9 Weeks Test 3 Flashcards
(30 cards)
The Mycenaeans were different from the Minoans In which they lived on the _____
Mainland
Land travel was difficult so the Greeks became expert ________
Shipbuilders
A government in which the citizens elect officials to make the laws best describes a ________ _________
Representative democracy
A leader who uses force to hold power is known as a _______
Tyrant
A body of stories about gods and Hero’s that tries to explain how the world works is called ________
Mythology
People who have the right to participate in government are known as ________
Citizens
Alexander the Great was the ___ of Phillip of Macedonia
Son
After winning the Peloponnesian War, _____ became the most powerful city-state in Greece
Sparta
The first people to consider explanations for other than that they were works of the gods were the early Greek ______________
Philosophers
King _______ appointed satraps to govern his provinces for him.
Darius
The ____________ values physical training, education, clear thinking, and the arts.
Athenians
Who was the founder of the Persian Empire?
Cyrus the Great
The roman government had a system of _______ & _________ to keep one part of the government from getting to strong
Checks and balances
The killing of the ________ brothers convinced Romans that violence could be used as a political weapon.
Gracchus
The Roman trade network grew because the Romans needed ________ from other parts of the Mediterranean
Materials
Rome fought the _________ wars against Carthage
Punic
A noble, powerful citizen of Rome was known as a ________
Patrician
The most powerful magistrates in Rome were called _______
Consuls
Who traveled and taught people his ideas and gained a great following?
Jesus
The Romans built _____ so their armies could travel throughout the empire.
Roads
The Romans invented ________ to help their structures last.
Arches
The word “Messiah” means “gods chosen one” in what language?
Hebrew
The capital of the eastern Roman Empire was called _____________
Constantinople
The Romans created lasting structures using ________
Layers
