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Geography
Greek Mythology
Gov't
Sparta & Athens
Roman Empire
100
A piece of land surrounded by water on three side.
What is a Peninsula?
100
The king of the gods.
Who is Zeus?
100
A type of government where all citizens get a vote or say in the decisions made.
What is democracy?
100
Education was very important in this city.
What is Athens?
100
One of the most influential empires to have ever existed.
What is the Roman Empire?
200
Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, Mediterranean Sea
What are the three large bodies that surround Greece?
200
Belief in more than one god.
What is polytheism?
200
A type of government that is led by a few people.
What is an oligarchy?
200
Physical strength and athletics was really important here.
What is Sparta?
200
Augustus
Who was the first emperor after the fall of the Republic?
300
A tiny village along the banks of the Tiber River.
What was Rome?
300
Mount Olympus
Where did the greek gods live?
300
A type of government in which citizens are allowed to vote for their leaders.
What is a republic?
300
Slaves, women and non-citizens (immigrants).
Who could not vote in Athens?
300
A two-hundred-year period of peace and prosperity in Roman history.
What is the Pax Romana?
400
A city that acts like a country.
What is a city-state?
400
A huge horse made of wood where greek soldiers hid inside of.
What is the Trojan Horse?
400
Wealthy Romans who could voted.
Who are the patricians?
400
A war between the Greek city-states of Athens and Sparta that resulted in the weakening of both city-states, even though Sparta won.
What is the Peloponnesian War?
400
Rome had too many people, the taxes rose, and invasions happened.
What caused the decline of Rome?
500
Europe
What continent are Greece and Rome (Italy) on?
500
The daughter of Demeter, the goddess of the harvest, who spend 6 months in the underworld and 6 months above ground.
Who is Persephone?
500
Merchants, artists, and farmers.
Who were the Plebeians?
500
27 years.
How long was the Peloponnesian War?
500
Italian, Spanish, French, Portuguese, and Romanian
What are languages that come from Latin?