Chapter Four Reading Guide: Classical Civilization in the Mediterranean: Greece and Rome

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1. What are some similarities between Greece/Rome and the United States? 2. Define Zoroastrianism. Why is it important? 3. What did Rome “master”? 4. What was the first Greek island? 5. How did the Olympic Games begin? 6. What were the Peloponnesian Wars? What period of Greek history did it start? 7. What was Alexander the Great’s legacy in Greece? 8. What were the Punic Wars? 9. How did the Roman Empire begin? 10. Why is Constantine important to know? 11. What is the Greek polis? How does it evolve? 12. Define Athenian democracy. How does it incorporate direct democracy? 13. Who did the senate of Republican Rome represent? 14. What did the Romans emphasize the most through their politics? 15. Why did Roman emperors try to control the food supply and distribution? 16. In what areas did the Romans express toleration? 17. What are the different philosophies of Aristotle, Plato and Socrates? 18. What is the Socratic Method? 19. What role did nature play in Hellenistic science? 20. What did Homer write? What was it based on? 21. What was a common characteristic of both Greek and Roman architecture? 22. What role did agriculture play in the economies? 23. What were the roles of slaves? 24. What was the family structure like?