European History Quiz: Greece And Rome

17 Questions | By Devans | Last updated: Jun 9, 2021 | Total Attempts: 248

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Founded Persian Empire by 550 BCE; successor state to Mesopotamian empires
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Persian religion that saw material existence as a battle between the forces of good and evil; stressed the importance of moral choice
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Culture derived from the Greek civilization that flourished between 800 and 400 BCE
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Culture associated with the spread of Greek influence and intermixture with other cultures as a result of Macedonian conquests
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A regional dynasty after the death of Alexander; ruled in EGYPT
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A regional dynasty after the death of Alexander; ruled in Persia
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A regional dynasty after the death of Alexander; ruled in MACEDON and GREECE
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Hellenistic philosophers; they emphasized inner moral independence cultivated by strict discipline of the body and personal bravery
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Conquered indigenous peoples of Sparta; provided agricultural labor for Spartan landowners
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Culture that ruled Rome prior to the republic; ruled through powerful kings and well-organized armies
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Two chief executives of the Roman republic; elected annually by the assembly dominated by the aristocracy
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The basic infantry unit of the Roman military
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Founded by Phoenicians at Tunisia, fought the three Punic Wars with Rome; defeated and destroyed by Romans
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Plebeian officials elected annually during the Roman republic
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Tribunes who tried to introduce land and citizenship reform under the late Roman republic; both assassinated
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Conservative senator and Stoic philosopher; great orator
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Emperor who instituted a more aggressive imperial foreign policy resulting in expansion of the empire to its greatest limits

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