Ancient Rome 1
What are two types of people in Rome?(hint: both of the words start with a p )
patricians and plebeians
What was the main cause of death of Roman empowers?
Assasination.
Republic
The most warlike city-state in Greece?
Sparta
Define Polytheism
Belief in multiple gods.
The empire was too _____ to govern effectively.
large
How did its geographic location impact Rome?
its central location and long coastline made it well suited for trade.
What is a city-state?
An independent state consisting of a city and surrounding territory
What city-state valued education and the arts?
Athens
Phillip II of Macedonia was a farmer who built an army and united Greek ___________.
City-states.
Empire
The empire started shrinking because barbarian tribes ____________ the empire.
invaded.
What is the geographic term for "a group of islands"
Archipelago
Geographically, Greece is made up of 80% Mountains. How did this impact its development?
The mountainous terrain led to the creation of independent city-states.
Define peninsula
A piece of land nearly surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water.
What happened to Julius Caesar?
A group of angered Senators stabbed Caesar to death on the floor of the Roman Senate.
What was the Pax Romana?
200 years of Roman peace. "the golden age"
What is an oligarchy?
Where a few people rule.
What goods did Greece have to trade with other nations?
Oil and Wine
How were the Greeks able to trade do well?
answers will vary.
What is the difference between a Democratic Republic and a Direct Democracy
Direct democracy- people have direct rule
Republic- elected representatives rule
Aqueducts, Roads, Roman Legions, Roman Coins
What does the word "democracy" translate to?
In the Peloponnesian War, what was something that Athens had that Sparta did not have?
A navy.
What were the three large empires that Alexander the Great rule?
Persia, Egypt and Greece