History Exam Review

Civilizations Final Exam Preparation

hieroglyphs: Egyptian picture writing

citizen: a man who was born in Athens or Rome to free parents; his rights included being able to vote, own property, and hold an office. His responsibilities were to serve in the army and pay taxes.

slave: could be either men or women; people became slaves if their side lost in a war. Slaves could also be bought from other places or taken as babies if their parents were unable or unwilling to keep them. Slaves had no rights.

direct democracy: the citizens can vote directly for the laws they approve of . Ancient Greece had this kind of democracy.

representative democracy: a government in which the citizens elect representatives to make laws. Ancient Rome and the U.S. have this kind of democracy

senate: the governing body of Rome who made the laws; members were called senators.

acropolis: the highest hill in a city on which was built the temple to that city’s patron god or goddess. The Parthenon was Athen’s temple in honor of Athena.

colosseum: the huge, round sports arena in Rome.

mosaic: a picture made of small tiles used in Rome to decorate floors

Zeus: the Greek king of the gods; his Roman name was Jupiter.

Hermes: the messenger of the gods; his Roman name was Mercury.

Athena: the goddess of wisdom and war

Columns: Ionic, Doric and Corinthian

Agoge, Krypteia, Phalanx,xenia,tragedy,agora

1. The country of Greece is made of peninsulas and islands. It is very mountainous. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea on the south. Its capital is Athens which was named for Athena.

2. Rome is the capital of present-day Italy. Italy is a peninsula and two large islands. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea. The Tiber River flows through the city of Rome.

3. Both Greece and Italy have a Mediterranean climate. This means it is hot and dry in the summer and cool and wet in the winter.

4. Crops were planted in October because that is when the rainy season began. The three main crops were olives for oil, grapes for wine, and grains (barley and wheat) for bread. Fruits and vegetables were grown too. The animals that were raised included goats for milk and cheese, sheep for wool, pigs, chickens, oxen to pull plows and carts, and horses. The horses were raised to provide mounts for the army. Seafood was harvested from the sea.

5. Only boys attended school. They learned to read, write, and add and subtract. They also were taught various sports. Girls were taught housekeeping skills at home, and may also have learned to play a musical instrument.

6. The ancient Greeks and Romans believed in many gods and goddesses. They made up stories called “myths” to explain how things come to be the way they are in the world. For example, the myth of Arachne explains the origin of spiders. The story of Pandora tells how trouble came into the world.

7. The Olympic games began in ancient Greece. They were held every four years and included 6 events: running, horse racing, wrestling, boxing, chariot racing, and the pentathlon. In Rome, people’s tastes in sports were quite violent. Chariot races were held in the Circus Maximus. Gladiators (trained fighters) fought one another and wild animals in the Colosseum, a huge, round sports arena.

8. We get the use of columns or pillars from the Greeks. The Romans invented the use of domes and arches. You can see these influences in many of our public buildings, especially in Washington, D.C. The Romans were also the first to use aqueducts, or long, arched waterways used to bring water into the bathhouses and fountains of Rome.

Alexander the Greats 3 major accomplishments.

What were creating a large empire, founding many cities, spreading Greek culture, not losing any battles, building the lighthouse at Alexandria?

This city-state that had a military way of life.

Sparta

Sparta and Athens temporarily joined forces for this reason.

What was to keep the Persians from overtaking Greece?

These are the names of the two largest Greek islands in the Aegean Sea.

What are Crete and Rhodes?

This is the type of play based on past events that is about suffering and usually has a sad ending.

Tragedy

List of other items to study for:

Prometheus

Julius Caesar

Trading routes and trade importance to city states like Athens and Rome

Perseus

Theseus

Rosetta Stone

Odysseus

Trojan War

Olympic Games

Pompeii

Creation myths

Gladiators

Public Speaking

Xenia

Social Classes

Barbarians

Business Exam

Topics for business exam chapters 1,2,3,4,10

Terms

Capital intensive

Interdependence

Primary resources

Self-sufficiency

World trade Organization

Outsourcing

Absolute, comparative and competitive advantage

Economies of scale

GDP

Intellectual capital

Data mining

Auto pact

Business ethics

Ethical imperialism vs cultural relativism

Corporate social responsibility

Questions

How important are Canada’s primary resources? Does Canada rely too strongly on these resources today? What are some benefits and downsides to being to reliant on a countries primary resources?

What are six of the skills that international businesses want in their employees? What are some ways that future employees could acquire those skills?

What are some of the factors that motivate companies to engage in international business?

List ways in which the development of communication technology has changed the way companies do business internationally.

Some people feel we should consume food from local sources. How would doing this affect your life? How might it affect others? List the pros and cons of international food trade.

