Ancient Greece
Describe the geographical location of Ancient Greece.
Peninsula, mountainous, poor soil, dry climate.
Who is Rome named after?
Romulus
People run government first-hand
Democracy
Saving grace of the collapsed Roman empire, killed through jealousy.
Julius Caesar
Where did Gladiator fighting take place?
Roman colosseum
What type of religion was Ancient Greece?
Polytheistic
The Roman law code carved into tablets hung for the public to see.
12 Tables
Citizens participate in government by electing representatives to govern in their best interests.
Republic
The "exalted" (chosen) one to continue Julius Caesar's legacy.
Augustus Caesar (Octavian)
Who were the gladiators fighting (their background)?
Prisoners
How did the Greeks use their mountainous landscape to grow crops effectively? (What type of farming method did they use?)
Terrace farming
Why was Roman economics so effective?
Increased agriculture and trade
The Romans outlined this form of government.
Republic
Whenever there is a death or overthrowing, leaders split the empire usually into thirds. Having three people run an empire is known as a what?
Triumvirate
What was their main reason for fighting?
Prisoners=freedom, Onlookers=entertainment
What were the two main city-states in Ancient Greece?
Sparta and Athens
What caused the collapse of the Roman empire? (citizen unrest domestically)
A civil war
The Greeks outlined this form of government.
Democracy
The first teacher in the Athenian school teaching philosophy and bestowing wisdom by asking questions was who?
Socrates
How did spectating onlookers sit in the colosseum?
By social class; status
At what age would the Spartan military start training their young men?
Age 7
To help boost military support and numbers, the Roman government looked to who for help?
The poor class and peasants
In your opinion, which governmental system is better and why?
They both must be decent since the U.S. combined both to create our current representative democracy.
The broken strand who took what he learned and applied it to his military job helping turn Greece into a conquering empire by spreading Hellenistic culture was who?
Alexander the Great
How many times did a gladiator have to fight to gain independence?
At least 5 sometimes up to 10