history ancient civilizations 2
Paris
Abducted Helen
the most important body of water in the history of the Greek people was the
Aegean sea
the most famous student of Plato is
Aristotle
most historians agree that the Greek civilization began on the island of
Crete
Pythagoras
Greek mathematician
the Olympic games began with the ancient
Greeks
the term that referred to anything Greek was
Hellenic
after being struck by the misery of the poor an aristocrat founded what new religion
Hinduism
the roman who married the queen of Egypt and later committed suicide was
Marc Antony
members of the upper class in Rome were called
Patricians
in Greek mythology the chief god was
Pericles
in who's ideal society were the rulers philosopher kings
Plato
Twelve Tables
Rome's first code of laws
in roman legends the city of Rome was founded by two brothers
Romulus and Remus
unlike other states of its time Rome treated most of the people it conquered
as slaves
the Greek empire rose from the ashes of the old roman empire
false
the Peloponnesian war had its origin in an athletic contest between Athens and Sparta
false
Mencius
follower of Confucius
Caesar
killed by roman senate
Sparta
militaristic city state
Pythagoras developed a philosophical system based on
numbers
Monotheists believe in
one god
Caste System
pillar of Indian society
the importance of Greek philosophy was not that its conclusions were always correct but that for the first time it was based on
reason
Socratic Method
the method of learning by asking
Pantheism is the belief that a human spirit can inhabit one body after another
true
Sanskrit was the language of ancient India
true
Solon came to power in Athens in order to make peace between warring factions
true
Spartans were famed for their peace loving ways and gentleness towards children
true
a famous Greek prophetess lived in Delphi
true
in Greek times the modern city of Istanbul was called Byzantium
true
the Himalayas form part of the border of India
true
Sophists
wisdom mongers
Plato
wrote the republic