The Persian & Peloponnesian Wars
Greek & Roman Government
Important Persons
Geography
Mystery
100

Name three members of the Peloponnesian League.

1) Sparta

2) Corinth

3) Elis

4) Tegea

100

This governmental office was only held for six-month periods during times of emergency in ancient Rome

Dictator

100

The first emperor of Rome

Octavian (Caesar Augustus)

100

The difficult terrain of these two geographical features was beneficial for defense purposes in ancient Rome

Mountains & Hills

100

This Roman socio-political class was composed of members of the landowning aristocracy

Patricians

200

The Persian Wars: The Greek's victory at this battle was largely due to their clever use of geography and the Athenian navy

Battle of Salamis

200

True or False: Parties in the ancient Greek "People's Courts" had the assistance of legal counsel.

False

200

The Roman politician who led the Senate in assassinating Julius Caesar

Marcus Junius Brutus

200

These two geographical features were beneficial for trading purposes in ancient Rome

Rivers & Coastal Access

200

The term for a military leader in ancient Greece

Strategos (Plural: Strategoi)

300

The Persian Wars: The Persian victory at this battle centered around a secret mountain pass

Battle of Thermopylae

300

This governmental body voted on laws and policies in ancient Greece

The Assembly (Ekklesia)

300

Alongside a grand military legacy, this Athenian general commissioned prominent public works on the Acropolis and instituted numerous governmental reforms, including promoting freedom of speech

Pericles

300

Name one of the two islands off the coast of the Italian peninsula.

Sicily & Sardinia

300

This military formation, perfected under Philip II of Macdeon, was instrumental in Alexander the Great's successful conquest of Persia

Phalanx

400

During the Peloponnesian Wars, this structure allowed the city of Athens to continually be resupplied by sea via the port of Piraeus

The Long Walls

400

The passage of this law made resolutions from the Plebeian Council binding on all citizens

Lex Hortensia

400

Not Julius Caesar or Pompey, this Roman military general was the third member of the First Triumvirate

Marcus Licinius Crassus

400

Bridging Europe and Asia, this narrow sea channel played a prominent role in both the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars, as well as the conquests of Alexander the Great

Hellespont

400

Arising in a former Greek territory that had been conquered by Persia, this event served as the catalyst for the Persian Wars

The Ionian Revolt

500

The final battle of the Peloponnesian Wars, in which Sparta achieved total victory, was fought at this location

Aegospotami

500

For most of Rome's Republican period, this governmental body was responsible for the appointment of Senators

Censors

500

Not having started the Persian Wars, this Persian ruler still fought most of its battles after his father's death

King Xerxes I

500

Name two of Rome's seven hills.

1) Aventine

2) Caelian

3) Capitoline

4) Esquiline

5) Palatine

6) Quirinal

7) Viminal

500

Name the three members of the Second Triumvirate.

1) Octavian

2) Mark Antony

3) Marcus Lepidus