HISTORY OF WESTERN CIV I Fall 2024 Past Paper PDF
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Bishop State Community College
2024
HIS-101-W2
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This document is a past paper for a History of Western Civilization I course, Fall 2024. It contains questions about topics from the class, including Zoroastrianism, Sparta, Athenian statesmen, and the Roman Empire. The questions should be used for exam preparation.
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12/4/24, 9:48 AM Final Exam Study Guide: HIS-101-W2-10069 HISTORY OF WESTERN CIV I (Fall 2024) 19. Zoroastrianism stressed the free will and power of humans to choose between good and evil. 20. Zoroastrianism, the evil spirit was known as Ahriman. 21. In Sp...
12/4/24, 9:48 AM Final Exam Study Guide: HIS-101-W2-10069 HISTORY OF WESTERN CIV I (Fall 2024) 19. Zoroastrianism stressed the free will and power of humans to choose between good and evil. 20. Zoroastrianism, the evil spirit was known as Ahriman. 21. In Sparta life resembled that of a military camp. a. life resembled that of a military camp. b. there was no class distinction. c. helots (slaves) were treated well and could be expected to lead long lives. d. the government allowed for no representative procedures. e. women were more secluded than in democratic Athens. 22. The neighbors of the Spartans who were free inhabitants and required to pay taxes and perform military service but who were not citizens of Sparta were perioikoi. 23. The Athenian statesman who established the ten tribes and who weakened the aristocracy and increased the authority of the ordinary citizens was Cleisthenes. 24. At the Battle of Marathon, the Greeks won a decisive victory by aggressive attack against a stronger foe. 25. At the Battle of Thermopylae, the Spartans fought a noble holding action to the last man. 26. The Peloponnesian War resulted in the defeat of Athens and the collapse of its empire. 27. The Sophists were professional teachers who seemingly questioned the traditional values of their societies 28. Socrates was condemned to death for corrupting the youth of Athens. 29. Alexander the Great's troops rebelled when he made the decision to invade and capture India. 30. Among the most ill-treated of Hellenistic slaves were those who worked in the Egyptian gold mines. 31. An especially important cultural center with the largest library in ancient times was Alexandria 32. The mystery cults and religions of the Hellenistic world helped pave the way for the success of Christianity. 33. In the Hellenistic era, medicine progressed due to the use of dissection and vivisection. 34. The Jews in the Hellenistic era were dispersed throughout the eastern Mediterranean region. 35. For the Romans, Italy's geography made Rome a natural crossroads and an area easy to defend. (updated SU2015) 36. Rome was established in the first millennium B.C. on the plain of Latium. 37. As Rome expanded, it became Roman policy to govern the provinces with officials known as consuls. Canvas Guides 38. The paterfamilias in Roman society was the male head of the family. 39. The Twelve Tables was/were the first formal codification of Roman law and customs. 40. The immediate cause of the First Punic War was Rome sending an army to Sicily. 41. The Second Punic War saw Carthage carry a land war to Rome by crossing the Alps. 42. The Roman senator who led the movement for the complete destruction of Carthage was Cato. 43. The result of the Third Punic War was the complete destruction and subjugation of Carthage. https://alabama.instructure.com/courses/43525/pages/final-exam-study-guide?module_item_id=5530586 2/5