Canterbury Provincial Gazette – 1874 – No. 20

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ANCIENT HISTORY.

FIRST CLASS.

  1. Narrate briefly the events which led to the accession of Darius Hystaspes to the throne of Persia.

  2. What parts of Greece were occupied by the Dorians and Ionians respectively? Mention some of the colonies founded by each. What Greek colonies were founded in Lower Italy?

  3. By what means did Peisistratus raise himself to the chief power in Athens? How long did his dynasty last, and what were the circumstances of its downfall?

  4. Explain the causes, real and ostensible, of the Peloponnesian war. Give the dates of its commencement and termination.

  5. Give such particulars as you recollect about the expedition of Cyrus the younger, and the retreat of the Ten Thousand, the names of the chief officers, the extent and direction of their march, and the countries traversed.

  6. How was the Empire of Alexander the Great divided after his death? Between whom was the battle of Ipsus fought, and with what result?

  7. Explain fully the Roman land law, and the reforms aimed at by the agrarian laws of Sp. Cassius and Tib. Gracchus.

  8. What were the Licinian Rogations? How far did they succeed in accomplishing their intended object?

  9. Describe the occasions and results of the two first Secessions.

  10. How did Hannibal open his campaign against Rome? Trace his march from Spain to Italy. With what force did he enter Italy, and where did he first encounter the Romans?

  11. What cities or tribes deserted the cause of Rome after the battle of Cannæ? How do you account for the indecisive effects of so great a victory, and for the gradual decline of Hannibal's supremacy in Italy?

  12. Give a short account of the military exploits of Marius, and of the contest between him and Sulla.

  13. What were the limits of the Roman Empire at the death of Augustus? What policy did he recommend to his successors, and how far was his advice acted upon?

MODERN HISTORY.

FIRST CLASS.

  1. Give a history of William the Norman before the Conquest, showing the relations that existed between England and Normandy, and the position of Normandy with respect to other European powers.

  2. How were English armies composed and maintained during the Middle Ages?

  3. What popular revolts occurred in England during the reigns of the first four Tudor sovereigns? State the causes of each. What was the "peasants' war" that occurred in Germany during the same period?



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