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Know:

The major source of information that historians have used to gain knowledge about the Minoans

The period of power and dominance of the Mycenaeans

The Greek values found in The Iliad and Odyssey

Reasons for the lack of unity among the Greeks and their city-states

How colonization changed the economies of the Greek city-states

Major attributes or characteristics of the Spartans and Athenians

Major similarities and differences between the Spartans and the Athenians

Features of Athenian democracy

Causes and effects of the Peloponnesian Wars

The ideas of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle

Characteristics of classical Greek Sculpture

Characteristics of the Greek family (how did they live?)

The results of Alexander the Great's conquests of Persia

How Greece and Rome differed from earlier civilizations of the ancient world in the area of government

What the main function of the patrician class in the Roman Republic

How the Gracchi brothers tried to improve the condition of the lower class

Women's rights

How Julius Caesar gained control of the Roman Republic

What factors were important in maintaining the Pax Romana

What reforms occurred during the Pax Romana

Why the Pax Romana was the highest peak of Roman Civilization

How Augustus Caesar encouraged trade

What was the status of Christianity in the Roman Empire during the first 3 centuries CE (AD)

Reason for the Decline of Rome

Why Roman law is considered such an important achievement particularly for Europe

When did the Roman Empire fall

Essays

• Compare and Contrast Sparta and Athens in regards to the economic and political systems, the culture and the military
• Discuss how the Roman Republic was a monarchy, an aristocracy and a democracy
• Discuss why the Greek city-states and the Roman Republic were not true democracies
• Analyze the decline and fall of Rome emphasizing both internal and external factors