Greece and Rome Flashcards

7572045990	Tiber	river Rome was located on...	0
7572051904	Carthage	civilization in North Africa that Rome fought a series of wars against	1
7572055466	Athens	Greek city state known for being the beginning of democracy	2
7572060350	Sparta	militaristic Greek city-state	3
7572072442	Hellenistic	The form of Greek culture that emerged after Alexander's conquests	4
7572084020	1st Punic War	Rome wins, over trade in Sicily, Rome vs. Carthage	5
7572090663	2nd Punic War	Rome eventually wins, Hannibal crosses Alps and invades Italian Peninsula	6
7572095473	3rd Punic War	Cato calls for Carthage to be destroyed by the Romans, Rome destroys Carthage and salts the Earth	7
7572117705	Romulus	one of the twin brothers who according to legend founded Rome	8
7572122760	Patricians	upper class people in Rome	9
7572128238	Plebeians	middle class people in Rome	10
7572129988	Spartacus	name of the Slave who led to the 1st century BC rebellion	11
7572137856	Persian Wars	series of wars fought between the Greek city-states and Persians	12
7572149228	Peloponessian War	Athens and its allies vs. Sparta and its allies, Sparta wins, big plague in Athens at this time	13
7572154054	Latium	plain in central Italy where Rome was built	14
7572164532	Ostia	port city on the Tiber river near Rome	15
7572169814	Byzantium	Eastern Capital of the Roman empire	16
7572177523	Gaul	present day France; Julius Caesar commanded legions here	17
7572182531	Pompeii	Roman city buried by a volcanic explosion	18
7572185587	Polis	Greek term for city-states	19
7572187580	Acropolis	"high city," hilltop fortress building in Greece	20
7572196464	Delian League	defensive alliance of Greek city-states; headed up by Athens	21
7572204814	Caesar Augustus	former name Octavian; winner of Civil War vs. Marc Antony after the 2nd Triumvirate	22
7572219896	Julius Caesar	made dictator for life by the Senate after crossing the Rubicon and winning a civil war after the 1st Triumvirate ended	23
7572230612	Nero	1st century Roman emperor who had many killed and persecuted Christians, especially after a fire in Rome	24
7572254110	Tiberius	emperor of Roman when Jesus was crucified	25
7572257188	Constantine	Roman emperor who first converted to Christianity	26
7572275797	Aristotle	Plato's student, taught Alexander the Great	27
7572280507	Socrates	1st major Greek philosopher; "Father of Philosophy"	28
7572298767	Plato	wrote the Republic; student of Socrates	29
7572300844	Homer	blind Greek poet, wrote Illiad and the Odyssey	30
7572309815	Hippocrates	"Father of Medicine," earliest physician	31
7572317457	Diocletian	Roman emperor who divided the Roman empire into 2 districts: East and West	32
7572323941	Hannibal	Carthage general during the 2nd Punic Wars; known for using war elephants	33
7572365361	Marcus Aurelius	Last of the "Good emperors"	34
7572370430	Hadrian	Roman emperor who carried out a number of building projects, including a wall in Northern Britain to keep Scots out	35
7572384512	Marc Antony	member of 2nd Triumvirate, lost civil war versus Octavian	36
7572409439	Ostrogoths and Visogoths	group who sacked Rome for 3 days in 410 AB	37
7572411456	Attila	leader of the Huns	38
7572413234	Romulus Augustulus	Last Roman emperor in 476AD	39
7572417816	Vandals	group from North Africa who invaded Rome; name means "one who causes senseless destruction"	40
7572423382	Odoacer	Barbarian king who captured Rome in 476 AD	41
7572459578	Forum	Rome's public meeting place; center of Roman political life	42
7572463466	Senate	law making body in Rome	43
7572468963	Republic	type of government in Rome, people elect representatives	44
7572483248	Dictator	person given power in Rome during a time of crisis; Cinncinatus was this	45
7572491430	Census	measuring the population of a place; often for tax purposes	46
7572513537	Veto	means "I forbid," consuls in Rome could override a law	47
7572517278	Consuls	two officials elected from the Senate to administer laws	48
7572520492	Council of the Plebs	legislative body which spoke for Plebeian rights	49
7572524973	12 Tables	Rome's first code of laws	50
7572527913	Pax Romana	extended period of Roman peace	51
7572531805	Pontius Pilate	Roman leader who ordered the execution of Jesus	52
7572553493	Theodosius	Roman emperor who made Christianity the official religion	53
7572555323	Apostles	one who is sent out; early messengers of Christianity	54
7572563604	Jesus	Son of God; died on a cross for the sins of humanity	55
7572569158	Marathon	Athens versus Persia; 26.2 miles from Athens, Athens win	56
7572597013	Thermopylae	300 Spartans hold off Persians at a mountain pass	57
7572599823	Trojan war	Mycenaeans vs. Troy; early Greek war	58
7572605252	Philosopher	"lover of wisdom"	59
7572607909	Helots	Greek term for Slaves	60
7572610067	Agora	marketplace in Greece	61
7572612417	Hoplites	Greek foot soldiers	62
7572614291	Phalanx	Greek fighting formation	63