What are frescoes?

Paintings made on wet plaster walls (Minoans adorned their palace walls with these).

Which ancient Athenian created first written code of laws, which were so harsh that they were said to be written in blood instead of ink.

Draco

What are the Persian Wars?

Greeks (with Athens support) rebel against Darius and later Xerxes for their role in invading and interfering with Greek affairs.

What were the major geographical features and how did they affect Greece's development?

mountains (unity difficult; invaders access), short rivers (trade/travel limited), long coastline (became fishers, sailors, traders, good navy, etc) access to Mediterranean Sea (see prior)

What is the Greek word for city-state?

polis

What is ancient Greek city-state known for its military prowess and tough discipline and standards?

Sparta

What is it that brought Athens to its height of democracy?

Under leadership of Athenian statesman, Pericles.

How did Italy's geography affect its development?

Protected by Alps to north; easy access to seas helped to control Mediterranean Sea and region; overland travel/trade made easy due to low Apennine Mtns.; long coastline so more vulnerable to sea attacks

What are the two famous epics believed to have been written by the blind Greek poet, Homer.

Iliad and Odyssey

What is an ancient Greek city-state marketplace?

agora

Which ancient Greek city-state is known for having the first democracy?

Athens

What is the Peloponnesian War?

Discontent due to Pericles' ability to unite Greece; quarrels over trade divided Athens and Corinth; tensions increased between Athens and Sparta.

Where was Rome built?

Built on seven hills along the Tiber River.

What are the special sports/games ancient Greeks created to honor the gods of Mt. Olympus, and where did they originate?

Olympics in Athens, Greece.

What is the hill that the original Greek city-states built their "forts" on?

acropolis

Which archon repealed and reformed most of Draco's laws, and settled disputes between wealthy creditors and poor debtors by erasing their debts.

Solon

What is the period in ancient Greece when cultural progress flourished?

golden age of Greece

What is the name of the peninsula that Greece sits on?

The Attic Peninsula

What is a contribution of the Romans that we drew inspiration from to create our modern day swimming pools?

The Roman bath.

What is the term many ancient civilizations called "foreigners" or people from outside their country? (i.e.: Greeks called people these if they did not speak Greek.)

barbarians

Who were the Spartans?

Which group of ancient Greeks bathed their babies in wine instead of water to toughen their bodies?

Who are three key philosophers who changed the way of thinking and education in ancient Greece?

SPA Socrates, Plato, Aristotle

What is the Mediterranean Sea?

The major sea that provided access to many other countries for trade.

What are major contributions of the ancient Romans?

Dome, arches (including keystone arch), aqueducts, concrete roads, rise of Christianity, Latin language -- basis for many Romantic languages, including English, government ideals and laws