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Definitions
Why do we owe the Greeks and Romans for...
100

The ancient Greek word for city-state

What is polis
100

What is the Socratic Method?

a question-and-answer system of learning

100

Pax Romana

A long period of peace and stability


100

The Greek and Roman language

A lot of our language is based off of the Greek and Roman language

200

The name of the group that voted to determine government policy in ancient ATHENS?

What is the Assembly?

200

What was Rome's chief governing body?

The Senate

200

Pagan 

Related to the worship of gods and goddesses

200

Roman structure of government

Republics

300

Who could be citizens of Athens?

any male adult who was not enslaved and who had two Athenian parents

300

What was one of Plato's goals of philosophy?

the perfect forms of life in the ideal state -- idealism

300

Classical

In the style of ancient Greece or Rome

300

Athenian legal system

Juries, judges, and the court system

400

What was an important Greek building, a temple to honor Athena, called?

Acropolis

400

Why is Caesar Augustus considered one of Rome’s greatest leaders?

He established the Pax Romana, conquered Gaul, and made christianity a legal religion

400

Hellenistic

Any civilization that adopted the culture of ancient Greece

400

Roman and greek architecture

Columns, arches, and cement

500

Why was the Delian League established by Greek city-states?

to defend themselves against any future Persian invasions

500

Which of the following did Hannibal not do during the Second Punic War?

  1. raid Saguntum

  2. attack Rome by land

  3. trek across the Alps

  4. sail across the Mediterranean Sea to Italy

Sail across the mediterranean sea to Italy

500

Sophist

A type of philosopher in ancient Greece

500

Roman and Greek storytellers

The concept of Tragedy and Comedy