World History Semester 1 Final Flashcards
(50 cards)
What year was the Trojan War?
Between 3000 and 1000 BC
Who fought in the Trojan War?
Troy and Greece
Who won the Trojan War
The Greeks
What was the Trojan war fought over?
The Trojan king, Paris, kidnapped a Greek Kings wife.
What was won in the Trojan war?
The kidnapped wife
When was the Peloponnesian war fought?
431 bc
Who fought in the Peloponnesian war?
Athens and Sparta?
Who won the Peloponnesian war?
Sparta
What was fought over in the Peloponnesian war?
Athenian control over the Delian League.
What was won in the Peloponnesian war?
Sparta became the most powerful City-State.
When were the Punic wars fought?
264-146 bc
Who fought in the Punic wars?
Rome and Carthage
Who won the Punic wars?
Rome
What were the Punic Wars fought over?
Control over islands like Cyprus
What was won in the Punic wars?
Rome gained much of the Western Mediterranean.
What is Monotheism?
Belief in only one god
What is a Polis
A Greek City-state
What is cultural diffusion?
The spreading or merging of different cultural ideas.
What is a Dictatorship?
Someone ruling with absolute power.
What is a Phalanx?
An Ancient Greek fighting formation.
What is a Republic?
Supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives.
Who was Paul?
An apostle who spread Christianity through the Roman Empire.
Who is the Pope?
The father or leader of the Christian Church.
What was the importance of Byzantium?
Where the Roman Capitol was moved to, renamed to Constantinople.
