Units 1-2
Who wrote The Art of War?
Sun Tzu
What was the preferred battle formation of Greek hoplites?
What was the name of the Fatimid Caliphate general whose success in the Second Crusade prompted the Third Crusade by the kingdoms of Europe?
Saladin.
Who was the Confederate commander of the Army of Northern Virginia?
Robert E. Lee
Name (arguably) the two most famous last stands in American history.
The Alamo and Little Bighorn.
Which century was the deadliest in all of recorded human history?
20th century
What was the name of the wars that followed Alexander the Great’s death and marked the end of Greek supremacy in the West?
Wars of the Diadochi/Wars of the Successors
Which of the wars of the New World is considered to be the bloodiest war per capita in American history and was primarily fought in New England?
King Philip's War.
What was the name of the battle that Napoleon was defeated at for the final time by the 7th Coalition?
Battle of Waterloo
What famous last stand became the model for future last stands in Western history to be compared to?
What is a Pyrrhic victory?
Victory coming at great cost (entire army, nation, etc.).
Identify the members of one of the Triumvirates and explain that Trimvirates’ dissolution.
Caesar, Pompey, Crassus --> Crassus died, Pompey + Caesar were rivals and fought a civil war
Octavian, Marc Antony, Lepidus --> Lepidus was a 'lame duck' ruler + forced out, Marc Antony and Octavian were rivals and fought (another) civil war
Who were the descendants of Vikings who'd settled on the northern coast of France and, under William of Normandy, later conquered England and established strongholds across the Mediterranean, Middle East, and North Africa?
The Normans
Which Confederate city was captured by General Grant after a lengthy siege in July of 1863 and effectively gave the Union control of the Mississippi River, thereby splitting the Confederacy in two?
Vicksburg
What was the name of the American commander at the Battle of Little Bighorn?
George Custer.
“War happens when a society or its leader is…”. Identify two of the five traits that a society or its leader must possess for it to enter into a state of war.
Unaccountable, ideological, biased, uncertain, unreliable.
Why was the Greek victory in the Greco-Persian Wars significant for Western history?
Greeks were autonomous + major Mediterranean power, created foundations of Western democracy today.
Compare and contrast the British and American militaries in the American Revolution. How were they different from one another? What similarities did they share?
Pending Mr. Stevens' judgment!
Explain the significance of one of the Mexican-American War, ‘Bleeding Kansas’, or John Brown’s raid at Harpers Ferry relative to the start of the Civil War.
Mexican-American War --> meaningful battlefield experience for future Civil War officers.
'Bleeding Kansas' --> tensions over issue of slavery in new territories applying for statehood.
Harper's Ferry --> actions of Northern-supported violent abolitionist (John Brown) scared pro-slavery groups.
What was the Axis plan to invade and conquer the Soviet Union during World War II was referred to as?
Operation Barbarossa.
Clearly identify and explain two different consequences of war (social, political, economic, environmental, etc.).
TBD!
Identify and explain two of the significant factors that contributed to the demise of the Roman Empire.
Barbarian invasions, economic troubles/overreliance on slave labor, rise of the Eastern Empire, overexpansion/military overspending, government corruption/political instability, arrival of the Huns/migration of barbarian tribes, weakening of the Legions.
What two reasons prompted the beginning of the Hundred Years’ War? What was the significance of its outcome?
Status of Aquitaine (belonged to English kings but remained fief of French Crown and English royalty wanted independent possession
Kings of England were closest relatives to last direct Capetian king, who died in 1328. English Crown claimed crown of France as result
Identify three distinct impacts and/or consequences of the Napoleonic Wars.
Pending Mr. Stevens' discretion!
What was the predominant theme as the war grew closer to the Japanese main islands in World War II?
The fighting grew deadlier for both sides, Japanese were willing to fight and die to the last man before conceding territory closer to the Japanese main islands.