Ancient Greece
The continent where the Ancient Greek city-states were located
What is Europe?
This structure stands on a hill above all of Athens.
What is the acropolis?
The continent where Rome is located
What is Europe?
A Golden Age can be described as
What is a period of peace, prosperity, and cultural achievements?
Government by the people
What is democracy?
The Greek name for city
What is polis?
The name of the rigorous education and training program mandated for all male Spartan citizens
What is the agoge?
This culture and civilization provided the early Romans with a model on which to build their own culture.
What is Greek?
Latin term for the Golden Age of Rome
What is the Pax Romana?
Government by a few people who are born into power
What is aristocracy?
The national character or culture of Greece, especially ancient Greece
What is Hellenism?
The subjects rich boys growing up in ancient Athens studied (two out of three to receive points)
What are philosophy, geometry, and astronomy?
The Three Phases of Rome
What is monarchy, republic and empire?
The nephew of Julius Caesar who would become Rome's first Emperor
Who is Augustus?
An independent city which has its own government, completely separate from nearby countries
What is a city-state?
The geographic feature that most influenced the development of Ancient Greek City States
What are mountains?
Relied extensively on slaves to perform labor, farming and almost all other tasks that were not related to the military.
Who is Sparta?
The permanent network of interconnected city-states in the region where Rome is located.
What is the Mediterranean Sea Complex?
This famous structure in Rome is a symbol of the Roman Golden Age
What is the colosseum?
What is the Classical era?
Written by Homer, these two famous books tell the story of the Greek wars against the city state of Troy.
What are the Iliad & the Odyssey
The name of the 50 years long civil war which erupted between Athens and Sparta?
What is the Peloponnesian War?
After becoming absolute ruler, this Roman was assassinated by the Roman Senate.
Who is Julius Caesar?
The Athenian leader who led Athens during it's brief Golden Age
Who is Pericles?
A form of government run by a small group of people with the most power
What is oligarchy?