Greek City-States
As the Greeks expanded their society, this term describes a Greek city-state.
What is Polis?
This type of government is ruled by a king or queen.
What is a monarchy?
This teacher of Plato developed the Socratic Method.
Who is Socrates.
Rome defeated this civilization in the Punic Wars.
What is Carthage.
This person became Rome's first emperor.
Who is Augustus Caesar?
The structure located on a high hill in a Greek City-State.
What is an Acropolis?
This type of government is ruled by a small group of wealthy or powerful people.
What is an oligarchy?
This Roman ruler took the name of Augustus or "exalted one" and became Rome's first emperor.
Who is Octavian?
This Roman social class was made up of 95% of Roman citizens.
What are Plebeians?
Translates into peace and prosperity in the Roman Empire.
What is Pax Romana?
Describes the percentage of Greece that was covered with mountains.
What is 75%
Kings in Greece created armies made up of part-time soldiers known as these...
What are hoplites?
This famous temple in Athens honors the Greek Goddess Athena.
What is the Parthenon?
This Roman governing body was made up of Roman officials that advised the republic.
What is the Senate?
The Roman Emperor Constantine issues this order legalizing Christianity.
What is the Edict in Milan?
This geographical feature encouraged Greek trade with neighboring societies.
What is mountains?
This type of government allows citizens to vote directly on government decisions.
What is a direct democracy?
This type of Greek drama focused on suffering and serious events.
What is a tragedy.
This is the eastern half of the Roman Empire.
What is the Byzantine Empire?
Named after a Roman Emperor, this is the renamed capital city of the Byzantine empire.
What is Constantinople?
Widespread civil unrest allowed these people to gain power by force.
What are Tyrants?
What is oligarchy, aristocracy, monarchy, and direct democracy.
These two Greek officials instituted social reforms that changed Greek society...
Who are Solon and Pericles?
This Roman General used his wealth to gain loyalty and trust of the poor and build private armies.
Who is Julius Caesar.
This Roman Emperor divided the Roman Empire into eastern and western halves.
Who is Diocletian.