Vocabulary
wealthy landowners
Patricians
What army did Athens and Sparta defeat together?
King Darius 1 and the Persians
What were the two brothers names that found Rome?
Romulus and Remus
When did the democracy began for Greece?
461 B.C.
When did Julius Cesar become the ruler of Rome.
46 B.C.
to reject something
Veto
What government did Athens have?
Democracy
What river flowed through Rome, allowing water for farms and drinking?
Tiber River
What was the golden age of Greece?
Greek culture flourished and they built beautiful building, and accomplished many things.
What did Octavian call himself?
Augustus
People who farmed the lord's land
Serfs
What was Pericles first goal for Athens when he became the ruler?
Strengthen the democracy
What form of government did the Roman citizens when they were conquered?
Republic
When did Greece's golden age end?
431 B.C.
Roman peace
Military expeditions undertaken to take back holy land
Crusades
How long did the war last between Sparta and Athens, that ended Greece's golden age?
27 years
When was Rome founded?
800 B.C.
What king took over Athens and Sparta? Two city-states that belonged to Greece
King Phillip 2
What is Christianity based on?
Jesus' life
Relaxed the penalty for sin
Indulgences
Who spread Greek culture, and went undefeated in his amazing battle run?
Alexander the Great
What were the two main classes that lived in Rome?
Patricians and Plebeians
What things that Greece discovered help shape the modern world today?
The philosophy of science and democracy.
What was the plague called that wiped out a third of the world?
Bubonic plague