Vocabulary
This is the Roman name for soldiers who fought in their army. They would usually be in groups of up to 6,000.
What is a legionnaire?
This was a period of ancient Greek history between 323-30 BCE where there were different political changes, political disturbances, and cultural achievements.
What is the Hellenistic Age?
This student of Greek philosopher Diogenes also served as the king of Macedonia starting at just 20 years old. He conquered most of the known world by the time he died at 32 to illness and battle wounds.
Who was Alexander the Great?
This is the name of the largest mountain in Greece. Greek mythology uses this mountain as the home of the gods.
What is Mount Olympus?
This mathematician/philosopher created a theorem to understand triangles. This theorem helped us improve architecture.
a^2+b^2=c^2
Who was Pythagoras?
This form of government, popular in Sparta, had a small number of people rule a nation or state. In Sparta, this government was primarily focused with the military.
What is an oligarchy?
These two things were used by Rome's upper class to keep the lower classes happy. The idea was that, if they were fed and entertained, they would be less likely to riot and overthrow the wealthy.
What is bread and circuses?
This was an assembly of citizens who met to pass laws for their nation or society. The Roman one existed from 509-27 BCE during the Roman Republic.
What is the Senate?
These are the two waterways that existed in ancient Rome. The first was a river that provided fresh water for irrigation and drinking, and the second was the nearest ocean that allowed them to develop trade routes and protect themselves.
What are the Tiber River and the Mediterranean Sea?
This form of government was present in both Greece and Rome. It is a government where the people have the power to make political decisions. It still exists today in modern countries like the U.S.
What is democracy?
This is the name used for men who fought other men or large animals as a form of entertainment.
What is a gladiator?
This is how women in Athens were treated. (3 answers)
What is no citizenship, rarely out in public, and expected to do household chores and raise children?
This philosopher wrote The Republic, detailing their ideal state with a Philosopher King, Guardians, and Producers. This philosopher was a student of Socrates. "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools talk because they have to say something."
Who was Plato?
This was one of the earliest settlements in the Greek peninsula. They are most known for the war they had with Troy, creating the story of the Trojan War.
What is Mycenae?
This Greek doctor studied diseases and possible cures. His main contribution was a book of the roles and responsibilities of doctors to their patients. This turned into an oath doctors still say to this day.
Who was Hippocrates?
This is a Greek word meaning 'rule by the best.' It is a form of government where wealthy, landowning families rule and pass their power down from one generation to the next.
What is an aristocracy?
This is the name of the Roman golden age. This time period was shown by the massive amounts of public projects created for the citizens, including a tax system and aqueducts.
What is the Pax Romana?
This is the name of the leader that officially made Rome into an empire instead of a republic. He was Rome's first Imperator, making him a target for conspiracy. He was murdered at the Ides of March in 44 CE by his Senators. He was stabbed 23 times, and his death launched Rome into chaos and civil war.
Who was Julius Caesar?
These are the two Roman innovations for travel. The first was mainly built by Roman soldiers when they conquered new territories. All of these led back to Rome the city. The second also connected their cities and territories, but over bodies of water. They were made of stone and tall enough for boats to pass under them.
What are roads and bridges?
These are the types of art the Roman's created. While they did not put a heavy emphasis on art, their legacy persists in recreations of their art and architecture. (3 answers)
What is landscaping, portraiture, and trompe l'oeil?
This is a citadel/fortress that existed in every Greek city-state on a hill. They housed the city's municipal and religious buildings.
What is an Acropolis?
This major Greek war saw Sparta and Persia work together against Athens due to their mistreatment of the Delian League members. Athens was defeated, which marked the death of Athenian democracy.
What was the Peloponnesian Wars?
These are the names of the two councils Sparta had in their government. One means 'council of elders' and is made up of citizens 60 or other. The second required citizens to be 30 or older and had debates exclusively for kings, elders, and high ranking officials.
What were the Gerousia and Apella?
These are the three oceans that surround Greece. The first separates Europe from Africa, second is located west of Greece, and the third is located to the east.
What is the Mediterranean, Ionian, and Aegean Seas?
These are the three types of architecture styles in ancient Greece.
What is Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian?
This is the rank just below emperor in Rome. This person is a wealthy landowner who makes up Rome's military, religious, and political leaders. This word comes from the Latin word 'fathers.'
What is a patrician?
These are the Germanic tribes that lived around Rome. They assisted the Romans for a bit before conquering and overthrowing Romulus Augustulus in the Western Roman Empire in 476 CE. (5 answers)
Who were the Franks, Saxons, Vandals, Visigoths, and Ostrogoths?
These two things were used by Rome's government to fund the government and the cities infrastructure. The first was an official count of the people in a particular location, and the second was a required payment of money to the government.
What is census and taxes?
These are the names of Rome's mythological founders. They were the twin sons of Vestal Virgin Rhea Silvia and the god Mars but were raised by a she-wolf in the Italian peninsula. They grew up and founded Rome, but in a fight, one killed the other.
Who are Romulus and Remus?
This was the language of the Romans. It was taken from the Etruscans who used it as a written and spoken language. While the language is dead today, it was used by the Catholic Church in their masses and bibles until the 1960s.
What is Latin?