Religion/Philosophy
What were Roman gods named after?
What were the Peloponnesian Wars?
A civil war between Athens and Sparta
The two main cities in Greece.
Athens and Sparta
What sea borders both Greece and Rome?
The Mediterranean Sea
What kind of government did Athens have? Double points if you get the EXACT type of government.
Name 5 Greek Gods
Answers will vary
Augustus Caesar was Romes first ______
Emperor
What country did Greece consider their biggest "enemy" or threat?
Persia
What mountain range lay north of Rome?
The Italian Alps
Name the 3 Roman social classes.
Patricians
Plebians
Slaves
What major religion was birthed in Rome?
Christianity
Alexander the Great spread what kind of culture to the known world?
Hellenistic (Greek) Culture
Where or why did Julius Caesar gain fame?
His crazy military victory in Gaul (France) when he defeated an army of 200k with his army of about 40k
What river did Ancient Rome sit on?
The Tiber River
Name the 3 branches of the Roman government?
Executive
Judicial
Legislative
Name 2/3 of the most famous Greek Philosophers. Double points if you can name all 3
Socrates
Aristotle
Plato
What people ended up being the reason the western Roman Empire fell? Bonus points if you can give me SPECIFIC names.
What was the capital of the EASTERN Roman Empire?
Constantinople
What other sea did Athens have access to?
The Aegean Sea
What kind of government did Sparta mostly follow?
An Oligarchy
What was the most famous religious holiday in Rome that happened in December?
Saturnalia
What were enslaved people in Sparta called?
Helots
The Punic Wars was a series of wars between Rome and WHO?
Carthage
What was the land called that Sparta was on?
The Peloponnesian Peninsula
What was the long period of time Rome was at peace known as?
The Pax Romana