Greece & Rome Fast & Curious

Athens, a city in Greece, invented this form of government where citizens get to vote for different laws

• republic

• democracy

• monarchy

• theocracy

Chronological order please

• Octavian becomes Rome's first emperor, ending the Roman Republic (Rome)

• Alexander the Great conquered the Persian Empire (Greece-ish)

• Rome becomes a republic by setting up the Senate (Rome)

• First Olympics held in Olympia (Greece)

• Peloponnesian Wars between Athens and Sparta (Greece)

The three most famous Greek philosophers were Socrates, Aristotle, and ____.

Early Romans were divided into ​ (a)   classes: patricians and plebeians. The ​ ​ (b)   were Rome's ruling class. Patricians were wealthy landowners. They came from Rome's oldest and most prominent families. Most Romans, however, were ​ (c)   ​. Plebeians were not as wealthy as the patricians. In some cases, they were very ​ (d)   Plebeians included artisans, shopkeepers, and owners of small ​ (e)   .

• two
• patricians
• plebeians
• poor
• farms

The head of the Roman government, similar to our President, was called a ____.

Like other people of the ancient world, the Greeks believed in gods and goddesses. The Greeks, however, did not think of their gods as ​ (a)   beings. In Greek ​ (b)   , the gods have great powers, but they look and act like human beings. In Greek mythology, they marry and have ​ (c)   . At times, they act like children, playing tricks on each other. Because the gods showed ​ (d)   qualities, the Greek people did not fear them. Greeks believed that the 12 most important gods and goddesses lived on Mount​ (e)   , Greece's highest mountain.

• all-powerful
• myths
• children
• human
• Olympus

In the Illiad, a prince of Troy falls in love with Helen, the wife of a Greek king, and kidnaps her. The kidnapping angers the Greeks, who attack ​ (a)   in revenge. The Greeks, however, cannot break through the thick walls surrounding the city. In order to get into the city, the Greeks ​ (b)   the Trojans and construct a huge, hollow wooden ​ (c)   . The finest Greek soldiers ​ (d)   inside the horse. All the other Greek soldiers board ​ (e)   and sail away.

• Troy
• trick
• horse
• hide
• ships

In 44 BC, ____ declared himself dictator for life of the Roman government (last name only).

In 79 AD, Mount ___ erupted, engulfing the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum in lava and ash. This provided historians with important clues about daily life in the Roman Empire.

During the reign of Augustus "Octavian" Caesar, Rome experienced a time of peace and prosperity called ___ ____.