Vocabulary Words
Famous People
Wars
Government
Culture
100
City state of ancient Greece
What is a polis?
100
Killed by senators in the senate house. His last words were, "Et tu Brute?"
Who is Julius Caesar?
100
Infamous battle between the mighty Persian army and a handful of Greek hoplites, including 300 Spartan soldiers.
What is the Battle of Thermopylae?
100
Ancient Rome's type of government.
What is a republic?
100
Both Greece and Italy are this landform.
What is a peninsula?
200
A group of 6,000 Roman soldiers
What is a legion?
200
Great Greek conqueror. Several cities are named after him because of his obsession with himself.
Who is Alexander the Great?
200
After this war, Carthage was completely destroyed by the Romans; they salted the earth and took thousands of men, women, and children as slaves.
What is the Third Punic War?
200
Members of the first triumvirate.
Who are Julius Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey.
200
A story that has a message and is often used to teach young children morals.
What is a fable?
300
Three person ruling group in ancient Rome.
What is a triumvirate?
300
Egyptian queen who ruled during the time of Caesar and Marc Antony.
Who is Cleopatra?
300
Battle in which a Greek runner ran 28 miles to share the news of the Greek's win against the Persian army.
What is the Battle of Marathon?
300
Means to reject, important function in government.
What is a veto?
300
Building in ancient Greece in which treasure was stored, festivals were held, and where people would go for protection from invading armies.
What is the Parthenon?
400
Body of land surrounded by water on three sides.
What is a peninsula?
400
Spartan king who died at the battle of Thermopylae.
Who is Leonidas?
400
A series of wars fought between ancient Rome and Carthage.
What are the Punic Wars?
400
Athenian laws are proposed by this government group.
What is the council?
400
Greek god of lightening and thunder.
Who is Zeus?
500
A farming estate in ancient Rome.
What is a latifundia?
500
Famous lawyer in ancient Rome. Had his tongue cut out.
Who is Cicero?
500
Ancient Carthaginian general who led an attack on ancient Rome with large elephants.
Who is Hannibal?
500
A democracy in which citizens can vote for or against any law.
What is a direct democracy?
500
A story that always has a happy ending.
What is a comedy?
M
e
n
u