ancient Greece and Rome

Question 1

how does geography impact ancient Greece

Answer 1

mountains, water = isolation, hard to travel=less trade, less communication, hard to farm (bad land) lack of good land=war

Question 2

what type of government did Sparta have

Answer 2

oligarchy

Question 3

what type of government did Athens have

Answer 3

direct democracy

Question 4

direct democracy def

Answer 4

a type of democracy where each citizen in the society votes on every single issue affecting the society

Question 5

how is direct democracy different from other government

Answer 5

everyone had a voice

Question 6

how did Pericles want to influence the actions of others

Answer 6

he wanted people to vote and fight/ democracy

Question 7

what areas did Alexander the great conquere

Answer 7

across Europe, Africa, Asia, (Persia?)

Question 8

what is one of the most important contributions from the Romans

Answer 8

republic

Question 9

republic def

Answer 9

a type of democracy where citizens vote for representatives to help take care of issues affecting the society

Question 10

what are two ways the republic in Rome is similar to our government in the us

Answer 10

officials veto laws, senators make laws

Question 11

what is bread and circuses and how did it help the empire stay in control

Answer 11

giving free food and entertainment in colleseum, everyone was happy so less conflict

Question 12

who were the Romans fighting during the Punic wars

Answer 12

carthage

Question 13

the 3rd Punic war resulted in what

Answer 13

romans controlling the meditteran sea

Question 14

what were caesar’s 2 secrets to gaining power in Rome

Answer 14

playing to the people, commanding a successful army

Question 15

the death of Julius ceaser led to what

Answer 15

death of the republic

Question 16

what is the pax Romana

Answer 16

a period of peace and prosperity

Question 17

what are two of romes achievments

Answer 17

roads, aquaducts

Question 18

reasons Rome fell

Answer 18

too big to control, inflation, revolts, lose lands to barbarians

Question 19

how were Christians first treated in rome

Answer 19

persecuted

Question 20

what did Constantine to

Answer 20

made Christianity the Roman empires official religion

Question 21

who was the main key leader of Greece (and other)

Answer 21

Pericles
(Alexander the great)

Question 22

what was a key achievments for Greece

Answer 22

democracy (lever,Pythagorean theorem)

Question 23

Greece religion

Answer 23

polytheistic, the gods (Zeus, Athena, Apollo)

Question 24

Greece social structure

Answer 24

citizens (must be born in city state) slavesz

Question 25

architecture greece

Answer 25

parthenon (pillars)

Question 26

fall of greece

Answer 26

Phillip II (father of Alexander the great) conquers the area

Question 27

Greece legacy

Answer 27

democracy (art, drama)

Question 28

Rome geography

Answer 28

Mediterranean sea allows for trade

Question 29

Rome key leaders

Answer 29

Julius ceaser (Augustus, Constantine)

Question 30

Rome government

Answer 30

senate (republic) emperor (empire)

Question 31

Rome key achievments

Answer 31

roads (law, aquaducts)

Question 32

Rome religion

Answer 32

polytheistic then Christianity

Question 33

Rome social structure

Answer 33

patricians, plebians, slaves

Question 34

Rome architecture

Answer 34

colleseum (archs)

Question 35

Roman legacy

Answer 35

Roman law, engineering, latin, Christian language