Unit 2 - Ancient Greece & Rome

Who has more hits than anyone in Major League Baseball history?

The ruler of the gods

What were the common citizens of Rome called?

Roman leader who ordered Jesus to be crucified

First Christian Emperor of the Roman Empire

The Greek word for a city-state

This military alliance was formed with Sparta at its center

As a result of 207 years of Pax Romana, the Roman Empire ____________

A government ruled by a few powerful people

What did Rome call the two officials who commanded the army and directed the government?

Christian leader wrote letters that formed the Epistles of the New Testament

On the Ides of March, March 15, 44 B.C., ____ was assassinated by a group of conspirators

The wealthy, aristocratic landowners who held most of the power in the early Roman Republic

__________ was not a reason for the decline of the Roman Empire

Where did Ancient Greeks believe that the Gods and Goddesses lived?

What is Mr. Carter's dog's names?

Roman rulers opposed Christianity because Christians ______.

Which of the following are part of the legacy of Rome?

The philosopher was forced to drink poison for reportedly “corrupting the youth of Athens.”

Emperor who began the persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire

Ruler during Greece’s Golden Age

Greek who gave us important principles of geometry

This great Greek philosopher was Alexander the Great’s tutor

Name of the building in Athens that was built atop the Acropolis - a temple to Athena.

The major power struggles in the early Roman republic were between ___________.

City considered the center of Hellenistic culture with great libraries, artists, & scientists.

What year was Mr. Carter born?

Why did Alexander’s army turn back and quit conquering after defeating the Persians?

A government ruled by a king

Which of the following emperors crowned himself “dictator for life”?

Who because of his sacrifice, started the most transforming movement in the history of mankind?

He was a storyteller who wrote the Illiad and the Odyssey

All of the following groups were early influences to the Roman Republic EXCEPT

This culture was not represented in the cultural blend of Hellenistic culture?

Who is the youngest Disney Princess (14)?

Military alliance with Athens at its center

Serious drama about common themes such as love, hate, war, or betrayal

A fortified hilltop at the center of a city-state