Honors Test Preview (in case you missed it)

Greece
Impact of geography on the Greeks
- why were the Greeks isolated from each other?
- how did this geography and isolation affect Greek society (six ways)?
- what special resources did Greek enjoy (3 items).

Tyranny, the phalanx, and changes in Greek government
- what is a tyrant?
- what is a hoplite phalanx?
- how did these involve more people in government?
- how did the collapse of tyranny cause Greeks to think about government/ Aristotle
- define: democracy, oligarchy, aristocracy, theocracy, monarchy, patriarchy

Spartan government
- Why did Sparta become Sparta? How were Spartans trained?
- Identify the nature and powers of each branch: Apella, Gerousia, Ephors, Kings
- Spartan society: Spartan men, women, helots

Athenian democracy
- How did Athens go from a monarchy to an oligarchy, to a tyranny, to a democracy?
- identify & powers: Eccelsia, Boule, Achon, King Archon, Strategoi
- what is ostracism?
- Athenian society: citizen men, women, slaves

The Persian War (490-479 BC)
- cause of war
- course of war: Marathon, Thermopylae, Salamis, Platea
- result of war/ importance

The Peloponnesian War (431-404 BC)
- cause of war
- Athenian strategy & Spartan strategy
- how Sparta won
- result/ importance

The Hellenistic Age
- Alexander's conquests
- artistic & cultural achievements (have an example or two)
- why the Hellenistic world collapsed
- specific facts about the running of the Achaean and the Aetolian leagues (*just kidding*, don't worry about this)

“Greeks I Should Know” - feel confident about being able to identify any of these individuals if given a description. Also, be able to provide a description if given a name.

Rome
Impact of geography on Rome
- why was Rome well situated to be a successful city?
- what advantages did Italy enjoy over Greece?
- how did the Etruscans influence Rome?
- how did the Greeks influence Rome?

The Roman Kingdom (753 – 510 BC)
- How did the Kings improve Rome?
- why was the kingdom ended? By whom?

The Roman Republic (510- 27 BC)
- Identify & list powers: Senate, Consilium Plebis, Comitia Centuriata, Consuls, Praetors, Tribunes
- What was the effect of the sack of Rome by the Gauls (390 BC) on Rome?
- How did the Romans treat conquered peoples?
- The Punic Wars: how did Romans win, who was Hannibal, why did Rome react as they did?
- How did Marius, Sulla, The First Triumvirate, Julius Caesar, and The Second Triumvirate weaken the Republic? Be able to give a couple of concrete examples.

The Roman Empire (27 BC – 476 AD)
- How did Augustus create the Empire? What exactly was an emperor?
- Why were the “five good emperors” good? What was the Pax Romana?
- Be able to give some examples of the wealth of the Empire
Be able to explain at least three problems in the late Empire that led eventually to its collapse.

Roman Society
- What was the paterfamilias?
- What is a patron-client relationship?
- What is the status of women?
- How were slaves treated?

Our Roman Heritage
- How did Roman Law influence our own? (hint: the 12 tables, the Digest)
- What did the Romans accomplish in architecture?
- How did Romans benefit from multiculturalism? Why is this aspect of Roman society important to us?

“Romans I Should Know” - Romulus, Tarquinius Superbus, Lucius Junius Brutus, Marius, Sulla, Julius Caesar, Octavian/Augustus Caesar,