Ancient Greece & Rome

Greek or Roman Gods

100

Zeus

Greek; god of Lightning, the Heavens, and king of the gods 

200

Minerva

Roman; goddess of wisdom

300

Artemis

Greek; goddess of the hunt

400

Vulcan

Roman; god of the forge (fire)

500

Demeter 

Greek; goddess of the harvest, farming, and protector of pregnant women

Ancient Greece

100

Greek form of government, where all male land holding citizens could vote

What is democracy

200

This form of ruler is known as being someone who takes control by force and rules alone.

Tyrant

300

Greek author who wrote the Iliad and other epics.

Who is Homer

400

War between Sparta and Athens.

What is the Peloponnesian War

500

These two early Greek civilizations were the start of the Greeks' history.

Minoans and Myceneans 

Ancient Rome

100

This word means to make a conquered area of land more like Roman society.

Romanize

200

Wealthy, landowning social class in ancient Rome. At one time, they were the only ones allowed to be Roman officials.

Patricians.

300

Rome's form of government where citizens elected officials to rule before it became an empire

Republic

400

Form of government that has three distinct or separate parts that work together to make decisions

Tripartite 

500

This son of a general dedicated his life to the Roman army, and was banished from Rome because of it

Hannibal

All About Greece and Rome

100

Roman emperor after Caesar whose goal was to avenge his death and turn Rome into an empire.

Octavian

200

The first dictator to take over Rome. Helped improve quality of life and greatly increased Rome's empire. Was assassinated.

Who is Julius Caesar

300

Name given to Roman officials who were elected to serve as leader of the government. There were 2 elected each term, so one individual would not get more power than the other.

Who are Consuls

400

Name for the series of wars Rome fought against Carthage.

The Punic Wars

500

Explain the difference between a direct and representative democracy.

Direct: citizens vote for every election and their votes are individually counted

Representative: a chosen person makes decisions on behalf of a group of people

Random

100

This landform that Rome was located on means an area of land that is surrounded by water on three sides.

Peninsula

200

Define the word "heir".

A person that receives money or property of a person who has died. The "next in line" for power.

300

Greek plays were put into two general categories: _____________ and _____________.

Comedies and Tragedies

400

In ancient Greece, these were known as slavelike workers owned by the leaders of Sparta.

Helots

500

These elected leaders of ancient Rome could veto any law they thought was unfair to the plebeians.

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