Government
A government in which the people elect representatives who vote and decide on laws.
What is a Republic?
The various city-states in Greece united to fight Athens, this war lasted for 27 years
What is the Peloponnesian War?
What is a city-state?
Rome was founded in this year
What is 753 BCE?
He became the leader of Greece after the death of his father, he went on to have the largest Empire in the Ancient World
Who is Alexander the Great?
In Athens, all free men had a say in how the city was run, this rule by the people was known as...
What is democracy?
By 338 BCE, this man had conquered all of Greece
Who was King Phillip II of Macedonia?
These were two of the most important city-states in Greece
What are Athens and Sparta?
What is a gladiator?
This Emperor made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire after the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in 312 CE
Who is Constantine I?
In the Roman Republic, these were the highest-ranking officials
Who are consuls?
This famous battle gets its name from the messenger who ran to Athens to deliver news of victory
What is The Battle of Marathon?
This competition was the most important in Greece. It was held every 4 years.
What are the Olympics?
These are the two types of people in the Roman Republic: one is an aristocrat, the other is a commoner
What are Patricians and Plebeians?
This Greek is known as "The Father of History."
Who is Herodotus?
This man became the first official Emperor of Rome in 27 BCE
Who is Caesar Augustus?
Heavily armored foot soldiers, who were the most important part of a Greek army
Who are hoplites?
The period of 500 BCE- 350 BCE is known as the
What is The Classical Period?
This giant amphitheater in Rome housed chariot races, gladiator fights, and sea battles
What is The Colosseum?
These brothers tried to help the poor and were killed for it. Their deaths led to war.
Who are the Gracchi Brothers?
In Athenian democracy, these three types of people were not allowed to vote
Who are women, foreigners, and slaves?
This man fought a war with Marc Antony and Cleopatra to seize control and start an Empire
The Greeks were united by these four things, even though they were individual city-states
What is a shared language, culture, religion, and history?
Christianity was made the official religion of Rome, and at this council in 325 CE, the Arian controversy was dealt with, along with establishing Christian doctrine
What is the Council of Nicaea?
This leader was killed on the Ides of March in the Senate after he declared himself "dictator for life."
Who is Julius Caesar?