People
Who was the legendary founder of Rome?
Romulus
A.Sparta B. Athens
C.Rome D. Constantinople
B. Athens
blending of Greek and local cultures. Started by Alexander the Great
Hellenism
What was the name of the Roman fighting formation?
Legion
What was the modern form of government, still used today, that was created by Greece?
Democracy
Who used science and inquiry to understand the world?
Aristotle
What is the name of a Greek city state such as Athens or Sparta?
Polis
What Greek sporting event is still held today?
The Olympics
a period of peace and prosperity throughout the Roman Empire, lasting from 27 B.C. to 180 A.D.
Pax Romana
Who conquered the Byzantine Empire?
Ottoman Empire
a rich, ambitious general of Rome. He started several civil wars to become the dictator of Rome and take absolute power for himself.
Julius Ceasar
Which empire was very mountainous and isolated their city-states
Greece
What was the primary language of Rome?
Latin
Why was Julius Ceasar assaissinated?
He tried to take all the power for himself.
What empire were the Romans heavily influenced by and adopted a lot of their culture?
Greek
Which of the following was the first emperor of Rome and marks the beginning of the Pax Romana
Augustus (Octavian)
What was the rich trading city that was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?
Constantinople
What was the primary religion of the Byzantine Empire?
Christianity
What was the Great Schism of 1054?
A. The splitting of the Christian church into the Eastern Orthodox and Western Catholic Churches.
B. The end of the Western Roman Empire
C. A great war in Ancient Greece
D. The start of the Byzantine Empire after the fall of the Roman Empire
A. The splitting of the Christian church into the Eastern Orthodox and Western Catholic Churches.
Which Empire was considered a continuation of the Roman Empire?
Byzantine Empire
Who was the Queen to Emperor Justinian, who championed women's rights at that time?
Theodora
Which Empire was the Hagia Sophia Church built in?
Byzantine
What was the splitting of the Christian church event called in 1054 AD between the Catholics and the Eastern orthodox church?
The Great Schism
Who did the Greek defeat in the Battle of Salamis?
Persian Empire
What caused the fall of the Roman Empire?
Invasion by Germanic Tribes