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Zeus

Greek; god of Lightning, the Heavens, and king of the gods 

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Greek form of government, where all male land holding citizens could vote
What is democracy
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This word means to make a conquered area of land more like Roman society.

Romanize

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Roman emperor after Caesar whose goal was to avenge his death and turn Rome into an empire.

Octavian

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This landform that Rome was located on means an area of land that is surrounded by water on three sides.

Peninsula

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Minerva

Roman; goddess of wisdom

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This form of ruler is known as being someone who takes control by force and rules alone.

Tyrant

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Wealthy, landowning social class in ancient Rome. At one time, they were the only ones allowed to be Roman officials.

Patricians.

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The first dictator to take over Rome. Helped improve quality of life and greatly increased Rome's empire. Was assassinated.
Who is Julius Caesar
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Define the word "heir".

A person that receives money or property of a person who has died. The "next in line" for power.

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Artemis

Greek; goddess of the hunt

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Greek author who wrote the Iliad and other epics.
Who is Homer
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Rome's form of government where citizens elected officials to rule before it became an empire

Republic

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Name given to Roman officials who were elected to serve as leader of the government. There were 2 elected each term, so one individual would not get more power than the other.

Who are Consuls

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Greek plays were put into two general categories: _____________ and _____________.

Comedies and Tragedies

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Vulcan

Roman; god of the forge (fire)

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War between Sparta and Athens.
What is the Peloponnesian War
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Form of government that has three distinct or separate parts that work together to make decisions

Tripartite 

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Name for the series of wars Rome fought against Carthage.

The Punic Wars

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In ancient Greece, these were known as slavelike workers owned by the leaders of Sparta.

Helots

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Demeter 

Greek; goddess of the harvest, farming, and protector of pregnant women

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These two early Greek civilizations were the start of the Greeks' history.

Minoans and Myceneans 

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This son of a general dedicated his life to the Roman army, and was banished from Rome because of it

Hannibal

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Explain the difference between a direct and representative democracy.

Direct: citizens vote for every election and their votes are individually counted

Representative: a chosen person makes decisions on behalf of a group of people

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These elected leaders of ancient Rome could veto any law they thought was unfair to the plebeians.

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