People
Byzantine
Wars
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Study Guide Grab Bag
100
She was the final pharaoh of Egypt and was known for bringing economic stability and curbing corruption in her empire
Cleopatra
100
Greatest leader of the Byzantine Empire
Justinian
100
This man led elephants through the Alps in the 2nd Punic War against Rome
Hannibal
100
Rome was known for creating these, which helped increase safe trade and dispatched legions faster
Roads
100
This power was held by consul members to block a law the other was going to pass in order to balance their power
Veto
200
He is considered to be the father of historical writing, despite his biases on the Persian War
Herodotus
200
Capital city of the Byzantine Empire
Constantinople
200
The Greek war of unification was fought between
Greek City-States & Persia
200
This theory of space suggests that the sun is at the center of the solar system, and was discovered by Aristarchus
Heliocentric
200
Athenian democratic procedure in which any citizen could be expelled from the city-state of Athens for ten years.
Ostracism
300
He is the founder of Geometry
Euclid
300
This structure
Hagia Sophia
300
The cause of most Athenian deaths in the Peloponnesian War?
Plague
300
Still recited by doctors today, this is a pledge taken to protect patients, their secrets, and do what is medically best for them. It is named after the Greek scientist and father of medicine
Hippocratic Oath
300
This man split the Roman empire in two based on the languages practiced in it.
Diocletian
400
Father to Alexander the Great, he was the one to conquer the Greek Peninsula
Phillip II
400
This small body of water is crucial for trade and connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea
Bosporus Strait
400
This was the Persian War battle where 300 Spartans (and others) held a pass to allow for Greek troops to escape from the Persian Immortals and other military
Battle of Thermopylae
400
What were the two genres of theatre in Ancient Greece?
Comedy and Tragedy
400
This man wrote of the Peloponnesian Wars and was regarded as very accurate in his tellings
Thucydides
500
The Roman Emperor who is considered to be the one who started the decline of Rome
Commodus
500
Written language givers to the Russian people
Cyril and Methodius
500
The final naval battle of the Persian Wars
Battle of Salamis
500
Not the colosseum, but this massive sports arena featured chariot races and other events
Circus Maximus
500
The legend of Alexander was helped when he solved this complex task
The Gordian Knot
600
This man started the tradition of selecting an heir for Roman Empire
Nerva
600
A person who breaks religious statues & other images
Iconoclast
600
The Byzantine rebellion between the Greens and the Blues
Nika Rebellion
600
Building material invented by the Romans that allowed them to build taller and more sturdy buildings
Concrete
600
Draco, Cleisthenes, and Solon
What are tyrants of Athens