University Academy
World History
Midterm Exam Review Guide
Mr. Havens
The Midterm Exam is a comprehensive exam covering all of the material that you have learned from the
beginning of the second semester until now. This exam, together with the Final Exam constitutes 40% of your
course grade. This exam will cover material from the Ancient Greece, Ancient Roman Republic, and Ancient
Roman Empire units. The Exam is divided into four parts. Part I includes questions in the Fill-in-the-blank
format, Part II is Multiple Choice, Part III are Maps, and Part IV are Short Answers.
In order to achieve mastery on a given part, you must answer 80% of the questions correctly. If you do
not achieve mastery on a given part on the first attempt, you may retake that part up to two more times within
the week designated for retakes. If and when you do score 80% on any retaken parts, your score for that part
will be an average of the high and low scores with a maximum possible score of 80% on that retaken part. The
first retakes will take place during class but final retakes must take place either before or after school. If, after
all of your retake attempts, you have not mastered a given part, you will receive a zero for that part.
PART I: TERMS
15 terms @ 2 points each = 30 points
Score needed to master = 24 points
oligarchy
eupatrid
phalanx
hoplite
helots
periokoi
Spartiates
Ecclesia
Boule
deme
metaphysics
teleology
Kylon
Draco
Solon
Cleisthenes
Xerxes
Thucydides
Socrates
Plato
Aristotle
Philip
Alexander
Darius III
Mare Nostrum
ager publicus
cursus honorum
imperium
mos maiorum
res novae
patria potestas
extispicium
amicitia
Tarquinius Superbus
Hannibal
Tiberius Gracchus
Gaius Gracchus
Marius
Fifteen definitions will appear on the exam. Fill in the
blank on the answer sheet with the correct term from
this list. Each term is worth two points: one for the
correct word and one for the correct spelling.
Sulla
Pompey
Julius Caesar
Antony
Octavian
patrician
plebeian
secession
consul
praetor
aedile
quaestor
censor
dictator
tribune of the plebs
Senate
Comitia Centuriata
Comitia Tributa
Concilium Plebis
res publica restorata
Constantine
Diocletian
pater patriae
imperator
divus filius
princeps
auctoritas
Pax Romana
Paul of Tarsus
bishop
patriarch
pope
Edict of Milan
messiah
Orthodox
Catholic
PART II: MAP
A total of fifteen features will be identified with numbers
across two separate maps. You will fill in the blank next
the each number correctly identifying the geographic
feature. Each feature is worth two points: one for the
correct word and one for the correct spelling.
15 features @ 2 points each = 30 points
Score needed to master = 24 points
Ancient Greece
Aegean Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Adriatic Sea
Black Sea
Peloponnesus
Attica
Laconia
Macedonia
Asia Minor
Ionia
Rhodes
Crete
Delos
Athens
Sparta
Corinth
Olympia
Mycenae
Delphi
Ephesus
Troy
Thebes
Ancient Rome
Rome
Tiber River
Arno River
Po River
Corsica
Sardinia
Sicily
Syracuse
Carthage
Ionian Sea
Adriatic Sea
Tyrrhenian Sea
Alps
Spain
Gaul
Britain
Numidia
Africa
Egypt
Asia Minor
Crete
Cyprus
Macedonia
Rhone River
Rhine River
Pyrenees Mts.
Constantinople
Nicaea
Tarsus
Damascus
Rome
Jerusalem
Alexandria
PART III: MULTIPLE CHOICE
15 questions @ 2 points each = 30 points
Score needed to master = 24 points
metaphysics
teleology
eupatrid
helot
oligarchy
Spartiate
Boule
hoplite
perioikoi
Marathon
Artemisium
Thermopylae
Salamis
Pylos
Issus
Gaugamela
cursus honorum
Marius
Tarquinius Superbus
Fifteen multiple choice questions will appear on the
exam. All of these questions will be taken from previous
exams.
secession
Hannibal
quaestor
aedile
praetor
consul
tribune of the plebs
Cannae
Zama
Colline
Philppi
Actium
Roman Empire was highly successful because—
Rome’s attitude toward diverse peoples and religions
Roman advances in engineering and construction
Roman culture
early Christian church
Roman law
Core beliefs of Christians
PART IV: SHORT ANSWER
2 questions @ 15 points each = 30 points
Score needed to master = 24 points
Five of these questions will appear on the exam.
Choose two and answer them fully and in complete
sentences. Answers not written in complete sentences
will not receive any credit. With this in mind, errors of
spelling, grammar, and/or punctuation will result in
deductions and the use of numbered or bulleted lists is
not acceptable.
1. The Greeks were the first to rely on the human mind to analyze problems and discover truths, without
relying on magic, legends, or religion. Give three examples that support this claim and explain each.
2. The conquests of Alexander ushered in the Hellenistic Age. Describe the Hellenistic Age in general. Then
explain one example of Hellenistic society and two examples of Hellenistic culture.
3. Define mos maiorum.
4. List and explain three of the problems faced by Rome as a result of their acquisition of an empire.
5. Provide three specific examples of the problem of personal armies in late Republican history.
6. What did the founding of Augustus’ Principate mean for Rome?
7. List and fully explain three Roman achievements.
8. List and fully explain three reasons why the Roman Empire eventually “fell.”