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
