Alexander the Great

Philip II  

Ptolemy      

Seleucus      

Aristotle      

Alexander what makes him so great? 

Alexandria           

the locations of the battle fought by Alexander's troops?     

The battles of Granicus River, Issus, Tyre, and Gaugamala      

Hellenistic   

Babylon  

Areas that were a part of Alexander's empire?  

Indus River valley  

Changes that resulted from Alexander's conquests?    

Statue in Nebuchadnezzar’s dream represented 

its head 

its breasts and arms   

its belly   

its legs        

Alexander speech to his men at Opis        

What specifically did Dan. 8:5-8 predict Alexander the Great would do?

The legacy of Alexander the Great 

Greece Act II

Herodotus
Aristotle.
Socrates
"The Republic”
Plato
Aristotle
The Academy
Hippocrates
Euclid
Sophocles
Euripides
Tragedies
Parthenon
Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian columns
Greek architecture.
Homer
'Know thyself''
Philosophers
Two forms of Greek drama
Aristarchus
Father of Greek History History
Greek Olympics
Greek Education
Greek Theater

Greece Act I Study Guide

1. Identify the major geographical features and
natural resources of Greece and their impact on Greek development
2. Identify the seas that border Greece
3. What factors led to the transition of government in Athens
from the following form of governments 
Monarchy to Oligarchy? 
Oligarchy to Tyranny?  
Tyranny to Democracy?
4. Identify the king's council of nobles grew in power until
it became the real ruler in Athens.
5. Describe the experience of a typical Spartan
soldier during the ages from 7 to 65.
6. Compare and contrast Sparta and Athens in terms of
A) government structure, 
B) culture 
C) amount of individual freedom
7. Describe each of these battles

Battle of Salamis Bay.

Battle of Thermopylae

Battle of Marathon

Darius I

Xerxes
Cliesthenes
Pisistratus
Phidipidies
Leonidas
Helots
Events held in ancient Greek Olympics
Agora
Greek imports and exports

Ancient China Study Guide

Geographic barriers protecting China from foreign invaders.

Shang Dynasty’s characteristics

The object of the worship by the royal family during the Shang dynasty?

Bronze casting

Privileges of the Chinese ruler?

Role of Ancient Chinese women

Why did priests have so much power in the Shang dynasty?

Most of the common people in Shang China were?

Chinese family and its role in Confucianism?

Confucius's basic solution to the wars and suffering

Why was Confucius unable to bring about a peaceful, stable society in China?

The "twin principles'' of Confucian teaching

The primary punishment for dishonoring the family name?

The dynasty during the classical age of China's history

Method priests used to discern the will of dead ancestors

Characteristics of the Chou dynasty

5 relationships emphasized by Confucius?

What is a dynasty?

What are the major differences between Confucianism and Taoism?

Ancient India

Geographical features of India 

Polytheists view of Hinduism   

Monotheists view                                                                        

Pantheists view  

Three main gods of Hinduism  

Reincarnation 

Countries that border India 

Major land feature of India 

Hindu religious practices  

Caste System- order and responsibilities 

Most common Indian occupation   

Major crops produced in ancient India 

Goal of education  

World Soul 

‘'Enlightened One''                                                                              

Hinduism and Buddhism and Christianity compared  in terms of man's basic problem, how one can be saved, death, and God

Aryans 

Siddhartha Gautama                                                                   

Buddhism

Chapter 3 Egypt along the Nile

Characteristics of the Nile river
Characteristics of Upper and Lower Egypt
Describe the geography of Egypt
Nile Delta
Vizier
Nilometer
cataract
papyrus
Rosetta stone
Menes
Thutmose III
Isis
Amenhotep II
Menes
Memphis
Thebes
Joseph’s position in Egypt was?
The highest high priest in Egypt
Egyptian religion
Describe the Hyksos and their contribution to Egyptian history.
Embalming
The great pyramid of Kufu
Pharaoh
Characteristics of the Old Middle and New Kingdom
How were the Pyramid’s constructed?
Mummy
Papyrus
Hieroglyphics
Rosetta Stone
Giza
How can it be said the “Egypt is the gift of the Nile” Explain how it contributed to Egyptian society?
Describe what supposedly took place at the Hall of Judgment? What was the basis for the Egyptian’s hope for salvation?

The Land of Canaan Study Guide

Rivers of the Fertile Crescent Compare the Israelites with their neighbors

Moses  

priests 

Solomon,   

Who built the temple at Jerusalem built

the law 

The most important social unit in Israel   Abraham’s home Father of Israel’s history The first king of Israel  

Saul

Jerusalem     

Samaria                                                                                                   

The year Assyria capture the capital of the northern kingdom of Israel?                                                                                                   

Diasapor

Cyrus  

Hammurabi                                                                                 

Moses                       

Prophets                                                                                    

Theocracy

Judges                                                             

David                                                                                                                            

Saul                                                                                                                    

Patriarchs                                                                     
Phoenician cities                                                                               

The first to use iron                                                                                

famous for their trade 

Famous for traveling long distances by ship                                                           

purple dye                                                                                                    

Epic of Gilgamesh                                                                                                            

Assyrian capital was                                                                                           

The King of the Chaldea                                                         

The Babylonians/ Chaldeans were overthrown by                                                 

the Lord’s anointed                                                   
The “Royal Road,”

Essays  

Explain why Israel in spite of its small size was a very important nation and still is today?

Identify three laws found in Hammurabi’s law code.  What can these laws teach us about what the Amorites thought were important.  How do they differ from our own values? 

What three lessons did God want the Israelites to learn during their stay in the wilderness?

Chapter 1 Study Guide Sumer of Mesopotamia

Chapter 1 Study Guide

Be ready to identify the following

Archeologists               

Leonard Wooley      

Sumer’s natural resources                                                                        

Religion                                                                                                                                           

Imports       

Exports         

Scribe                                                           

Sumerian Kings  

Flax    

Irrigation canals              

Cuneiform        

Cylinder seal                                                                             

Stylus      

Lapis Lazuli     

Nanna                                                                                                                                                       
Polytheism                                                                                                                      

Social classes of Sumer                                                                                             

 Sumerian Religion                                                 

Sumerian Education                                                                                                     

Sumerian City State

Egypt                                                                                                 

Monotheism                         

Theocracy                               

Ur                                                                   

Ziggurat                                                                                                         
Mesopotamia section on page 12                      

Geographical factors that influence life in Mesopotamia