European History Quiz: Greece And Rome

Founded Persian Empire by 550 BCE; successor state to Mesopotamian empires

Persian religion that saw material existence as a battle between the forces of good and evil; stressed the importance of moral choice

Culture derived from the Greek civilization that flourished between 800 and 400 BCE

Culture associated with the spread of Greek influence and intermixture with other cultures as a result of Macedonian conquests

A regional dynasty after the death of Alexander; ruled in EGYPT

A regional dynasty after the death of Alexander; ruled in Persia

A regional dynasty after the death of Alexander; ruled in MACEDON and GREECE

Hellenistic philosophers; they emphasized inner moral independence cultivated by strict discipline of the body and personal bravery

Conquered indigenous peoples of Sparta; provided agricultural labor for Spartan landowners

Culture that ruled Rome prior to the republic; ruled through powerful kings and well-organized armies

Two chief executives of the Roman republic; elected annually by the assembly dominated by the aristocracy

The basic infantry unit of the Roman military

Founded by Phoenicians at Tunisia, fought the three Punic Wars with Rome; defeated and destroyed by Romans

Plebeian officials elected annually during the Roman republic

Tribunes who tried to introduce land and citizenship reform under the late Roman republic; both assassinated

Conservative senator and Stoic philosopher; great orator

Emperor who instituted a more aggressive imperial foreign policy resulting in expansion of the empire to its greatest limits