Set 1
What is the name of the first known writing system?
Cuneiform
How many Miles did Pheidippides run from Marathon to Athens?
25
What was the name of the Spartan king that held off the Persians at the battle of Thermopylae?
Leonidas
Who was the first Roman emperor?
Caesar Augustus
What was the name of the man who betrayed Julius Caesar?
Brutus
What significant Sumerian invention increased agricultural productivity and it still used today?
The Wheel
Which Greek period heavily influenced the modern western world?
Classical
Who were the two warring groups during the Peloponnesian Wars?
Spartans and Athenians
What were the names of the two brothers that founded Rome?
Romulus and Remus
Which people group brought the iron age to Mesopotamia?
Hittites
The early Greeks were what kind of government?
Monarchy/Oligarchy
What is the name of the culture left behind by Alexander that blends elements from both the east and the west?
Hellenistic
What were the names of the two social classes in the Roman Republic?
Plebians and Patricians
While prior systems were focused on compensating the victim, Hammurabi's code was focused on what?
Punishing the perpetrator
Which Greek Philosopher founded the first academy?
Plato
What was the name of the gladiator that led a slave revolt against Rome?
Spartacus
What was the name of the Carthaginian general that almost beat Rome during the 2nd Punic war?
Hannibal
The Assyrian leader Senacherab is most famous for burning down what city?
Nineveh
What were the 5 achievements of the golden age of Athens?
Poetry, History, Science, Math, Philosophy
Who were the 3 members of the first Triumvirate?
Marcus Licinius Crassus, Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, Gaius Julius Caesar
What were the 3 major roles in the Roman senate?
Tribune, Aedile, Praetor