Ch.5-6 Study Guide
Rome and Greece
Facts to study!
1. The geography of Greece helped create many small city-states
2. The geography of Italy created a way of unifying its people
3. Following the Persian wars Greece was dominated by the city-state of Athens
4. The Peloponnesian war resulted from the conflict between Athens and Sparta
5. Alexander’s great achievement was: conquest of India
6. The Mediterranean Sea was a benefit to trade and economy of Greece and Rome
7. The med sea created a connection for Greece to the outside world
8. Italy is located in south Europe and juts into the Mediterranean Sea (peninsula)
9. Spartan boys were trained to be soldiers from birth
a. Spartan women were also trained to be strong and to give birth to strong Spartan children
10. Athenians were democratic, (rule by people), and lived a life based on philosophy, education and wealth
11. Sparta=space, warrior society, limited monarchy,
12. According to Aristotle the best government governed ruled by one strong leader
13. Both Sparta and Athens societies had few rights for women
14. Greek artists and architects were concerned with order and form
a. Homer’s (blind poet) epics encouraged strength, courage, intelligence and bravery
15. What happened to Athens after the Peloponnesian war?
16. The tribunes represented the rights of plebeians
17. The patricians were mostly landowners and nobles
18. The legal system during the Roman Empire contributed to civil wars
19. The decline of the Roman Empire was due to the fact that people could not agree on who was to rule
a. Germanic invasions, corrupt officials, heavy taxes and civil wars caused the fall of Rome
b. Dioclecian and Constantine tried to save the Roman Empire from collapse
Questions to answer:
20. Compare and contrast the culture of Sparta and Athens:
21. What roman principles of law served as a model for democratic governments like the US? Be specific:
22. Explain 4 reasons for the decline of the Roman EmpireLpolitical, economic, military, and social: