Greece
What geographic feature encouraged the rise of independent Greek city-states in ancient Greece?
Mountains or seas
Who is responsible for creating Hellenistic Culture?
Alexander the Great
Around what sea was the Roman Empire located?
Mediterranean Sea
Who was the first emperor of the Roman Empire?
Caesar Augustus
What was the wealthy aristocracy of Rome called?
Patricians
Which Greek city-state had a direct democracy?
Athens
Why is Alexander the Great closely associated with the term cultural diffusion?
Alexander is responsible for spreading and mixing the cultures of Greece, India, Persia, and Egypt.
What did Rome called its published law code?
The Twelve Tables
Who led Athens during its Golden Age?
Pericles
What were the common people of Rome called?
Plebeians
Which Greek city-state was a militaristic society?
Sparta
What four cultures did Alexander the Great combine?
Indian, Persian, Greek, and Egyptian
To what did both Greece & Rome make major contributions?
Government and Law
What ancient Greek is considered the father of History?
Herodotus
What were the wars fought between Carthage and Rome called?
Punic Wars
Name two Greek philosophers.
Socrates, Plato, Aristotle
What happened to Alexander's empire after he died?
It was divided into four kingdoms
What type of government did Rome have in 509, BC?
Republic
What ancient Greek is considered the father of medicine?
Hippocrates
What is the temple built to the Roman gods called?
Pantheon
What did they call the wars fought between Athens and Sparta?
Peloponnesian Wars
What kingdom did Alexander come from?
Macedon
Explain three reasons for the decline of the Roman Empire?
It became to large to govern effectively; series of weak, corrupt rulers; Invasions by Huns and Goths; Decline in the morale of the military; Increase in the gap between rich and poor
Who was the military leader of Carthage who fought the Romans?
Hannibal
What three architectural features did the Romans develop?
Arch, vault, dome