Greece RomeBattlesPotluck S.S. Soup
What was Greece’s largest Island?
Crete
What form of government was practiced in Sparta?
Oligarchy
Which form of government was ruled by all citizens?
Direct Democracy
Who warned the Greeks about the Macedonian King and his army?
Demosthenes
What did Pheidippides say as he reached Athens?
Rejoice we conquer
What were the common citizens of Rome called?
Plebians
What were Rome’s military forces called?
Legions
What was the period of peace and prosperity that lasted 207 years?
Pax Romana
Who moved the capital of the Roman empire from Rome to Byzantium?
Constantine
Who is considered to be the first pope of the Christian Church?
Peter
Sparta’s declaration of war against Athens began which war?
Peloponnesian
Who built an empire that stretched to India?
Alexander the Great
At what battle did Pheidippides become a hero?
Marathon
Where did Themistocles position his fleet so he could trap Xerxes’s ships?
Salamis
Who made up Romes Triumvirate in 59B.C?
Julius Caesar, Pmpey, Crassus
Which group of people emphasized duty, strength and discipline?
Spartans
What term is used today for the art of Athens during the Age of Pericles?
Classical
Who wrote the book “Elements” which is the basis for modern geometry?
Euclid
Where is the largest known Hellenistic statue located?
Rhodes
Which emperor divided the empire into Greek-speaking East and Latin-speaking West?
Diocletian
What were the Roman channels that brought water to cities and towns around the empire?
Aqueducts
What happened to Julius Caesar?
Stabbed to death by Senate members
What battle formation produced the most powerful fighting force in the ancient world?
Phalanx
Which Christian leader wrote letters that formed the Epistles of the New Testament?
Paul
What did Julius Caesar cry out as he was dying?
Et tu, Brute? or You Too Brutus?