Question | Answer |
The Greek alphabet was based on the ___________ alphabet. | Phoenician |
_________ Democracy is the type where the people decide on matters of government. | Direct |
The naval battle that helped the Greeks win the second Persian War was called _________. | Salamis |
______ thought that philosopher-kings should head governments and that both men and women should be given equal education. | Plato |
________ reunited Greece and conquered the Persian Empire, freeing the Greek cities in Asia Minor from Persian rule. | Alexander |
_________ wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey. | Homer |
The _________ Era was one of achievement that produced a great body of science, art, architecture, literature, & philosophy. | Hellenistic |
_____ was the Greek city-state that focused on government and education. | Athens |
________ is considered by many to be the greatest historian of the ancient world because he emphasized accuracy of facts. | Thucydides |
Many mountains & islands separated the Greeks, dividing them in to independent_____-_____. | City States |
A type of rule in which all citizens share in the running of the government is called a __________. | Democracy |
The government of Athens & our own government are similar because they are both democracies that allow voting for all ___________. | citizens |
Greek culture spread to many parts of the world because of the conquests of _______. | Alexander the Great |
According to a traditional legend, ____________ & __________ founded the city of Rome. | Romulus and Remus |
At the Battle of Actium, Octavian defeated _________ & __________. | Antony and Cleopatra |
__________ helped Byzantine women gain more rights. | Theodora |
________ was the Roman Emperor who took power in A.D. 284 & introduced many reforms. | Diocletian |
As time passed, the _____________ Empire became more Greek than Roman. | Byzantine |
__________ was the Byzantine Emperor tried to reunite the Roman Empire. | Justinian |
From the A.D. 500s to the A.D. 1100s, the ______________ Empire was a crossroads of trade. | Byzantine |
A man made channel used for carrying water long distances is called an ___________. | aqueduct |
The period of peace and prosperity during the Roman Empire that lasted for nearly two hundred years was called the __________. | Pax Romana |
Justinian’s plague & the Black Death both reduced the ________. | population |
After the fall of Rome, the ______ became skilled sailors because they relied on the sea for food & trade. | Vikings |