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Unit 3 Study Guide – Greece & Rome
1. Which two groups originally settled in Greece?
2. What is a polis?
3. Describe the common features of a city-state?
4. Describe the social classes in Athens.
5. Describe the social classes in Sparta.
6. How were women treated in Athens?
7. How were women treated in Sparta?
8. What was the most important issue in Athens (remember UGA & GT)?
9. What was the most important issue in Sparta (remember UGA & GT)?
10. What things did Athens & Sparta have in common?
11. What was the first type of government in Greece? Why did it end?
12. What type of government did the Greeks finally end up with?
13. What is a limited democracy? Who could participate in government under this system?
14. How did Sparta help Athens during the Persian War?
15. What happened in Greece after the Peloponnesian War?
16. What does “Hellenistic” mean?
17. Who were two of great sculptors from Greece?
18. Who was Socrates? Why was he important?
19. Who was Plato? What was he important?
20. Who was Aristotle? Why was he important?
21. Who was Hippocrates? Why was he important?
22. What was the goal of Alexander the Great?
23. Where is Rome located? (HINT – not the one in Georgia!!)
24. What type of government did Ancient Rome have?
25. What were the three important groups that helped govern Roman society?
26. Describe the Senate.
27. Describe the consuls.
28. Describe the praetors.
29. Describe the tribunes.
30. Why did the Patricians and the Plebeians conflict?
31. Who fought in the Punic Wars?
32. What happened in the First Punic War?
33. What happened in the Second Punic War?
34. What happened in the Third Punic War?
35. Describe the First Triumvirate.
36. Describe the rule of Julius Caesar.
37. What happened during the Second Triumvirate?
38. Who was Marc Antony?
39. How was Octavian different from Julius Caesar?
40. What is the Pax Romana?
41. Describe the rulers during the Pax Romana.
42. Describe the life of slaves in the Roman Empire.
43. Describe the role of men in the Roman Empire.
44. Describe the role of women in the Roman Empire.
45. Describe the role of children in the Roman Empire.
46. How did the Romans impact written language in the world today?
47. How did Christianity develop in the Roman Empire?
48. Which two emperors attempted to reform Rome before its fall?
49. Which two groups invaded Rome during the 300s A.D.?
50. What factors led to the fall of the Roman Empire?