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100
Why are the governments of Greece and Rome important to the U.S. today?
They helped shape the government of the U.S.
100
What Greek word for city-state is __________.
polis
100
What is the name of the major sporting event that took place in Greece?
Olympics
100
Julius Caesar was a _________.
dictator
100
Why were the Romans afraid of Christians?
They were afraid the Christians would have a political revolution and overthrow the government.
200
What is one way Egypt and Greece were similar?
They developed around a body of water.
200
__________ was a military state.
Sparta
200
The city of Rome is located in which country?
Italy
200
Why did the Senate begin to dislike Julius Caesar?
Julius Caesar was gaining too much power.
200
________________ eventually became Rome’s official religion.
Christianity
300
What is one way Egypt and Greece were different?
Egypt had good farmland, Greece did not.
300
__________ won the Peloponnesian War.
Sparta
300
What did ancient Romans build in order to bring fresh water and remove waste from their cities?
aqueducts
300
What happened that caused Julius Caesar to no longer be in control?
He was assassinated.
300
Christians believed that ________________ was their savior.
Jesus
400
Athens and Sparta existed in which civilization?
Greece
400
__________ grew in Athens.
Art Architecture Philosophy
400
Which sentence is FALSE about ancient Romans? a. They gathered in the forum to buy and sell goods. b. They often watched chariot races in the Colosseum. c. They created a republic that lasted for hundreds of years. d. They elected gods and goddesses to run their government.
They elected gods and goddesses to run their government.
400
All of Augustus’ power came from _____________.
the Senate
400
What marked the beginning of the fall of the Roman Empire?
Rome was split into the East and West
500
Greece is made up of __________.
a mountainous peninsula and many small islands
500
What type of government did Athens have?
democracy
500
Who were plebeians?
common people
500
Augustus became Rome’s first __________.
emperor
500
The _____________ Roman Empire grew weak because of constant invasions from Germanic tribes.
Western