Rome and Greece
Vocabulary
Past Knowledge
Europe
Mr. Spencer/Mr. C
100

What is the name of the great arena in the center of Rome? 

What is the Colosseum? 

100

What is the name of an average Roman citizen?

What is a plebeian?

100

What is the name of the first organized civilization?

What is Mesopotamia?

100

What is the name of the time period with large technological and manufacturing development?

What is the Industrial Revolution?

100

How many kids does Mr. Spencer have?

Three 

200

What ancient Greek city state was best defined by their nature as warriors?

What was Sparta?

200

What is a piece of land surrounded on three sides by water called?

What is a peninsula?

200

What is the name of the river that runs through Egypt?

What is the Nile River?

200

What are the main crops grown in many European countries?

What are grains, grapes, and olives?

200

What is Mr. C's actual last name? 

Caro 

300

Which sea does the Greek civilization surround?

What is the Aegean Sea?

300

What is the name of a large estate that functioned as a small village?

What is a manor?

300

What is it called when you believe in multiple gods?

What is polytheism (polytheistic)?

300

What industry was focused on consumers in Great Britain and started the Industrial Revolution?

What is the textile industry?

300

Where did Mr. Spencer and Mr. C go to middle school? 

Brentwood Middle School
400

What were the three main social classes in ancient Rome?

What are the patricians, plebeians, and slaves?

400

What form of government elects representatives to make decisions for a country?

What is a republic?

400

What are the names of the two rivers that surrounded Mesopotamia?

What are the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?

400

What was put on kids during work in the Industrial Revolution?

What are chains?

400

What song does Mr. Spencer typically sing in class? 

Shot down in the blades of glory by Bon Jovi

500

What was the name of the holy war that was fought between the Christians and the Muslims?

What were the Crusades?

500

What is the name of the coastal valleys are carved out of the landscape by slow moving glaciers?

What are Fjords?

500

What does G.R.A.P.E.S. stand for?

What is geography, religion, achievements, politics, economics, social structure?

500

Which continent have we learn about that was colonized by Europe?

What is Africa?  

500

What restaurant do Mr. Spencer and Mr. C go to for lunch a lot?! 

$1.50 a scoop