Ionian Greek philosopher, mathematician, and founder of religious movement called Pythagoreanism best known from the Pythagorean theorem.
Who is Pythagoras?
100
One of the cities founded by and named for Alexander the Great; site of ancient Mediterranean’s greatest library; center of literary studies.
What is Alexandria?
100
Alexander the Great forged a military empire that conquested and spread Greek cultural influence
What started the Hellenistic period?
100
A civil war between two generals
What started Julius' Caesar's rule?
100
Means city in greek. Term used to name city state in Greece from 400-800 BC
What is Polis?
200
Known as Galen of Pergamon. Physician, surgeon, and philosopher. Contributed to many scientific accomplishments in: anatomy, physiology, pathology, pharmacology, neurology, philosophy, and logic.
Who is Galen?
200
Originally a Phoenician colony in northern Africa; became a major port and commercial power in the western Mediterranean; fought the Punic Wars with Rome for dominance of the western Mediterranean.
What is Carthage?
200
Peloponnesian Wars between Athens and Sparta
What started a decline of Greece?
200
Wars from 431 to 404 B.C.E. between Athens and Sparta for dominance in southern Greece; resulted in Spartan victory but failure to achieve political unification of Greece.
What are the Peloponnesian Wars?
200
One of the Pan-Hellenic rituals observed by all Greek city-states; involved athletic competitions and ritual celebrations.
What are the Olympic Games?
300
First emperor of the Rome Empire. He ruled from 27 BC to 14 AD.
Who is Augustus Caesar?
300
Losing side of Peloponnesian Wars
What is Athens?
300
During the high point in 5th century BCE
When was Athens governed by Pericles?
300
The balanced constitution of Rome from c. 510 to 47 B.C.E.; featured an aristocratic Senate, a panel of magistrates, and several popular assemblies.
What is the Roman Republic?
300
Form of government in ancient Greece where tyrants were cruel and terrible leaders.
What is Tyranny?
400
Was a Punic Carthaginian military commander in 182 BC. He won three key battles which included Trebia, Trasimene, and Cannae.
Who is Hannibal?
400
Winning side of the Peloponnesian Wars
What is Sparta?
400
Alexander the Great's conquest
What started the expansion of Greece?
400
Rome defeated Carthage
What happened during the Punic Wars?
400
A political system in which the people do not elect representatives to vote on themselves but vote on legislation and executive bills in their own right. So people do not elect leaders but vote on laws instead.
What is Direct Democracy?
500
Ruled Macedon from 359 to 336 B.C.E.; founder of centralized kingdom; later conquered rest of Greece, which, which was subjected to Macedonian authority.
Who is Philip II of Macedon
500
Place of Indo-European people, like the Aryan conquerors of India, who took over the peninsula by 1700 BCE.
What is Greece?
500
Around 800 BCE
When were dynamic city-states formed?
500
Roughly 200 years
What is the duration of the Roman Empire?
500
Animist religion that saw material existence as battle between forces of good and evil; stressed the importance of moral choice; righteous lived on after death in “House of Song”; chief religion of Persian empire.