Famous Greeks and Romans
_______________ were a type of Greek architecture found in many buildings in the U.S. capitol.
What are columns?
_____________ is considered the birthplace of democratic government.
What is Athens?
Greeks created plays called ____________ and _____________.
What are tragedies and comedies?
_____________ were the social class that held office in the Early Roman Republic and held all the power.
What are Patricians?
He was the main student of Plato and studied science as well as philosophy and taught Alexander the Great.
Who is Aristotle?
This group of people created laws that were proposed by a council and then a majority had to vote for it.
Who are the Athenians?
A type of literature that pokes fun of human weakness.
What is satire?
A period of peace was started by Augustus in Rome that lasted 200 years.
What is Paxa Romana?
___________ ___________ was a curved ceiling made with rows of arches.
The Republic for Rome was a form of this type of democracy.
What is representative?
This type of literature was a poem that expresses strong emotion about life.
What is an ode?
It was a building in Rome used for public entertainment, such as gladiator fights.
What is a Colosseum?
He was sentenced to death for his teachings in Athens and was considered the "father of philosophy".
Who is Socrates?
______________ connected the Roman Empire was considered a foundation for how they were built in the future? "All _____________ led to Rome”.
What are roads?
__________ and ________ is a complex government structure to prevent any one group or body from developing too much power.
What are checks and balances?
Is a narrative poem that centers around a goddess, god, or hero.
What is an epic poem?
A person who fought for human entertainment.
What is a gladiator?
He developed the Pythagorean Theorem for math.
Who is Pythagorus?
_________________ is an architectural achievement, where a rounded vault formed the roof of a building or structure, typically with a circular base.
What is a dome?
Rome used a dictator during The Republic by choosing a person to rule Rome with absolute power for a short period of time during ____________.
It is a story that explains a group of people's traditions, customs, or how something came into being.
What is a myth?
It was a human-made channel that carries water long distances; from the country into the city.
What is an aqueduct?