U10 L2 Greeks, Romans, And Other Ancient Cultures Flashcards
(39 cards)
What is a triumvirate?
ruling body of 3 members
Greek civilization had its origin where?
Crete
Which Greek poet wrote about the Trojan war, and in which works?
Homer, Iliad, Odyssey
When were the Mycenaeans attacked and conquered?
12 cent bef Christ
Did Greece have poor soil?
yes
What was the chief of Greek states, and had the first democratic practices of govt?
Athens
In Athens, a council of how many were representatives of the people?
500
What attacked Athens?
Persia
Athens reached its peak under who?
Pericles
Why was Democracy in Athens never complete?
only native-born males participate
Who was involved in the Peloponnesian War, who was defeated?
Athens and Sparta, Athens
Who was the son of Philip of Macedonia, and spread Greek Empire/culture to the Middle East?
Alexander the Great
What was the culture that Alexander the Great spread called?
Hellenistic
What was the worst mistake of Alexander the Great?
provide successor
Alexander swept as far as where, and was he successful in uniting the area?
India, no
Rome began with the defeat of who?
Etruscans
What are the lower class in Rome called?
plebians
To make the conquered feel like romans, what did Rome grant them?
Roman citizenship
What was the war Rome had with Phoenicia, over what city?
Punic Wars, Carthage
Carthage was a colony of who?
Phoenicia
How many wars were fought in the Punic Wars? What did Rome do to Carthage?
three, sell people slavery
Who were the Gracchi brothers? What did they fail to do?
- senate and up class member
- help poor
Who were the 3 people who tried to form a triumvirate to rule Rome?
- Caesar
- Pompey
- Crassus
When was Caesar killed?
44 BC, Ides of March
