Greece & Rome Civilization Research Project

Greece & Rome Research Project Topics

Below are possible topics for your research essay.  Choose one question that you would like to answer in a research essay.  

• What were the major differences between the Greek city-states of Athens and Sparta?

• What were some of the achievements of the Athenians (architecture, writing, science) during the Golden Age of Greece?

• How did philosophy (Socrates, Plato, Aristotle) grow and change during the Golden Age of Greece?

• What types of clothing, hair style, make-up, and/or jewelry characterized Greek fashion?

• How were the Olympics an important part of Greek culture?

• How did the Greeks conquer the Persians during the Persian Wars?

• How did Alexander the Great preserve Greek culture?

• Challenge:  How was Roman culture similar to Greek culture?

• Compare the geography of Greece to the geography of Rome.  How did the geography affect the development of each civilization?

• How did the government change over the course of the Roman Empire?

• What made the Roman army so successful?

• What types of clothing, hair style, make-up, and/or jewelry characterized Roman fashion?

• What did the Romans do for entertainment?

• Describe the gladiator games as Roman entertainment.

• How did religion change during the Roman Empire?

• What architectural innovations occurred during the Roman empire?

• Challenge: What events led to the fall of the Roman Empire?

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