Some of the people who settled on the Greek mainland around 2000 B.C. were later known as ____________, named from their leading city, Mycenae.
Who were Mycenaens
100
In 431 B.C., Sparta declared war against Athens starting the __________________, which would last for 27 years.
What is the Peloponnesian War
100
The mastermind behind the Second War was a Carthaginian general named _______________.
Who is Hannibal
100
Why was Greece so equally conquered by Macedonia?
After the Peloponesia War between Sparta and Athens, Greece was divided and weak, making it easy for Macedonia to conquer it.
100
During the Pax Romana, Rome's population dwindled, trade decreased, and the government was unstable. True or False?
False
200
Greeks during this time learned of the Trojan War through oral stories. The most famous storyteller was a blind man named __________. He composed the epic poems The Illiad and The Odyssey.
Who was Homer
200
King Philip's son took the throne of Macedonia and after 13 years of victories and accomplishments, became known as _________________.
What is Alexander the Great
200
Eventually an ambitious and daring leader, ______________, emerged to bring order to Rome.
Who is Julius Ceasar
200
Why was sea travel so important to early Greece?
-Important transportation and for Greece.
-Linked different parts of Greece.
-Opened up much needed trade routs.
-Connected Greece with other societies.
200
The Western Roman Empire fell because of all of the following except...
I. Worsening internal problems
II. Invasions (Germanic tribes, Huns)
III. Alexander the Great invaded
III. Alexander the Great invaded
300
To subside the power struggle between rich and poor, Athenians made reforms including trying to create a __________, or rule by the people.
What is Democracy
300
In the early republic, different groups of Romans struggled for power. One group was the ___________________, the aristocratic landowners who held most of the power.
What is Patricians
300
In A.D. 284, __________________, a strong-willed army leader became the new emperor of Rome. He restored order in the empire and increased its strength
What is Diocletian
300
What were the consequences of the Persian Wars?
-All Greek city-states felt new sense of confidence and freedom
-Creaty Delia League
-Creativity in Athens
300
True or False: The Roman Empire's most lasting and wide spread cultural legacy was it's system of law.
True
400
Around 725 B.C., Sparta conquered Messenia and forced the peasants, called _____________, to stay on the land and work, giving Sparta half pf their yearly crop.
Who are Helots
400
Rome had two officials called ___________. Like kings, they commanded the army and directed government.
What is Consuls
400
The best examples of Roman painting are found in the Roman town of __________________.
What is Pompeii
400
Name the three main parts of government under the Roman republic.
2 consults, Senate, and assembly
400
Romans were some of the first people to create/invent and use concrete. True or False?
True
500
The ________________, between Greece and the Persian Empire began around 520 B.C. when the Persians conquered Iona, on the coast of Anatolia, which the Greeks had long settled.
What is Persian Wars
500
The _______________ was the aristocratic branch of Rome's government. It had both legislative and administrative functions in the republic.
What is the Senate
500
In 444 the Huns united for the first time under a powerful chieftain named ________________________.
Attila
500
What capital city did Alexander The Great establish?
Alexandria
500
Who was the first Roman Emperor to accept Christianity?