Ancient History Study Guide

The Bronze Age

• How Did the Ancient City of Nineveh Fall?
• What Was the Importance of Ziggurats in Ancient Mesopotamia?
• How Were the Assyrians able to Conquer the Ancient Near East

Bronze Age Impact

• How did Early Empires facilitate the Rise of Investment Banking?
• How Did Globalism Begin during the Bronze Age
• What Caused the Rise of Agriculture?
• How did Manufactured Glass Develop in the Bronze Age?
• How did Monotheism Develop?
• Why did museums develop?
• What Caused the Rise of Agriculture?
• How Did Universal Religions Change the World?
• How the Rise of Common Languages Developed in the Ancient Near East?

Bronze Age Booklists

• The Bronze Age Economy and Trade Top Ten Booklist
• Bronze Age (3200-1200 BC) Economy and Trade in the Near East Top Ten Booklist

Ancient Greece

• How did Athens become the leading Greek city-state?
• What was the impact of the defeat of the Sicilian Expedition on Athens?
• What were the causes of the Peloponnesian War?
• How Did the Athenians Win the Battle of Marathon?
• How did the marathon emerge?
• How Did Themistocles Fall from Grace?
• How Did Croesus Become the Wealthiest Man in the Ancient World?

Alexander the Great

• How did Phillip II of Macedon change Ancient Greek history?
• Why was Alexander the Great So Successful In His Conquests?
• Alexander the Great Top Ten Booklist

Greek Philosophers

• What was Plato's academy and why did it influence Western thought?
• How did Aristotle fundamentally change philosophy and science
• Why was Epicurus and his philosophy so important?
• The Greek Philosophers Top Ten Booklist

The Formation of Rome

• How did the Etruscans shape Roman history and society?

The Roman Republic

• What were the causes of the Second Punic War
• What were the impact of the military reforms of Marius on Rome?
• What was the impact of Spartacus' uprising on Rome?
• What was the contribution of Pompey the Great to Roman History?
• What was the impact of the Battle of Carrhae (53BC) on Rome?

Early Roman Empire

• What was the impact of Augustus' victory over Mark Anthony and Cleopatra on Rome?
• What was the impact of the Emperor Tiberius on the Roman Empire?
• What was the impact of the Emperor Nero on the Roman Empire?
• How Did Cleopatra Die?
• Who was the first pope?

The Roman Empire

• What was the impact of Attila the Hun on the Roman Empire?
• How Was the Lighthouse of Alexandria Destroyed?
• What Role Did Inflation Play in the Collapse of the Roman Empire
• What Were the Earliest Christian Communities like?

The Long Term Impact of Rome

• How has ancient Rome influenced European law?
• What are the Lasting Legacies of the Roman Empire on Modern Governments?
• Why was St. Augustine so important in Christian History?

Roman History in Pop Culture

• How accurate is Stanley Kubrick's 'Spartacus'?
• How historically accurate is the Gladiator?