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100
Which continent was Greece located on?
Europe
100
In what city is the large, famous amphitheater where gladiators used to fight?
Rome
100
What major sporting event, begun in Ancient Greece, is still held today?
The Olympics!
100
Who was the first Emperor of Rome?
Augustus
100
Greek potters made beautiful _____________ covered in paintings of myths and heroes.
Vases
200
Rome was located near which Sea?
Mediterranean Sea
200
The Romans built ______ to connect the growing Roman Empire.
Roads
200
Only this group of people could go to and participate in the ancient Olympics.
Men
200
Who was the Emperor who "fiddled while Rome burned"?
Nero
200
What were the ancient Greeks specialists in building to help them win wars?
Ships / their Navy
300
What was the land like in ancient Greece?
Hills and mountains, waterways, fairly rocky land.
300
How did ancient Romans used to transport water between places?
Aqueducts
300
What is a gladiator?
A slave who fought with weapons against other slaves or animals in front of a crowd. Could be men or women, but mainly men.
300
Define the word "democracy"
When people are able to vote for their own rules and laws
300
What is the name for the group of people that were elected to helped rule Rome?
Senate
400
What is the name of the modern-day country directly to the East of Greece?
Turkiye
400
Name two orders of classical columns.
Doric; Ionic; Corinthian; Tuscan; Composite.
400
Name two sports that the ancient and modern Olympics have in common.
Running; jumping; discus; wrestling; javelin; pentathlon; boxing.
400
Like Greece, Rome only had a few areas of rich soil so they farmed on _______.
Hillsides
400
Name one reason why Pompeiians did not immediately flee the eruption of Mt Vesuvius.
Fertile land so they didn't want to leave; earthquakes had happened before so nothing new; great climate and lifestyle; did not understand the warning signs (e.g. gases).
500
Rome was located next to which river?
Tiber River
500
What is so special about the Pantheon?
Dome: largest self-supporting; concrete, oculus, etc.
500
Emperor Commodus thought of himself as an accomplished gladiator, and modelled himself on the hero ....
Herakles / Hercules
500
Define the word "republic"
A type of government where no one person has complete control.
500
List three reasons why ancient Rome settled on the Italian Peninsula.
1. Mild Climate
2. Near Water
3. Protected by Mountains
600
What is the name of the hill upon which the Parthenon sits?
The Acropolis
600
Name the sculpture that shows a priest and his children being attacked by a serpent.
The Laocoon
600
What is the Greek name for a place where athletes train?
Gymnasium
It's derived from gumnazo, meaning exercise, and gumnos, meaning naked or loin-clothed.
600
Which Greek King was murdered by an ex-lover at his daughter's wedding?
Philip II of Macedonia
600
What title did Julius Caesar hold?
Dictator for Life
700
How did ancient Greece divide themselves?
Double jeopardy if you know the Ancient Greek word for it!
City States
Polis / Poleis
700
Where was the Venus de Milo made?
Melos
700
True or False:
Horse racing was held in the Circus
True
700
What was the name of the Persian King that Alexander the Great defeated?
Darius III
700
In which part of Greece would you find remnants of Minoan civilisation?
Crete
800
What was the significance of the "Seven Hills"?
The hills that Rome was originally built on.
800
The Emperor Augustus had many sculptures of himself made during his lifetime. What was the main purpose of these?
Propaganda / to spread his image and ideals throughout the Empire.
800
What is the Latin name for a group of four horses pulling a chariot?
Quadriga
800
How many Greek-speaking nations are there in the world today? (where Greek is an official language)
Two: Greece and Cyprus
800
What did Romans use as 'toilet paper'?
A sponge or cloth on a stick. These were communal and would be sat in a gutter of water between uses.
900
True or False:
Modern-day Syria and the Republic of Ireland were both part of the Roman Empire at some stage.
False: Only Syria was!
900
Where would I find this incredible mosaic?
Pompeii (The House of Neptune and Amphitrite)
900
Name one event that occurred in the Colosseum that was not the standard, hand-to-hand or sword fighting between gladiators. (Hint: It's nothing to do with wild animals!)
Double Jeopardy if you know the Latin name!
Naval Battles / Naumachiae
900
Which Roman Emperor "also consecrated himself to his own service and appointed his horse a fellow-priest; and dainty and expensive birds were sacrificed to him daily.” according to Cassius Dio?
Caligula
900
Which of Alexander the Great's generals took over Egypt after his death?
Ptolemy
1000
Which of Ancient Greece's city-states lies on an isthmus?
Corinth
1000
What famous sculpture did Polykleitos create?
The Aphrodite of Knidos / the Knidia
1000
What was used as a lap counter for races held in the Circus Maximus arena in Rome?
Dolphin statues
1000
After the Roman men visited the baths or worked out, they would dry themselves and have a slave cover them in scented oil. The slave would then use a _______ to scrape the oil and sweat off the man's body.
Strigil
1000
According to Suetonius, this Emperor "at last invented an extraordinary kind of diversion; which was, to be let out of a den in the arena, covered with the skin of a wild beast, and then assail with violence the private parts both of men and women."
Nero