Ancient Greece and Rome

A Greek polis was a ______ in Ancient Greece.

• Republic

• city-state

• Empire

• religion

These were built into city-states as the social and financial hub.

• Agora

• Acropolis

• Temples and alters

• Parthenon

Greek philosopher. Student of Socrates. Founded The Academy.

• Socrates

• Aristotle

• Plato

Greek philosopher. Challenged students to ask questions. Sentenced to death.

• Socrates

• Plato

• Aristotle

Greek leader. Macedonian prince. Created one of the largest empires in the world.

• Alexander the Great

• Augustus Caesar

• Julius Caesar

What does the term “Hellenistic” mean?

• It means the spreading of Greek animals following the death of Alexander the Great.
• It means the spreading of Greek culture following the death of Alexander the Great.
• It means the spreading of Greek culture following the death of Pericles.

What geographic features kept the ancient Greeks from being united?

• The deserts kept them isolated.
• The mountains and the seas kept them isolated.
• The lakes kept them isolated.
• The ice and the snow kept them isolated.

In what war did Athens and Sparta fight one another?

• Persian War
• Peloponnesian War
• Macedonian War
• Greek Wars

By expanding the empire and reorganizing the military and government to make it safe and strong, Caesar Augustus created a new era of prosperity that lasted 200 years called 

• Pax Romana
• Golden Years
• Pax Augustus
• Age of Prosperity

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Who made himself dictator for life and was seen as a hero to the plebeians because he gave them land & food, but was power-hungry to the patricians?

• Julius Caesar
• Mark Antony
• Scipio
• Caesar Augustus