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Ancient Greece/Rome
It's about the city-states of Ancient Rome and Greece mostly......
Question | Answer |
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The three major philosophers are....... | Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle |
What did Plato teach at his school, the Academy? | Human Behavior, Government, Astronomy, and Mathematics |
What did Socrates teach? | Friendship, Knowledge, and Justice |
What kind of technique did Socrates use? | a questioning technique |
Who was Alexander the Great's teacher? | Aristotle |
Who was Aristotle studying under? | Plato |
Alexander the Great was born in.... | Macedonia |
What kind of government did Athens have? | Direct Democracy |
What building was built on top of the Acropolis to honor Athena? | The Parthenon |
How many kings did Sparta have and where were they located? | 2 Kings southern most part of the Greek Peninsula |
What is the Greek word for "mother city"? | metropolis |
Who was the Greek philosopher? | Socrates |
What were the major bodies of water? | Mediterranean Sea, Ionian Sea, and the Aegean Sea |
The 1st Christian emperor was..... | Constantine |
Rome defeated what city.... | Carthage |
Why were roads important to Rome? | It made it easier for the army to move quicker. They connected Rome to distant lands. |
Rome developed along what river in what year? | Rome developed along the Tiber river in 750 B.C. |
What kind of government did Rome have in 509 B.C.? | republic government |
What word means "period of peace in Rome?" | Pax Romana |
Who wrote the code of laws? Who protested that a code of laws were written for ALL Roman citizens? | Patricians and the Plebians |
What term means "our sea"? | mare nostrum |
What are aqueducts? | They are systems that were established to carry water over long distances. |
What is the Roman assembly of representatives called? | The Senate |
What are the 2 consuls in charge of? | the government and the military |
What are the major accomplishments of the Augustan Age? | trade increased many new buildings were built by engineers and architects the empire expanded Pax Romana |
Who was assassinated by the senators? | Julius Caesar, the dictator at the time. |
Christians were blamed for what? | natural disasters |
When did things change for the Christians? | 312 A.D. |
Why did things change for the Christians? | Constantine promised to become a Christian if he won the battle. |
When did the Olynpics begin and end? | 776 B.C. to 393 A.D. |
Who participated in the Olympics? | rich, male Greek citizens |
Where did the Olympics originate? | Greece |
Who was banned from the Olympics? | women, foreigners, and slaves |
Why were the Olympics held? | To honor the gods, especially Zeus |
What were the major achievements of Greece? | Literature Philosophy Architecture Mythology Olympics |
What were the major governments of Greece? | Monarchy Oligarchy Democracy Tyrant |
What were the major governments of Rome? | Monarchy Republic Dictatorship Empire |
What is the central city in a city-state? | polis |
Who fought and controlled what territory? | Rome fought and controlled the territory of the Western Meditteranean |
When was Julius Caesar assassinated? | March 15, 44 B.C. |
Why did the Olympics end? | Romans took over |
Where were the Olympics held? | Olympus |
Why was Julius Caesar assassinated? | his power and ideas about Rome |
After Augustus/Octavian died what happened? | new religions began to merge and it began in E. Roman Empire |