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Where did the first Olympic games take place?
Olympia, Greece
What was the goal of Spartan education?
create strong soldiers
What is the name of the river along which the early settlers established the city of Rome?
Tiber River
What is the Italian peninsula shaped like?
a boot
What are the names of the mountain ranges in Italy?
Alps and Appeninne
Where did the Greek gods live?
Mt. Olympus
How long did the Persian Wars last?
10 years
How many senators were there, and how long did they serve?
300, for life
Who fought in the Punic Wars?
Rome and Carthage
Who won all three Punic Wars?
Rome
What is the name of the peninsula where Greece was located?
Pelopponesus
List 3 famous Greek philosophers
Socrates, Plato, Aristotle
Three branches of the Roman Republic
Consuls, Senate, Assembly
Names of the two social classes
Patricians and Plebeians
Why did Julius Caesar march on Rome?
Senate ordered him to disband his army
What city first developed democracy?
Athens
How did Athens break the truce in the Peloponnesian War?
Attacked Sicily
What types of events were held in the Colosseum?
Gladiator contests and chariot races
Who was the famous General from Carthage who was in charge during the 2nd Punic War?
Hannibal
What enabled Christians to carry the gospel to many parts of the world?
Roman roads
List the three seas that surrounded ancient Greece.
1. Aegean
2. Ionian
3. Meditteranean
List at least three major Greek achievements.
Examples: epics, drama, comedies, tragedies, fables, machines, pulleys, Pythagorean theorem, Hippocrates, earth revolves around the sun, Parthenon, 3 types of columns, etc.
Explain how plebeians went from having no rights to equality in government.
At first, plebeians had no political power, so they protested by refusing to serve in the army. Over time, they gained rights such as electing tribunes, having laws written in the Twelve Tables, and eventually holding important offices, which led to equality with the patricians.
What did Epicureans believe about life after death?
There is no existence after death
Why was Stoicism popular among Roman soldiers?
It emphasized courage, duty, and self-control