Geography
What is the name for a cluster of islands?
Archipelago
How many members were there of the Roman Senate?
300
Upper class members of Roman society lived in extravagant houses surrounded by land called...
villas
Fought in the Punic Wars against Hannibal and the Carthaginians.
Empire that rises to power in the East following the decline of Rome.
Byzantine Empire
Provide two negative effects of Greece's geography.
lack of political unity, lack of resources, lack of arable land
This type of government, practiced in Sparta, is ruled by a small group of people.
Oligarchy
This famous temple on the Acropolis in Athens was dedicated to Athena.
Parthenon
First Roman leader to name himself dictator for life.
Julius Caesar
Greek city-states united to fight a common enemy in these wars.
Persian Wars
The name of the mountain range that served as a barrier between Rome and Northwestern invaders.
The Alps
What people in Athens were considered citizens?
What rights did citizens have?
Men who were born in Athens and completed military requirements.
Had the right to participate in assembly.
What are aqueducts?
Structures that bring fresh water to cities
Philosopher who wrote "The Republic," exploring the nature of justice and the ideal state.
Plato
Name ONE external and TWO internal factors that contributed to the decline.
External = Barbarian invasions, Plague, etc
Internal = Inflation, Political divisions/lack of political stability, Overexpansion, etc
Name one difference and one similarity between the geography of Greece and that of Rome
More arable land in Rome.
Both were peninsulas, both had mountains.
How should citizens act according to Pericles?
What type of citizen was useless?
Active, informed, and involved in city life.
Aloof citizens.
Hellenistic culture was a syncretic blend of which cultures?
Greek, Egyptian, Indian, Persian
This physician and philosopher created an oath for other physicians in which they promised to do best to not harm patients, and inspired oaths still used by medical professionals today.
Hippocrates
Which kingdom conquered Greek city-states after they were weakened during the Peloponnesian Wars?
Macedon
What are the three bodies of water that surround Greece?
Ionian, Mediterranean, Aegean
Principle in the 12 Tables that has been adopted by the United States.
What is the right to a trial?
What is innocent until proven guilty?
Why did gladiators agree to fight until death?
Most were conquered peoples or prisoners who had no other choice.
This Athenian statesman led Athens during its Golden Age and oversaw the construction of the Parthenon.
Pericles
Greek philosopher who became the teacher to the heir to the Macedon throne, Alexander.
Aristotle