historical events
What Dynasty began China?
Zhou Dynasty
What was the official religion of Rome?
Christianity
In Roman culture, what is the name of the home that included running water?
a villa
democracy
The Persian King who tried to negotiate a peace settlement with Alexander The Great?
Darius III
The military leader who joined forces with Crassus and Pompey and became the first triumvirate.
Julius Caesar
Who was the first Bishop?
Peter
In what forms of Writing did the Greeks excel?
literature
who many older citizens made up the Sparta Council of Elders?
30
Who is Eratosthenes?
He made the first measurement of the size of Earth
What two cities fought in the Trojan War?
the Mycenaeans and Troy
What was the name of influential letters Paul wrote to groups of believers?
Epistles
what culture is a mixture of Greek, Hellenistic and Roman culture?
Greco-Roman culture
Rome had two officials, what were they called?
Consuls
Who was the famous blind storyteller?
Homer
name 3 places Alexander the Great conquered/places that surrendered to him?
Persia, Egypt, Sardis, Syria, Susa, Bactria and Sogdiana.
Where did Church leaders write the Nicene Creed?
Nicaea in Anatolia
What is the definition of paterfamilias?
the oldest living male of a Roman family who served as the powerful head of the family.
what was Rome's Legal Code?
the twelve tablets
Who developed a legal code that attempted to meet the needs of Athenian society?
Draco
What year did the Western Empire fall?
AD 476
When was Jesus born?
6 to 4 BC
Greek's values of harmony, order, balance and proportion became the standard of what is called?
classical art
Name the only two ways you could be a citizen in Rome.
The general who was a powerful politician and fell in love with Cleopatra?
Mark Antony