Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome Test Short Answers Flashcards
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Who could be a citizen in Athens
All men over 18 who had both parents from families with citizenship
What is the period of time called when Athenian philosophy, art, and culture flourished
Golden age
How are Ancient Greece gods and goddesses and roman gods and goddesses similar, and how are they different
Similarities:
many roman gods had Greek counterparts
Differences:
they have different names
What were philosophers concerned with
Ideas, or abstract ideas instead of concrete things
Name three types of government that ruled Ancient Greece
Aristocracy, tyrant, democracy
Put Aristotle, Socrates, and plato chronological order (earliest to latest): Aristotle, Socrates, Plato
Socrates, Plato, Aristotle
What was the greatest architectural achievement in Greece
Parthenon
What was the religious center if Athens
Acropolis
Be able to identify the three types of columns in Ancient Greece. List each name and its description
Doric- simplest style
Ionic- thinner with a scroll design
Corinthian- most elaborate with leaves
What were the outdoor theaters called in Ancient Greece
Amphitheatres
Who had more freedoms: women in Athens, or women in Sparta
Women in Sparta
What was Athens focus on? What was Spartas focus on?
Athens: culture
Sparta: war
Who fought at the battle of marathon
Athens and Persia
Who fought conquered Ancient Greece
Macedonians
Who was alexander the greats tutor
Aristotle
What was the greatest Hellenistic city in the Persians empire
Alexandria
Name some of the contributions of Ancient Greece (things like on the poster in class)
Amphitheaters, Greek plays, Parthenon, democracy, art, pottery, architecture, geometry, earth revolves around sun, distance around the earth
Who were the first people to rule over Rome
Etruscans
What type of government developed first in Rome and lasted 500 years
Republic
Who came about as the strong leader who appointed himself dictator for life
Julius Caesar
How did Caesar die
Killed by members of the senate
Who was the first emperor of Rome
Octavian Augustus
Where did chariot races take place
Circus Maximus
How were the ruling styles of the Romans and Alexander the Great the same (think about how they treated conquered people)
The both allowed people to keep there own cultures and ways of life
