Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome

Question 1

Athens was the First Greek City State to create…?

Answer 1

Democracy
Demos= People
Cracy= Power

In a democracy, like Athens, citizens would VOTE for their ruler, and have a say in how their Laws operated. Athens began this in 594 BCE

Question 2

What are TWO Differences Between Athens and Sparta?

Answer 2

One difference is that Sparta was ruled by KINGS.

Another difference is that Athens was ‘Protected’ by the Goddess Athena. Sparta believed many Gods protected them, such as Apollo, Poseidon and Ares.

Question 3

What does MONOTHEISM mean?

Answer 3

Monotheism is the belief in one god

Question 4

Name Three Greek Gods we Studied

Answer 4

1. Zeus - Chief of the Gods 2. Aphrodite, Goddess of Love
   3.Poseidon, God of the Sea

HADES - Ruler of the Underworld!
ATHENA - Goddess of Athens

Question 5

What is a Philosopher?

Answer 5

Keywords:
Philosopher - a person engaged or learned in philosophy, especially as an academic discipline

Question 6

What was an important lesson from Socrates?

Answer 6

‘It is not living that matters, but living rightly’.

He also encouraged students to ‘Question Everything’

Socrates believed in Learning through QUESTIONS - This style of Teaching became known as the SOCRATIC METHOD

Question 7

What are Three IMPORTANT Roman Dates?

Answer 7

1. ROMAN Kingdom: 753 and 509 BC.
2. The era between 509 BC and 27 BC is known as the ROMAN REPUBLIC.
3. From 27 BC until its downfall Rome was an EMPIRE

Question 8

According to LEGEND- How was Rome founded?

Answer 8

Roman myth: city was founded in 753 BC by twins, Romulus and Remus, orphans brought by a wild a wolf.

Question 9

In which year did the ROMAN EMPIRE control the most territory?

Answer 9

The Roman Empire was at its LARGEST in 117AD. It was Approximately 5 MILLION Square Kilometres

Question 10

What are some KEY DEPPS in the Roman Empire?

Answer 10

Dates – 753 BC, 509BC, 27BC

Events – Founding of Rome, Founding of Republic, Founding of Empire

People – Romulus, Remus, Julius Caeser, Augustus, Slaves, Patricians, Plebians

Places – Rome, Forum, Tiber River, Italy

Statistics – Two Classes of Citizens, Roman Republic lasted 464 Years

Question 11

What is Polytheism

Answer 11

KEY WORD: Polytheism - Believing in many different Gods.

Question 12

What are Three Roman Gods that are the SAME as Greek Gods?

Answer 12

1. Jupiter is the Equivalent of ZEUS (Chief of the Gods)
2. Ares is the Equivalent of MARS (God of War)
3. HADES is the equivalent of Pluto (God of the Underworld)

Question 13

When did Roman Beliefs Begin to Change?

Answer 13

In 313 AD the Edict of Milan said that Christianity would be tolerated in the Roman Empire.

Prior to this Christians were PERSECUTED (Treated unfairly, Targeted for their beliefs)

Question 14

Ancient Greece - 3,2,1

3 Gods
2 People
1 Key Event

Answer 14

THREE GODS

Zeus: Chief of the Gods, God of Lightening
Ares: Brother to Zeus, God of War
Athena: Goddess of Wisdom, Protector of Athens

TWO PEOPLE:

Socrates and Plato were important people in Ancient Greece – They invented Philosophy

ONE EVENT:
A Key Event in Ancient Greece was The Peloponnesian War. This was a conflict between the Greek city-states of Athens and Sparta that lasted from 431–404 BCE

Question 15

Ancient Rome 3,2,1

3 Gods
2 Dates
1 Key Word

Answer 15

Three Gods:
Jupiter, Venus, Mars

Two Dates:
753 BC, 27 BC

ONE KEY WORD:

Edict - an official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority