Roman/Greek Gov't
This is what the Roman Laws were written on
What is the Twelve Tables
What religion became the dominant one of Rome around 313 A.D.
What is Christianity
Who was the Lord of the Greek Gods?
Who is Zeus
This is the blending and spreading of Greek culture
What is Hellenism?
What wars were fought between Rome and Carthage?
What is The Punic Wars
A single ruler controls every aspect of Gov't.
What is Dictator
This is known as the division of conflict in the Roman Catholic Church
What is the Great Schism?
What event was written about in the Iliad, where Gods would interfere in the events of mortal men/women?
What is The Trojan War
Bridgelike stone structures that were used to transport water into the cities.
What is Acqueducts
Battle of the 300, Greeks fought off Persian forces in a narrow mountain pass.
What is Battle of Thermopylae
This is the main source of information about the life of Jesus the Nazarene
What is The Bible
What two Greek Epics did Homer write?
What is The Iliad and the Odyssey
What type of architecture style did Rome have?
What is Large buildings that promoted power.
This war was fought between Athens and Sparta after the Persian Wars.
What is Peloponnesian Wars
Government is controlled by a small group of people (Sparta)
What is Oligarchy
Which emperor made it illegal to persecute Christians?
Who is Constantine
Name the three most famous Greek philosophers.
What is Aristotle, Socrates, Plato
Which Greek ruler constructed the greatest library known to man, and never lost a battle before his death.
What is Alexander the Great
This body of people was responsible for the assassination of Julius Ceasar
Who is the Senate
What was the difference between Spartan and Athenian cultures? (Gov't, Role of Women, Focus of Culture)
What is Oligarchy/Aristocracy or Democracy, Women had much more freedom in Sparta, Military and Philosophy/The arts
Name the three main reasons for the decline of the Roman Empire.
What is Foreign Invaders, Economic Weakness, Lack of Devotion to Roman ideals.
What did Greek philosophers normally study?
What is mathematics, logic, reason, science, ethics, morality.
Name four advancements/innovations made by Greek or Roman culture
What is Pythagorean Theorem (geometry), Medical Advancements, Style of Gov't, Laws/Justice, botany etc.
This title was given to Octavian and means the "exalted one" after he won power through civil war.
What is Augustus