What are city-states?

Independent cities that act like small countries.

What was life in Sparta about?

The military. People had to obey and be disciplined.

What was significant about Athens?

It created the first democratic government.

What does 'democratic' mean?

Citizens vote to make decisions.

Who were famous Greek philosophers?

Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle.

The study of ideas about knowledge, truth, and the meaning of life.

What did Archimedes do?

Measured volume and designed machines like catapults.

The study of numbers and shapes.

What were the Peloponnesian Wars?

Wars between Sparta and Athens.

What was the result of the Peloponnesian Wars?

The Greek city-states became weak, and there was a lot of poverty.

Who was Alexander the Great?

He conquered much of the Mediterranean world and spread Greek culture.

What is Hellenistic culture?

A mix of Greek culture with the cultures of the Middle East and India.

The customs, arts, and social institutions of a group of people.

What influenced Rome?

Greece in language, philosophy, art, and architecture.

What was the Roman Republic?

A government where citizens vote for leaders.

A group of powerful citizens who make laws.

Who were the Consuls?

The two leaders of the Roman Republic.

What were the Twelve Tables?

Roman law system stating everyone is equal under the law and innocent until proven guilty.

A large area of land controlled by one ruler.

A long time of peace and wealth in the Roman Empire.

What was the Jewish Diaspora?

Jews were forced to spread to different parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa.

When a group of people are forced to leave their homeland.

What are major beliefs of Christianity?

Jesus is the son of God, and faith in Jesus leads to Heaven.

Believing in something strongly.

What is the Christian Bible?

The Old and New Testaments providing comfort and guidance.

What were reasons for the fall of the Roman Empire?

Political weakness, military decline, economic problems, and invasions.

When an army enters a country to take it over.

What were achievements of the Roman Empire?

Law, language, engineering, and Christianity.

What does 'adopted' mean in the context of the Roman Empire?

To start using something, like Christianity.

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Who was Cyrus the Great?

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The Persian ruler who expanded Persia's land by conquering Lydia and Babylonia.

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What does 'expanded' mean?

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To get bigger.

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What does 'conquering' mean?

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Taking over.

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What was the official religion of the Persian Empire?

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Zoroastrianism.

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What is an official religion?

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The main religion of a country.

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Where did Greek civilization grow?

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On a mountainous peninsula.

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What is a peninsula?

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Land surrounded by water on three sides.

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