ancient Greece and Rome Flashcards
how does geography impact ancient Greece
mountains, water = isolation, hard to travel=less trade, less communication, hard to farm (bad land) lack of good land=war
what type of government did Sparta have
oligarchy
what type of government did Athens have
direct democracy
direct democracy def
a type of democracy where each citizen in the society votes on every single issue affecting the society
how is direct democracy different from other government
everyone had a voice
how did Pericles want to influence the actions of others
he wanted people to vote and fight/ democracy
what areas did Alexander the great conquere
across Europe, Africa, Asia, (Persia?)
what is one of the most important contributions from the Romans
republic
republic def
a type of democracy where citizens vote for representatives to help take care of issues affecting the society
what are two ways the republic in Rome is similar to our government in the us
officials veto laws, senators make laws
what is bread and circuses and how did it help the empire stay in control
giving free food and entertainment in colleseum, everyone was happy so less conflict
who were the Romans fighting during the Punic wars
carthage
the 3rd Punic war resulted in what
romans controlling the meditteran sea
what were caesar’s 2 secrets to gaining power in Rome
playing to the people, commanding a successful army
the death of Julius ceaser led to what
death of the republic
what is the pax Romana
a period of peace and prosperity
what are two of romes achievments
roads, aquaducts
reasons Rome fell
too big to control, inflation, revolts, lose lands to barbarians
how were Christians first treated in rome
persecuted
what did Constantine to
made Christianity the Roman empires official religion
who was the main key leader of Greece (and other)
Pericles
(Alexander the great)
what was a key achievments for Greece
democracy (lever,Pythagorean theorem)
Greece religion
polytheistic, the gods (Zeus, Athena, Apollo)
Greece social structure
citizens (must be born in city state) slavesz
architecture greece
parthenon (pillars)
fall of greece
Phillip II (father of Alexander the great) conquers the area
Greece legacy
democracy (art, drama)
Rome geography
Mediterranean sea allows for trade
Rome key leaders
Julius ceaser (Augustus, Constantine)
Rome government
senate (republic) emperor (empire)
Rome key achievments
roads (law, aquaducts)
Rome religion
polytheistic then Christianity
Rome social structure
patricians, plebians, slaves
Rome architecture
colleseum (archs)
Roman legacy
Roman law, engineering, latin, Christian language
