Which god/goddess did the Greek honor during the Olympic games?
Zeus
300
What is a government where leaders are voted into office?
republic
300
What were the 12 Tables and why were they important?
12 large stone tablets that had the laws of the Romans carved in them
400
What is the geography of Rome?
mountainous region; called alps, plains and peninsulas
400
Attica and Peloponnesus were attractive to settlers because of their ...
harbors
400
What type of religion was developed during the reign of Augustus in the Roman Empire?
Christianity
400
What is it called when a city-state is ruled by one person/king?
monarchy
400
Name 2 of Homer's most famous epics.
Illiad and Odyssey
500
What is the current area of Rome referred to?
Italy
500
The people of Ancient Greece lived in small communities that eventually grew into large city-states. Why were these communities isolated from one another?
mountainous terrain
500
What happened with religion during the Byzantine Empire?
constant arguments, the church split
500
What is unfair and cruel ruler that takes control of a city-state by force?
tyrant
500
Name the 3 philosophers and what they were famous for?
Socrates-He angered some people in the city of Athens because he questioned laws, customs, and religion. He was sentenced to death.
Plato- He wrote down Socrates' ideas, he later became a teacher himself.
Aristotle-Plato's student