoples it conquered with _____________

fairness

The Olympoc games started with the ancient _________ they loved the _______________

greeks competition

the term "___________" referred to anything greek

hellenic

Monotheists believe in _____ god

one

Members of the upper class in Rome were called ____________

patricians

Plato thought that in an ideal society, the rulers were _____________________

philosopher kings

The caste system was the "___________" of Indian society

pillar

Plato wrote the __________

republic

Sophists were known as "_______________"

wisdom mongers