Students’ Questions about History Page 41

Mahatma Gandhi was an Indian political leader who fought for India’s independence from British rule. After years of peaceful protests and civil disobedience, Gandhi helped lead India to independence in 1947.

Pericles was Alexander the Great’s tutor. Aristotle was also Alexander the Great’s tutor.

Ancient Greece fell to the Roman Republic in 146 BCE.

The 1905 Revolution failed because it lacked organization and a clear goal. The people involved were also not united, which made it difficult to create change.

Homer was a Greek poet who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey, two of the most famous works of ancient Greek literature.

The Greeks believed that women were naturally inferior to men and therefore treated them as such. Women were not allowed to participate in government, own property, or even leave the house without the permission of a man.

The two main features that made ancient Rome a republic were that it had a complex social hierarchy and a large number of citizens who were able to participate in the government.

Some similarities between Hinduism and Buddhism are that they are both Indian religions that believe in reincarnation.

Louis XIV was called the Sun King because he reigned during the height of the French Baroque period. He was also known for his absolutism and his grandiose Palace of Versailles.

After Alexander the Great died, his generals fought each other for power. Eventually, Alexander’s empire was divided into three parts.