Vocab
What is a Consul?
One of the two annually elected chief magistrates who jointly ruled the republic.
What is a polis?
What is a city-state in ancient Greece?
Who is known for the Socratic method?
Who is Socrates?
Public place where many events, announcements, and entertainment took place.
Roman colosseum
What were the main themes in Homer's "Iliad"?
What are heroism, wrath, and the role of the gods?
What is the "Ides of March?"
The assassination of Julius Caesar.
The most notable characteristic of Athens (lasting impact)
Democracy
Name one contribution of Aristotle.
What is pioneering logic or the scientific method?
Name 3 types of events that happened at the Roman colosseum.
Gladiatorial Contests, Mock sea battles, executions, War Reenactments, and Wrestling.
Who was known as the 'Father of History'?
Who is Herodotus?
Romulus and Remus
The "Legend" story behind Rome. It tells of how the twins were abandoned as babies, raised by a she-wolf, and eventually killed each other.
Which city-state was known for its military focus?
What is Sparta?
What did Socrates believe about education?
He believed in guiding students to find knowledge through questions.
What role did the Senate play in the Republic?
The Senate provided checks on the consuls and was influential in policy-making.
What happened in the Iliad?
Tells the story of the Trojan War. The poem focuses on the final weeks of the war, and the heroic deeds of Greek and Trojan warriors.
Explain the "Wealth Gap" in ancient Rome and why it caused issues.
The wealth gap between patricians and plebeians dramatically widened, leading to increased social tensions and unrest.
What forms of government did city-states develop?
What are monarchy, oligarchy, and democracy?
Explain Plato's view on the soul.
Plato believed the soul seeks to escape the physical world to reach the ideal world of forms.
Explain the concept of checks and balances in Roman governance.
It ensured no single entity could dominate power by distributing authority among elected officials.
Why was Julius Caesar killed?
The senate killed Caesar because they feared he was trying to become king of Rome. The senators believed that Caesar's power threatened the Roman Republic.
List & briefly explain 5 of the 12 Olympic Gods.
The 12 Olympian gods are: Zeus (king of the gods, ruler of the sky and thunder), Hera (goddess of marriage and childbirth), Poseidon (god of the sea and earthquakes), Demeter (goddess of harvest and agriculture), Athena (goddess of wisdom and warfare), Apollo (god of music, poetry, healing, and prophecy), Artemis (goddess of hunting and the wild), Ares (god of war), Aphrodite (goddess of love and beauty), Hermes (messenger god, trickster), Hephaestus (god of fire and craftsmanship), and either Hestia (goddess of the hearth) or Dionysus (god of wine and revelry) depending on the interpretation.
How did competition among city-states foster innovation?
Competition led to cultural exchange and advancements in art, philosophy, and governance.
What is Plato's Theory of Forms?
What is the idea that the physical world is a reflection of a higher, unchanging reality of forms?
What was the significance of the Rubicon crossing?
It marked a point of no return for Julius Caesar, igniting civil war.
How did Roman engineering influence modern infrastructure?
Innovations like concrete and road networks laid the foundation for modern construction and urban planning.