Greek Geography & Government
Because of Greece’s mountainous geography and many islands, it developed many independent political communities called _____________.
What are city-states?
Greek gods were believed to live on this mountain.
What is Mount Olympus?
Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle were Greek thinkers in this field.
What is philosophy?
The Italian Peninsula is often described as being shaped like this object
What is a boot?
These structures carried water from distant sources into Roman cities.
What are aqueducts?
This city-state created the earliest form of democracy
What is Athens?
Greek drama included these two major types.
What are tragedy and comedy?
This geometric relationship explains the lengths of the sides of a right triangle.
What is the Pythagorean Theorem?
A government in which citizens elect representatives to make laws and decisions is called this.
What is a republic?
Political instability, economic problems, military pressure, and invasions were four major causes of this event.
What is the Fall of Rome?
This type of government allows citizens to participate in making decisions, either directly or through elected representatives.
What is democracy?
This temple in Athens was built for the goddess Athena.
What is the Parthenon?
This Greek scholar calculated the circumference of Earth with surprising accuracy.
Who was Eratosthenes?
In the Roman Republic, these officials formed an important lawmaking council and represented powerful families.
Who were the senators?
This Roman stadium hosted gladiatorial contests.
What is the Colosseum?
This Greek city-state emphasized military discipline and used a strict, military-style education system.
What is Sparta?
A Greek drama that typically included serious events, suffering, and an unhappy ending was called this.
What is a tragedy?
This type of long narrative poem tells the story of a hero and often includes gods, supernatural events, and major battles.
What is an epic?
This written collection of Roman laws helped establish the idea that laws should be publicly available.
This written collection of Roman laws helped establish the idea that laws should be publicly available.
This Roman temple was dedicated to all the gods
What is the Pantheon?
This city-state was governed by a small group of powerful leaders and focused its culture on military training.
What is Sparta?
This religious tradition influenced Greek art, literature, government, and explanations of natural events through stories about gods and goddesses.
What is Greek mythology?
This blended Greek culture with the cultures of Egypt, Persia, and other regions after the conquests of Alexander the Great.
What is Hellenism?
Instead of destroying Greek religious traditions, the Romans usually did this to Greek gods.
What is adopt and rename them?
This emperor converted to Christianity, and later Rome split into western and eastern halves.
Who was Constantine?