Military History Study Guide

Siege

Potential Identifications:

Tactics and Strategy

Endemic Warfare

Battle of Khadesh

Vendetta

Battle of Marathon

Shield Wall and Spear Hedge Formation

Battle of Thermopylae

Phalanx

Battle of Cannae

Hoplite

Battle of Adrianople

Legion

Siege of Alesia

Flank

Siege of Tyre

Envelope

Darius the Great

Battle Mace

Tiglath-Pilesar III

Sargon the Akkadian

Julius Caesar

Deportation

Gaius Marius

Essays:
1. Explain the development of infantry warfare during the Sumerian period, the Persian period, the
Greeks, and the Romans. Focus on technology, tactics, strategy, and recruitment.
2. Explain the development of cavalry warfare during Sumerian period, the Hittites, the Egyptians,
and the late Roman period. Focus on technology, tactics, strategy, and recruitment.
3. Explain the significance of missile warfare within the context of the Greek phalanx and the
Persian military of Darius the Great.
4. Explain the basic elements of siege warfare and how they changed between the period of the
Sumerians and the Assyrians.