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Athens
Greco-Persian War
Peloponnesian War & Alexander the Great
Rome Republic & Roman Empire
Punic Wars
100

Explain Draco's Law.

The punishment did not fit the crime. 

100
Why did King Darius of Persia want to conquer Greece? 
The Greeks helped his subjects rebel against him. 
100

Why were the Spartans jealous of the Athenians? 

They had a fleet of boats and their city was beautiful. 

100

Name the two Roman classes. 

1. Patricians - wealthy citizens

2. Plebeians -  poor and uneducated people

100

What does "Punic" mean? 

It means Phoenicians. 

200

Who was Socrates? 

A moral philosopher who sought what is right. 

200

What did Athens and Sparta refuse to give King Darius's messenger? 

Earth and Water

200

How long did the Peloponnesian War last? 

27 years

200
Who was the last king of Rome? Why did the poor of Rome drive him out of the city? 

1.King Tarquin

2. He would not let the plebeians vote. 

200

In the second Punic War, how did the Carthaginians plan to conquer Rome? 

To go through Spain and north Italy to Rome. 
300
After Draco, Who wrote a new set of laws for Athens?

Solon

300

After the Greeks won the Battle of Marathon, Pheidippides ran back to Athens to deliver the news. How many miles did he have to run? 

26 Miles

300

After observing the Peloponnesian War, what did King Phillip scheme to do? 

1. Bring Greece under his rule. 

2. Punish  Persian for invasion 150 years ago. 

300

Who was Cininnatus? Why is he admired? 

1. A Roman farmer who left his farm to serve as dictator. 

2. Although the people wanted to make him king, he went back to his farm. 

300

Name the Carthaginian General who crossed the Alps into Italy with elephants. 

Hannible

400

Name the "Father of History." 

Herodotus 

400

What did Themistocles urge the Athenians to build after the 1st Greco-Persian War? 

boats

400

What did the Oracle say about the Gordion Knot? What did Alexander do to the knot? 

1. The oracle said whoever undoes the knot will conquer Persia. 

2. Alexander cut the knot. 

400

True or False

Julius Caesar conquered land for Rome in the east. 

False

400

How did Rome respond to the Hannibal's attack? 

They decided to attack Rome. 

500

Who was Phidias? 

A famous artist who sculpted the statues of Athena and Zeus. 

500

Explain what happened at the Battle of Thermopylae and the Battle of Salmis. 

1. Battle of Thermopylae - The Spartans fought to the death to defend the pass. 

2. Battle of Salamis - The Greeks tricked the Persians with false information and defeated them.

500
Explain how Alexander was a great teacher? 

He spread Greek culture 

1. Greek language

2. Greek books 

3. Greek Art

4. Greek Philosophy

500

Why did Shakespeare consider Brutus to the most "noble Roman"? 

He saved the Republic from a King. 

500

What did the Romans do to Carthage after the 3rd Punic War? 

They burned the city and put salt in the ground to prevent the growth of plants.