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100
True or False: Greece is a very mountainous, rocky country by the sea?
What is true.
100
Ancient Greece was divided into several ________________.
What are city-states.
100
These games began in ancient Greece and are still used today.
What are the Olympics
100
This was used by the ancient Romans to sweeten their food.
What is honey.
100
Greeks specialized in __________________________ because they were surrounded by water.
What is shipbuilding.
200
What physical characteristics of Rome made it safe from attack?
List at least one: Build on many hills, Inland (not located directly on the sea)
200
True or False: All people of Greece and Rome could vote on laws
What is false. In both civilizations, women and slaves were not citizens. In Rome, citizens elected representatives to make laws.
200
Structures used in Greek and Roman buildings for support.
What are columns and arches
200
This thin strip of land which connects the mainland (Athens) to the southern city-state of ancient Greece (Sparta).
What is Peloponnesus
200
Greeks relied on Egypitans for timber, gold and slaves. The Egyptians relied on the Greeks for pottery, wine and olive oil. This is an example of ______________________
What is interdependence.
300
A piece of land surrounded by water on 3 sides.
What is a peninsula.
300
The government in Athens was this type of democracy.
What is a direct democracy.
300
In Ancient Greece, this type of art showed pictures of daily life.
What is pottery and/or mosaics.
300
Differences between ancient Roman and Greek scupltures
Greek statues - perfect bodies, muscular, smooth faces Roman statues - realistic and detailed, included some flaws
300
The ancient Romans adapted to their environment by planting crops here.
What is on hillsides and in valleys along rivers.
400
3 bodies of water that surround Greece.
What are Mediterranean Sea, Aegean Sea and Ionian Sea.
400
Ancient Rome established what type of government?
What is a representative democracy.
400
This ancient Roman building was used mostly for gladiator fights and wild animal hunts
What is the Collosseum
400
This Greek building honored the goddess Athena
What is the Parthenon
400
This farming technique was used by the ancient Romans since rich soil was scarce. This technique was also used in other ancient civilizations.
What is crop rotation
500
In what country is Rome?
What is Italy
500
Similarities between the governments of ancient Rome and the US today.
What are (list at least one): Senators and Representatives are elected, Senators are part of the Senate, Senators and Representatives make laws, there are three branches of government
500
These structures transported water in ancient Rome.
What are aquaducts
500
In ancient Greece, this was the purpose of the Olympics
What is to honor the god Zeus
500
Why did the ancient Romans build roads throughout their empire?
To connect cities and regions. The roads allowed the armies to ge tfrom place to place more easily and quickly. They were also useful for trading.