SS Midterm

A leader who used force to hold power.

After the Greek city states were ruled by kings..

Brilliant leader who led Athens 460-429 BC.

The _____________Sea lies to the east of Greece.

The Minoans and the ___________ helped shape later Greek culture.

Rome's common people were plebeians.

A council of wealthy, powerful Romans

Short stories that teach lessons.

Julius Ceasar conquered nearly all of ______.

Stories about gods and heroes is mythology.

Rich landowners

Alexander was buried in Egypt.

Darius improved roads in the Persian Empire.

After the son of Cyrus the Great died, Darius seized power.

Rome's public meeting place was a forum.

Women in Sparta had little freedom.

Difference between Cleisthenes and Peisistratus?

Nearby countries declared war on Rome because

The Jews worshiped many gods.

What happened to Alexander's empire after he died?

In 494 BC,______ formed a council and elected officials.

Legions were groups of citizens.

An age marked by many achievements.

In 334 BC, Alexander attacked the Persians.

A Greek famous for his fables.

Rome's most powerful magistrates

Spartans placed value in creativity.

When the Romans conquered ______ they adopted their culture.

Rome's founders descended from

The Romans created structures using arches.

A high hill with a fortress on top is an acropolis.

Democracy in Greece started in the city of

Socrates was sentenced to death because of his ideas.

The reason something is done.

How was Phillip and Alexander the Great related?

Patricians were not powerful citizens of Rome.

Compare the lives of boys in Sparta and Athens.

The Greeks believed that their ___________caused thunder and earthquakes.

The Parthenon is a famous Greek...

Why did ancient Greeks visit the oracle at Delphi?

A famous Greek poet.

Rulers with absolute power are dictators.

In 480 BC, Xerses tried to conquer Greece again.

In what ways were the Mycenaeans different from the Minoans?

What is a polis?

A republic is when kings elect leaders.

Consisting of three parts

People who had the right to participate in government.

What allowed Phillip of Macedonia to conquer the Greeks?