Rome/Persia/Greece 1st 9 Weeks

What made a direct democracy possible in Athenian democracy?

• small size

• military strength

• priests

• wealth

Highest ranking elected politician in the Roman Republic

• senators

• House of Representatives

• emperor

• consul

Why was this built in Rome?

• to prevent flooding

• to connect to the Interstate

• carry water

• to keep out invaders

How were senators selected in the Roman Republic

• appointed by the king

• elected by all Roman citizens

• elected by male Roman citizens

• appointed by consuls or censors

Named dictator for life

general

conquered Gaul

Excellent orator

lowered taxes

gave land to the poor

restored order in Rome

• Augustus Caesar

• Julius Caesar

• Alexander the Great

• Socrates

What culture DID NOT create Hellenistic culture?

• Asia

• Ethiopian

• Egypt

• Persia

Created a school called the Academy

Greek philosopher

wrote the Republic

• Aristotle

• Plato

• Socrates

• Cleisthenes

Which ancient Greecian introduced the idea of "equality under the law"?

• Socrates

• Pericles

• Hippocrates

• Artistotle

Pythagoras contributed knowledge to which subject?

• history

• math

• biology

• philsophy

Why were the Pantheon and Parthenon built by the ancient Greeks and Romans

• honor gods

• provide protection

• store extra foods

• to house the emperor