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21 Cards in this Set
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In which century did Alexander the Great live? |
4th century |
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Which kimgdom was he originally from? |
Macedonia |
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After whom or what he named several of the cities he conquered? |
He named several of the cities he conquered after himself and his horse. |
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What were the Hellenistic kingdoms? |
The Hellenistic kingdoms were the kingdoms that formed and split Alexander the Great's kingdom when he died. |
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Give a name of one Hellenistic kingdom. |
Ptolemaic kingdom |
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Which countries or regions he conquered? |
Persia, Asia minor (Turkey), Egypt, Afghanistan and Pakistan. |
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What happened to his kingdom when he died? |
It was divided in four kingdoms, the Hellenistic kingdoms. |
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Give examples that show that Alexander spread Greek culture |
-The Indians adopted a new Greek style of sculpture (greco-buddhist) -He built temples and theaters in the xities that he conquered. -Some coins have greek heros carved into them. |
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ANCIENT ROME |
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Tell the legend of the foundation of Rome |
Amulius was a king. When he knew that he had twins, he threw them in a basket and put them in a river, hoping that they would drown but a she-wolf saved them and raised them.When they grew up, they built a city but they got in a big fight and Romulus killed Remus amd he became king of Rome. |
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Why was this myth important to the citizens of Rome? |
They wanted to understand themselves and where they came from. |
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Why did this myth make sense to romans? |
For them, it made sense that there city was built by demi-gods. |
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Give a few names of kingdoms that the romans conquered |
They defeated the Etruscans, the Samnites and the Greeks. |
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How did Julius Caesar defeat Alesia. |
He sieged the city and one day, Vercingetorix surrended. |
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What does Republic meam im latin? |
Re=thinh and public=public. |
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Who were the Patricians and the Plebians? |
The Patricians were in the upper class of the republic and were often wealthy land owners or members of the Senate. The Plebians were the lower class and they didn't have much power. |
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What was the Senate and who were the consuls? |
The Senate was a group of 300 Patricians and they were the lawmakers of Rome. They were elected for life. Two of them were consuls. The consuls were elected for 1 year and ruled Rome. If they disahreed with eachother, one was chosen the consul and the other one became a member of the Senate. |
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Who was Julius Caesar and what did he do? |
Julius Caesar was an army general loved by the citizens and the army of Rome. He ended the Republic and declared himself dictator for life. |
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Why did the Republic end? |
It ended because the political regome couldn't adapt to such a huge empire, the senators were greedy and corrupt and people were more and more unhappy. |
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When did Julius Caesar die? |
44BC |
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When did he defeat Alesia? |
52BC |
