Transcript Prompt: Identify these terms

■Essential Question:
–What were the key contributions
& important historic events of
ancient Greece & Rome?
■Warm-Up Question:
–Get out your Unit 2 Organizers in
preparation for the review game
■Test tomorrow (Greece & Rome) 
Quick Review of Unit 2
Ancient Greece
Ancient Rome
Pax
Era of
Romana decline
World History Unit 2 Review
■Groups will be presented a prompt and
will list as many correct answers as
possible within 1 minute
–Groups earn 1 point for each correct
answer
–If any part of the response is incorrect,
teams receive no points for that round
■The winning group earns 105 points,
others earn 100, 95, 90, 85…
Identify 2 ways the geography influenced
the development of Greece &
2 ways geography influenced Rome
■ Greece:
– Mountains divided Greeks
into independent city-states
– Surrounded by seas led to
trade & cultural diffusion
■ Rome
– Close to Greece; Borrowed
ideas from the Greeks
– Access to sea led to trade
& cultural diffusion ; Empire
Prompt: Identify these terms
#1 That is the definition of a “classical
civilization”?
#2 Name any 3 classical civilizations
#3 What term is defined as the sharing of
ideas among civilizations?
#1 A civilization that developed cultural
achievements than are still used today
#2 Greece
Rome
Han China
Gupta India
#3 Cultural diffusion
Prompt: Identify these ideas
#1 Name 3 specific ways the Greeks
influenced the Romans ?
#2 What is a “polis”?
#3 Name 2 differences between
Athens & Sparta
#1 Language (Greek  Latin); Same gods;
Government (democracy  republic);
architecture (columns  arches)
#2 A polis is the Greek word for “city-state”
#3 Athens democracy/Sparta oligarchy
Athens cultural/Sparta military
Athens /Sparta oligarchy
Prompt: Identify these achievements
#1 Name as many Greek achievements as
possible that we still use today (or
influenced us today)
One point per achievement listed
#1 Greek democracy
Architecture (columns)
Mythology (stories about the gods)
Realistic sculpture
Drama/Comedies/Theater
Philosophy (from Socrates, Plato, Aristotle)
Literature (epic stories like The Odyssey)
Geometry (Euclid & Pythagoras)
Astronomy (size of Earth & sun)
Archimedes lever & water screw
Medicine (Hippocratic Oath)
Prompt: Identify these wars
#1 Who fought in the Persian Wars?
_______ vs. _______
#2 Who fought in the Peloponnesian Wars?
_______ vs. _______
#3 Who fought in the Punic Wars?
_______ vs. _______
#4 Which above war, weakened the Greeks
& allowed Phillip to conquer Greece?
#1 Persian: The Greeks vs. Persia
#2 Peloponnesian: Athens vs. Sparta
#3 Punic: Rome vs. Carthage
#4 The Peloponnesian Wars weakened Greece
Prompt: Identify these ideas
#1 Who was Alexander the Great’s tutor?
#2 Name 3 groups Alexander conquered
#3 What was Alexander’s greatest legacy?
(hint: its not his empire)
#4 Why was Alexandria, Egypt important?
#1 The Greek philosopher Aristotle
#2 Repressed a revolt in Thebes (in Greece)
Egypt
Persia
India
#3 Hellenism (the spread of Greek culture to
Egypt, Persia, India)
#4 It was the center of Hellenistic culture; Had
a museum & library that was home to
Greek, Egyptian, Persian, Indian culture
Prompt: Identify these types of government
#1 Gov’t, like in Athens, in which the
citizens vote directly for laws
#2 Gov’t, like in Rome, in which the citizens
vote for politicians to make laws
#3 Gov’t, like in Sparta, where a few people
like a military council make decisions
#4 Government, like Mesopotamia or
China, where kings ruled?
#5 Gov’t, like in Rome, where 1 emperor
served as a supreme ruler
#6 Which of these gov’ts does the U.S. have?
#1 Direct Democracy
#2 Republic
#3 Oligarchy
#4 Monarchy
#5 Empire
#6 Like Rome, the U.S. has a republic
Prompt: Identify these terms
#1 What was the name of the group of 300
politicians who ruled Rome during the
Republic ?
#2 What was the name of the written law
code the Romans used?
#3 What person was most responsible for
the collapse of the Republic and the rise
of the Roman Empire?
#1 The Senate
#2 The Twelve Tables
#3 Julius Caesar
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
Prompt: Identify these terms
Who was Rome’s first emperor?
What was the name of the 207 year era
of peace and prosperity in Rome?
Name 2 reasons for the decline of Rome
How did Emperor Diocletian try to save
the Roman Empire during the era of
decline?
How did Emperor Constantine try to
save the Roman Empire during the era
of decline?
#1 Augustus (formerly known as Octavian)
#2 Pax Romana
#3 Economic problems; bought too much;
decline in trade; Military problems;
mercenary army; Army was more loyal to
generals than to emperor; Weak emperors;
Political problems; Empire was too large;
#4 Divided the Roman Empire; Increased army;
fixed prices; Persecuted Christians
#5 Converted to Christianity to unify Romans;
Moved capital from Rome to Constantinople
Prompt: Identify these terms
#1 Name as many Roman achievements
as possible that we still use today
(or influenced us today)
One point per achievement listed
#1 Republic form of government
Architecture (Domes; Arches; Arenas)
Christianity
Law (Courts, juries, witnesses, lawyers)
Road building
Aqueducts
Latin language (led to Spanish, French,
Italian, Romanian, & influenced English)
Julian calendar
Prompt: Identify these religious ideas
#1 Name 2 similarities between Judaism
& Christianity
#2 Name 1 difference between Judaism
& Christianity
#3 Who was most responsible for the
spread of Christianity after Jesus’ death?
#4 What is the name of the leader of the
Christian church?
#5 What is the Christian holy book?
#1 Both are monotheistic; Both believe in
heaven/hell; Both use the Old Testament &
Ten Commandments
#2 Jews do not recognize Jesus as a Messiah;
Christians use the Bible (New Testament),
not just the Torah (Old Testament)
#3 Paul
#4 The Pope
#5 The Bible