Ancient Greece Geography and History
Name one sea that borders Greece
What are the Aegean Sea, the Ionian Sea, or the Mediterranean Sea
Boys as young as 7 started military training in this Greek City-State
What is Sparta
Rome the city is currently the capital of this country
What is Italy
Romans spoke this language which heavily influences modern day English
What is Latin
This is an example of a type of Greek column
What is Doric, Ionic, or Corinthian
Democracy was founded in this Ancient Greek City-State
What is Athens
This Greek city-state was known for its focus on the arts, philosophy, and literature
What is Athens
The Romans developed new names for the Greek gods and goddess, most people today would just think their the names of these celestial bodies
What are planets
This was the name of a fighting contestant in the Roman Coliseum
Who is a gladiator
These two boys were raised by the milk of a She-Wolf and founded Rome according to legend
Who are Romulus and Remus
Ancient Greece was not one united civilization but broken up into these
What are city-states
This was the highest point of any Greek city or polis, typically where the government and temples were located
What is an acropolis
This was the main form of Ancient Roman economic growth
What is military conquest
Romans were able to move water from far-off mountains for use in bath houses and plumbing with these
What are aqueducts
This Roman military leader famously coined the phrase "Veni, vidi, vici" which translates to "I came, I saw, I conquered"
Who is Julius Caesar
Greece's mountainous terrain makes it hard to grow anything besides these two staple crops
What are olives and grapes
In Greek mythology, he is the father of Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hera, Demeter, and Hestia
Who is Kronos (Cronus)
This the river that ran through the 7 hills of Rome
What is the Tiber River
These wealthy land owning Romans contributed to lavished lifestyles
Who are Patricians
Either of these famous Greek stories was written by Homer and details the Trojan War and return home by Odysseus
What is the Iliad or the Odyssey
This famous war was fought between the Greek City-States of Athens and Sparta
What is Peloponnesian War
This Ancient Greek structure is located in Athens and was a famous Temple to the Goddess Athena
What is the Parthenon
When Roman fell, the Eastern half continued under this Empire name
What is the Byzantine Empire
The act of giving out free food and entertainment to keep the Roman citizens distracted from internal problems is referred to as this
What is "bread and circus"
This is famous war between Ancient Rome and the Northern African Kingdom of Carthage
What are the Punic Wars