Government & Leaders
The main governing body of Rome
What is the Senate?
Truth was most important to this philosopher, Plato's student.
Who is Aristotle?
Not only did this leader start Rome's civil war, but he was so power thirsty that he forced the Senate make him dictator for life! (Which only lasted another month)
Who is Julius Caesar?
Athens' main rival.
What is Sparta?
The adjective that relates to the worship of many gods or goddesses
What is pagan?
This person had to be male, at least 18 years old, not enslaved, and have two Athenian parents?
Who is a citizen of Athens?
A method of learning through a series of questions.
What is the Socratic Method?
Caesar Augustus established this long period of peace lasting almost 200 years!
What is the Pax Romana?
The ancient greek word for city-state.
What is polis?
The Olympic Games began as a religious festival to honor this "person".
Who is Zeus?
A member of Ancient Rome's highest social class
What is a patrician?
This philosopher wrote The Republic which describes the ideal (or perfect) state.
Who is Plato?
This city-state won the Peloponnesian War
What is Sparta?
The Spartans highly believed this type of culture.
What is military culture?
Emperor Constatine signed this in 313 CE which made Christianity a legal religion in the Roman Empire.
What is the Edict of Milan?
In ancient Athens, the Assembly could vote to send a person away from the city
What is ostracize?
In ancient Greece any teacher of philosophy and rhetoric
What is a sophist?
Hannibal's raid on this city marked the beginning of the Second Punic War.
What is Saguntum?
Greek city-states established this league to defend themselves against any future Persian invasions.
What is the Delian League?
The eastern part of the Roman Empire became known as this.
What is the Byzantine Empire?
In ancient Athens, this group voted for government policy.
What is the Assembly?
Sophocles, Euripides, and Aeschylus were major Athenian...
What are dramatists?
This guy like to conquer everything...Greece, the Persian Empire, and the Middle East.
Who is Alexander the Great?
This temple was built to honor the goddess Athena
What is the Parthenon?
This man was said to have written the epic poems, The Iliad and The Odyssey - still widely read today!
Who is Homer?