10th+World+History+Exam+Review+Ch+1-5

Your test will be composed of 80 multiple choice, short answer, and true/false questions created from the following topics

Meaning of Mesopotamia and why called Religions of the early civilizations Epic of Gilgamesh Laws of Hammurabi Egyptian unification Reasons for Egyptian mummification Way to decipher hieroglyphics Contributions of the Phoenicians Israel's historical "fathers" Early Israel's government Year(s) Jerusalem destroyed Babylonian captivity Diaspora The "borrower" civilization Minoans and Mycenaeans "Homeric Age" Olympic games Types of governments in Greek city-states Greek historians Cause of Greek unification in 5th century BC Alexander the Great Spartan battle in 480 BC at the mountain pass Hellenic vs Hellenistic Age Hippocrates Greek geometry periods of Greek art Beginning of Rome - founding and important institutions Mountains of Italy Roman senate terms Branches of Roman Republic social classes within Rome Law of Twelve Tables 3 Cs of Punic Wars "crossing the Rubicon" titles of Ovtavian years of the Pax Romana Augustus's reforms Roman poets Volcano city in Italy Roman historians Roman contributions to engineering Roman stadium Roman/Greek head of gods Stoicism and Epicurianism Reason for persecution of Christians by the Romans & under what emperor Events that sparked spread of Christianity When and where Christianity was declared legal capital of Eastern Roman Empire Battle of the Visigoths vs Romans date of final collapse of Rome

Possible essays: Compare/contrast Sparta and Athens Reasons for decline of Roman Empire Contributions of Rome to future cultures Different religions of the early civilizations (Egypt, Hebrews, Persians)