AP World History Exam 2 (Latest ) Actual Questions and Answers 100% Correct

AP World History Exam 2 (Latest ) Actual Questions and Answers 100% Correct 1. Peloponnesian War Answer: between Athens and Sparta (peloponnesian league anddelian league). A plague and defeat at Syracuse weakens Athens, but Sparta doesnt destroy them out of respect.This made sparta more vulnerable to outsideaggression. 2. Alexander the Great Answer: conquered the Persian empire. Divided territory into threerealms: Antigonid, Ptolemaic, and Seleucid. Hellenism thrived even though it wasnta native greek ruler. Economies were revived through trade. Empire crubled after Alexander the Great and the romans rose. 3. Ancient Rome Answer: Geographically isolated - protected from outsiders. Also at a crossroad so it was a perfect location for trade. Social structure comprised of patricians (land owning nobles), plebians (everyone else), and slaves. Governmentmade up of the Senate and the Assembly. Were a republic instead of a democracy,so the people elected representatives instead of voting on everything. Used two consuls. Law code = Twelve Tables of Rome . Centered on pater familias - eldest males in the family. 4. Punic Wars Answer: battled Carthage in North Africa. There were three wars: the first fought for control ofsicily - Roman victory.Second - Hannibal ambushed the romansfrom the north. But hannibal had to retreat back to carthage relatively quickly.Third - Rome invaded Carthage and burned it to the ground. 5. First Triumverate Answer: pompey, Crasses and Caesar. Caesar conquered Gaul and other parts of Europe - but NOT germany. War led to Caesar pushing pompey andcrassus out of the picture and becoming emperor for life. 6. Second Triumverate Answer: After Caesar's death, the government began to be led byOcatavius, Marc Anthony, and Lepidus. Octavius achieves dominance and took thename Augustus Caesar (emperor). Stability returned to Rome (known as the periodof Pax Romana). Roman empire expands farther than ever before. Growth of arts, sciences, etc. Ptomlemy lived during this time