History - Rome + Greece

Question 1

5. What Was the Parthenon?

Answer 1

It is a former temple in greece dedicated to the goddess Athena

Question 2

4.What was an oracle?

Answer 2

An oracle is a person or agency considered to provide wise and insightful counsel or prophetic predictions, most notably including precognition of the future, inspired by deities.

Question 3

3.What was a sanctuary?

Answer 3

A place offering protection and safety; a shelter, typically used by displaced persons, refugees, and homeless people

Question 4

2. Why were heroes important to the ancient Greeks?

- know one hero, be able to list one of his accomplishments

Answer 4

Heroic myths educate people in the social order of society, the perseverance of the human spirit, and the deeds of individuals.
Prometheus - gave the human race the gift of fire and the skill of metalwork

Question 5

In your own words, describe the military goal that Alexander inherited from his father, Philip of Macedon.
1.What was the Illiad?

Answer 5

Alexander inherited the goal of re-capturing the territory that had been taken by the Persians 150 years earlier.

Question 6

1. In your own words, describe the military goal that Alexander inherited from his father, Philip of Macedon.

Answer 6

Alexander inherited the goal of re-capturing the territory that had been taken by the Persians 150 years earlier.

Question 7

2. Discuss how Alexander’s exposure to Aristotle shaped the young man’s future as a military leader.

Answer 7

Aristotle introduced Alexander to the Illiad, which awoke in him a desire to act in a ‘heroic’ fashion, and he taught the young man the traits of observation, reasoning, and thinking ahead. This fostered in him the ability to strategize.

Question 8

3. Describe the proposition Alexander offered to the Greeks, upon his arrival in Athens.

Answer 8

Alexander asked the Greeks for military support in exchange for his working to liberate the Greek city-states.

Question 9

Describe the the phalanx strategy and explain how Alexander applied it in battle.

Answer 9

Greek soldiers were positioned in rows, and armed with spears, to create an impenetrable wall. They would charge an enemy, driving a wedge in their ranks.

Question 10

Discuss the importance of the battle between Alexander and Darius at Issus. Why was it a significant turning point for Alexander?

Answer 10

This battle was important because it proved Alexander to be a competent military commander, and because Darius fled after losing the battle due to overconfidence. He lost his mother, wife, and children as a result.

Question 11

What did Alexander do with the massive wealth he acquired from his victories?

Answer 11

He gave much of his wealth to his soldiers and generals. He also used his money to build ten grand cities.

Question 12

What unfinished business did Alexander leave behind at the time of his death?

Answer 12

He wished to conquer the West, including Arabia, Northern Africa, Italy, and the island of Sicily.

Question 13

How did Alexander’s accomplishments leave an important military legacy for future leaders?

Answer 13

He was never defeated in battle, and his accomplishments became a textbook lesson for future military leaders.

Question 14

Mythical founding of Rome was ____ by Rome’s first king Romulus-allegedly the son of Mars, Roman god of war

Answer 14

753 -

Mythical founding of Rome was 753 by Rome’s first king Romulus-allegedly the son of Mars, Roman god of war

Question 15

At a given sign, the Romans” ____, the women for their wives

Answer 15

Snatched

Question 16

Later the Sabines declared war to get their womenfolk back
The women, now mothers, ____ And the two groups founded
one state

Answer 16

Intervened

Question 17

This may explain the___ latin-Sabine origins of the original settlement

Answer 17

Dual

Question 18

Etruscan influence on Rome
Numerals
Blood sports (i.e. _____

Belief in ____ and the underworld gods

____ (foretelling the future through the appearance of natural phenomenal
Excessive _____

Answer 18

Blood sports (i.e. GLADIATORS

belief in HADES

AUGURY

excessive SUPERSTITION

Question 19

Patricians and Plebeians
from its beginning the Republic had been___ by class - the two most
important classes were the Patricians and the Plebeians

Answer 19

Divided

Question 20

Patricians - elite wealthy families that owned most of the land and made up the ____ of Rome

Answer 20

Aristocracy

Question 21

They would control the republic through the senate and were principally concerned with gaining ____ and ____

Answer 21

Power and wealth

Question 22

Plebeians -free born but often ____ Roman citizens that made up the middle and lower classes of Roman society

Answer 22

LANDLESS

Question 23

After various ____ in government plebeians could become very wealthy

Answer 23

REFORMS

Question 24

The ____ for power between these two groups would define the Roman
Republic during its first centuries

Answer 24

STRUGGLE

Question 25

The Twelve Tables • A ____ constitutional achievement of the early Roman Republic was the establishment of the Twelve Tables – laws written down on twelve tablets that would apply to all Roman citizens • The laws covered civic matters, ____ , and the relations among citizens and family members • Most importantly the laws confirmed the right of all free citizens to the_____ of the law

Answer 25

a MAJOR constitutional civic matters, CRIMES all free citizens to the PROTECTION of the law