Ancient Greece
Name for an independent Greek city-state
What is Polis?
Greek philosopher used questioning to encourage people to examine their belief and ideas
Who is Socrates?
Form of government that replaced the Roman monarchy around 509 B.C.E and featured elected representatives
What is the Roman Republic?
This religion began in the Roman province of Judea and was based on the teachings of Jesus
What is Christianity?
Roman emperor who divided the empire into eastern and western sections in attempt to make it easier to govern
Who is Diocletian?
Greek city-state to develop direct democracy
What is Athens?
Student of Socrates that founded the Academy and wrote about an ideal form of Government ruled by philosopher-kings
Who is Plato?
Wealthy Roman landowners who were members of the upper social class during the Roman Republic
Who were the patricians?
Early Christian missionary who traveled throughout the Roman world and played a huge role in the spreading of the religion
Who is Paul?
Emperor who moved the capital of the Roman Empire to Byzantium, which was names Constantinople
Who is Constantine?
What is Sparta?
Macedonian king to conquer the Persian Empire and spread Greek culture across a large portion of the ancient world
Roman general who crossed the Rubicon, became a dictator, and was assassinated
Who is Julius Caesar?
Roman roads, trade routes, and this common language helped Christianity spread throughout the Roman empire
What is Greek?
The date that marks the fall of the Western Roman Empire
What is 476 B.C.E?
War between Athens and Sparta that weakened the Greek city-states and contributed to the eventual rise of Macedonia
What is Peloponnesian War?
Greek philosopher who taught Alexander the Great and later founded his own school
Who is Aristotle?
Originally Octavian, this leader became Rome's first emperor
Roman Emperor who issued the Edict of Milan, granting religious tolerance to Christians
Who is Constantine?
What are political instability, economic problems, military problems, invasions by Germanic tribes, and division of the empire?
Major way that the geography of Greece influenced the development of independent city-states
What is the mountainous terrain of Greece separated communities, making it difficult to create a one unified government?
Put these individuals into the correct chronological order:
Plato, Alexander the Great, Socrates, Aristotle
What is Socrates -> Plato -> Aristotle -> Alexander the Great?
One major difference between the Roman Republic and the Roman empire
What is the Roman Republic was governed through elected officials and representative institutions, while the Roman Empire was dominated by emperor who has extensive political and military power?
Two reasons Christianity was able to spread throughout the Roman Empire
What are Roman Roads and trade routes made travel easier; missionaries such as Paul spread the teachings; Greek and Latin provided common languages; and Christianity spread through cities and communities across the empire?
Which statement best explains why the Western Roman Empire collapsed:
One single event caused the fall or multiple problems weakened over time...explain your reasoning!
What is multiple problems weakened the empire over time?