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Unit 3: Ancient Greece and Rome Study Guide
Ancient Greece
Terms
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Democracy
Direct Democracy
Representative Democracy
Athens
Sparta
Persian War
Delian League
Peloponnesian War
Themistocles
Pericles
Parthenon
Comedy
Tragedy
Peloponnesian War
Socrates
Plato
Aristotle
Macedonia
King Phillip II
Alexander the Great
1. How did the mountains in Greece affect the organization of Greek
communities?
2. The type of rule by powerful individuals, usually nobles or other wealthy
citizens, who seize control and rule is called?
3. The rule by a few powerful people is called?
4. The prominent city-state in the south of Greece that has a strong army was?
5. The ruler of Greece that led the Greeks during the Persian Wars and had the
strategy to fight the Persians at sea was?
6. The Alliance of Greek City-states formed to protect Greece against attack
was?
7. Rule by one person, usually a king, is called?
8. The ruler of Greece that took over after Themistocles and had three he
wanted to accomplish for Athens was?
9. The form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through
representatives is called?
10. A type of play that has slapstick situations and humor that often makes fun of
politicians and respected people is called?
11. A type of play that is a serious drama about common themes such as love,
hate, war, and betrayal is called?
12. The two city-states that fought in the Peloponnesian War were?
13. The terms that means “lovers of wisdom?”
14. This philosopher wrote about people’s values and actions and travelled
around Greece asking people questions about life
15. This philosopher believed in an utopian society
16. This philosopher developed rules of logic and eventually taught the future
king – Alexander the Great
17. Name of the area located north of Greece ruled by King Phillip II?
18. Name of the King that was crowned Pharaoh of Egypt and eventually
conquered the Persian Empire and parts of Greece was?
Ancient Rome
Terms
Christianity
Romulus and Remus
Tiber River
Latins
Greeks
Etruscans
The Forum
Patricians
Plebeians
Tribunes
Consuls
Legions
Carthage
Punic Wars
Hannibal
Triumvirate
1. Describe the geography of Rome (Describe three things)?
2. Describe the three early groups of people that settled on the Italian Peninsula
and name at least one way they influenced the Roman civilization.
3. What was the heart of Roman political life? What was this similar to in
Greece?
4. What is a Republic? What form of government is it similar to?
5. Who had the right to vote in Rome?
6. What two groups struggled for power in Rome? Who had more power and
why?
7. What type of people were in the Patricians?
8. What type of people were in the Plebeians?
9. What is the term to describe the elected representatives who protected the
rights of the plebeians from patrician officials?
10. What is the term to describe the two officials with limited power that served
one- year terms?
11. What did each consul official oversee?
12. The term for the official that would be put in power in times of crisis that had
absolute power to make laws and control the army and had power for six
months?
13. What was the powerful city that Rome fought in the Punic Wars?
14. Who was the General for the army of Carthage?
15. How many times did Rome defeat the Carthage army and what did this allow
them to do?
16. Why did the Roman Republic collapse?
17. What is the legacy of Julius Caesar? Why was he assassinated?
18. What were the most significant contributions of the Roman Emperors?
19. What factors contributed to the fall of the Roman Empire?