What kinds of economic and social factors would attract international business to Canada?

Why is GDP an important measure of competitiveness? What are the downsides of using the GDP?

How does a country achieve competitive advantage?

Water is the oil of the future. Canada has over 20 % of the world’s fresh water. Describe ways that would support and refute this statement.

How do the activities of international companies differ from those of companies focused on domestic business activity?

Explain the meaning of the term ‘business ethics”

Describe the difference between cultural relativism and ethical imperialism.

Science Exam

Heres what I would recommend studying.

Science:

Definitions

Aerobic
Anaerobic
target heart rate
cardiovascular exercise
The Principle of Overload
Trans fat
Complex Carbohydrates
Simple Carbohydrates
resting metabolic rate
Daily caloric needs
Body Mass Index
proteins
F.I.T.T. principle
Interval training
Resistance training

Describe role of resistance training as a way of exercising muscles.

Describe the difference between Agonist and Antagonist

The role and functions of the skeleton in the human body.

What is the difference between an isotonic and an isometric contraction?

What is meant by the terms absolute and relative strength?

Nutritional aids

Muscle fibre types: slow- and fast-twitch

§ Distribution of fibre types for different sports

§ Characteristics of different muscle fibre types

§ Fibre types and athletic performance

Difference between fast and slow twitch fibres

* Should "characters" be used for advertising when the target audience is often very young?

* Should schools limit or eliminate access to vending machines and soda machines in schools? Why or why not?

* Is it a school's responsibility to notify parents and/or students when a student is seriously overweight considering all of the ill health effects?

* What are some ways that American life leads to obesity and what can be done about it?

* Should gym class be made harder? Why or why not? Do you think students would approve?

* Should grocery stores and convenience stores make junk food less visible? And should the prices be higher for high fat/low nutrition foods?

* Should nutrition content of school lunches be made easily available to students who want to make better choices?

* What impact do you think food labels have on the choices Canadian’s make with their foods? Do you think they should have warning labels similar to the warning on cigarettes?

1.The effect of sleep and rest on training

2.Training at a different altitudes.

3.The importance of warm up and cool down periods in an exercise schedule.

Pre during and post exercise meals pg 157

Exams

Can you guess this Toronto intersection?

March 13

Today we will look at Greek architecture. There will be a small fill in the blank quiz. You will have to research one specific example of Greek architecture. Here is a good link to a website with many examples to choose from.

This should be 1-2 pages single spaced and include a full on description as well as its importance .

Your final exam is next week in both classes science and history so make sure you hand in everything.

In science you have projects and a test.

March 9

Just had to post this pic oh and um Test??

March 7

Today we are going to examine the battle of Thermopylae.

It is historical fact. In 481-480 B.C., King Xerxes of Persia raised forces in Asia and Africa and invaded Greece with an army so huge that it "drank rivers dry." Then they entered the mountain pass of Thermopylae and encountered 300 determined soldiers from Sparta....

This battle was important then and has many lessons to give today. King Xerxes invaded Greece, both to enslave the free city-states, and to avenge the Persian defeat a decade earlier at Marathon. The Persian forces came by boat and were strong in number, the Greeks had to slow them down somehow.

An elite force of 300 Spartans under their King Leonidas gave the greeks hope that they could slow down the advance of the vastly superior invader. And that hope proved real for two days of hard fighting. They were outnumbered, but heavily-armed Greek infantrymen in their phalanx took advantage of the narrow terrain and their massed tactics .

On the third day of battle a local shepard betrayed the spartans and told the Persians of an alternate route that would lead them behind the spartans. When Leonidas found out he decided to send other armies away and to stand and fight.

Even though these 300 lost in this battle their courage strengthened the rest of Greece. In following battles the Greeks manged to keep the Persians back.

This battle proved to give an important moral and cultural lesson. It helped the idea that the individual had the power which is key to the western type of thinking today.

Western soldiers willing to die as free men rather than to submit to tyranny.

Questions for todays class include:

1. Why did the Persians want to defeat the Greeks?

2. Just because a situation looks hopeless does not mean that fighting back does not have an effect. In politics and war, a loss is not necessarily a loss - as long as you can make it as difficult as possible for the enemy to continue. Why is this a true or false statement?

3.Research these characters from the battle.
Gorgo
King Leonidas
Xerxes
Theron
Ephialtes

4.While fighting King Leonidas remarked, "Xerxes has plenty of men, but no soliders." What is Leonidas describing here? and how does it reflect Spartan society?


Here are some videos on the Battle

Video 1

Video 2

Video 3

March 2

Snow Day Today either way I wouldn't recommend going anywhere.

History students another bit of Greek history in the news.