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40 Cards in this Set
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Doric Column
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Corinthian Column
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Ionic Column
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The Greeks practiced what type of religion?
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Polytheism - multiple gods and godesses
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The Romans practiced what type of religion?
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Polytheism -- multiple gods and godesses
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Who created the 365 days per year calendar?
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Julius Caesar or The Ancient Romans
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What is a republic?
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A form of government in which people rule through elected representatives.
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What building material did the Romans invent and use?
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concrete
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Who could vote in Athens?
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male citizens, 20 years or older
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What type of government did the city-state of Athens have?
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democracy--all eligible citizens voted & majority ruled. Every citizen had to go and vote
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What connected Rome to the rest of the Roman Empire?
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a system of roads
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What language was the foundation for English?
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Latin
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Where were the Olympic Games first held?
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Olympia, Greece
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Who mastered the use of arches and domes in architecture?
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Romans
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What type of government did Ancient Rome have?
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Republic--where representatives made decisions on behalf of the citizens
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What system did the Romans develop to carry water into the city?
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Aqueducts
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Who professed that the key to a healthy life is diet and exercise?
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Hippocrates
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What is a city-state?
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The form of government in Ancient Greece that consisted of a central city (polis) and the surrounding villages. It had its own laws and form of government.
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What is an Oligarchy?
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A system of government where a few powerful, wealthy individuals rule. It comes from the Greek word meaning "rule by the few."
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What is a tyrant?
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A single person who took control of the government against the wishes of the community.
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What is a democracy?
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A form of government that receives its power from the people.
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What is a plebeian?
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A common citizen of Ancient Rome from the working class (farmer or craftsman). The working class in Ancient Rome.
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What are patricians?
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A member of a wealthy, landowning family who claimed to be able to trace their roots back to the founding of Rome. They controlled the law because they were the only citizens allowed to be judges.
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What was the Roman Senate?
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An assembly of elected representatives who governed Rome.
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What is an empire?
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a nation or group of territories ruled by a single, powerful leader, or emperor. Example: Augustus or Constantine
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Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire under the leadership of what emperor?
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Constantine
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What marked the end of the Roman REPUBLIC?
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In 45 BC the dictator Julius Caesar fought a long, fierce battle and won control of Rome and it's territories.
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What is a dictator?
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a person who holds total control over a government
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What order of column was most simple and masculine, with a plain capitol. Example: the Parthenon
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Doric
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What order of columns was easy to recognize because of the two scrolls, called volutes, on its capital? It was mostly used in the interior
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Ionic which originated in the Islands of the Ionic Sea.
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What order of columns was the fanciest and had a capital that was far more ornate, carved with two tiers of curly acanthus leaves
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Corinthian (not used very much)
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Who gave the world tragedies and comedies as a form of entertainment?
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The Greeks
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Who were Plato and Socrates?
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Greek Philosphers
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Ancient Greece and Rome Flashcards
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What is cultural diffusion?
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the spread of cultural elements from one area or group of people to others by contact
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Did the Greeks borrow from the Romans or the Romans from the Greeks?
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The Romans borrowed from the Greeks.
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Who was the FIRST to develop a system of government in which people rule?
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The Greeks
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What type of government ruled by elected representatives?
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A republic
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What is a polis?
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The central city of a city-state.
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What three seas surround Greece?
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Aegean Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Ionian Sea
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