| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Which people emphasized duty, strength, and discipline? | Spartans |
| Who preserved and spread aspects of the Minoan culture? | Mycenaeans |
| Who moved into the Greek world and reigned for about 400 years and left no written record? | Dorians |
| Blind story teller who is known for his epics. | Homer |
| Runs back to tell the Athenians of the victory at Marathon. | Pheidippides |
| Who estimated the value of pi? | Archimedes |
| What battle formation produced the most powerful fighting force in the ancient world? | phalanx |
| Where are the Olympic games held? | Olympia |
| Sparta's declaration of war against Athens began which war? | Peloponnesian |
| Who built an empire that stretched to India? | Diocletian |
| Which Roman ruler held the title of dictator or absolute ruler at the time of his assassination by members of the Senate? | Julius Caesar |
| Which Christian leader wrote letters that formed the Epistles of the New Testament to groups of believers? | Paul |
| Who moved the capital of the Roman Empire from Rome to Byzantium? | Constantine |
| The Huns were united under this leader. | Attila |
| First 4 books of the NT. | gospels |
| What were Rome's military forces called? | legions |
| Which emperor divided the empire into Greek-speaking East and Latin-speaking West? | Diocletian |
| What was the period of peace and prosperity that lasted 207 years? | Pax Romana |
| Who is considered to be the first pope of the Christian Church? | Peter |
| The indo-Europeans who developed in Greece are called what? | Mycenaeans |
| The battle of Troy is fought between what 2 groups? | Trojans and Greeks |
| One of Homer's greatest epic poems was called what? | the IIiad |
| Which Athenian leader develops a legal code that says all people are equal under one law? | Draco |
| Which of the following fought in the Peloponnesian War? | Athens and Sparta |
| What Athenian leader brings about the concept? of citizens arrest | Solon |
| Cleisthenes is known for creating what? | Council of 500 |
| Which cultures was not represented in the cultural blend of Hellenistic culture? | Chinese |
| What did Athens and Sparta have in common? | They were both city-states |
| What were the 3 goals of Pericles? | Strengthen Athenian govt and empire, and glorify Athens |
| In which forms of govt was rule based at least partially on wealth? | aristocracy and oliogarchy |
| Which form of govt does not involve rule by a group? | monarchy |
| How did govt inAthens evolve? | From an aristocracy to a democracy |
| Which form of govt was the earliest in this region? | monarchy |
| The trimvirate of Julius Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey ruled Rome for 10 years before what? | Caesar and Pompey clashed and went to war. |
| Philosopher Zeno founded the school of philosophy called what? | Stoicism |
| After the Romans drove the last Etruscan monarch from power, they established a republic, a government which___? | power rests with citizens who have the right to select their leaders. |
| Roman rulers opposed Christianity because Christians ___. | would not worship Roman gods. |
| The Punic Wars are fought between who? | Rome and Carthage |
| As a result of 207 years of Pax Romana, the Roman Empire___. | experiences peace and prosperity |
| Under Roman law, all persons had the following rights except for___. | the right to seek immediate justice without consulting the law. |
| Where is Jesus born? | Bethlehem |
| ___was NOT a reason for the decline of the Roman Empire. | A strong military |
| Who are the 2 main people that plot Caesar's death? | Marcus Brutus and Garuis Cassius |
| Believed people should question themselves and their moral character. | Socrates |
| His work provides the basis of the scientific method. | Aristotle |
| What is the language of the Romans? | Latin |
| What is Alexandria's 2 greatest attractions? | their museum and library |
| Who is the first Pope of Rome? | Peter |
| What languages are known as the Romance languages? | Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian |
| What Greek city state has control over the Delian League? | Athens |
| Essay | Know the political and social causes of the FALL of the Roman Empire. |
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