Classical Civs Test - Han Dynasty, Ancient Greece & Rome
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 The geography of Greece is made up of | Many islands and mountains |
| Direct Democracy | The form of government in which citizens vote on issues themselves (Athens). |
| Indirect Democracy (Republic) | Form of government in which citizens elect representatives to vote for them (Rome) |
| Another term for "Indirect Democracy" | Republic |
| The Socratic Method | Asking a lot of questions to weed out the truth from someone (Socrates' method of teaching). |
| Aristotle | This philosopher tutored Alexander the Great as a child. |
| Sparta | This Greek city-states was known for its military |
| Pericles | Leader of Athens during its Golden Age - famous for his funeral oration. |
| The Peloponnesian War | A war, lasting from 431 to 404 B.C., in which Athens and its allies were defeated by Sparta. |
| Sophists | paid teacher-philosophers |
| Socrates | Greek philosopher; socratic method--questioning; sentenced to death for corrupting Athens youth |
| Drama & Comedy | Forms of art developed by the Greeks. |
| Doric, Ionic, & Corinthian | Three forms of Greek columns that represent what is still known as classical architecture. Doric is the simplest; Corinthian is the most elaborate. |
| Hellenistic Civilization | A blend of Greek, Persian, Egyptain, and Indian culture. Started by Alexander the Great. |
| The Etruscans | Who ruled Rome from 600 B.C. until they were conquered by the Romans in 509 B.C. ? |
| Particians | the aristocrats of Rome, owned land, controled the government |
| Plebians | Members of the lower class of Ancient Rome including farmers, merchants, artisans and traders |
| Legions | the military units of the Roman Empire were organized into these. |
| The Punic Wars | A series of three wars with Carthage that won Rome all of the the Mederterranian. |
| Bread & Circuses | public entertainment that Roman elites used to keep the plebeians happy and distracted from problems in the empire. |
| Julius Cesar | This leader ends the civil war in Rome and ends the Republic. |
| Pax Romana | A period of peace and prosperity throughout the Roman Empire, lasting from 27 B.C. to A.D. 180. |
| Aqueducts | Bridge-like stone structures that carry water from the hills into Roman cities - made extensive use of arches. |
| Herodotus & Thucydides | The first Greek historians. |
| The Twelve Tables | The earliest written collection of Roman laws, drawn up by patricians about 450 B.C. that became the foundation of Roman law. |
| Barbarian invasions | 400s A.D., invasions made by Germanic tribes living on the border of the Roman Empire. Important b/c these invasions overran Rome and helped cause the Roman Empire to collapse. |
| 476 AD | Fall of the Western Roman empire |
| Six causes for the fall of the Roman Empire | Size, military weakness, invasions, slaverly, high taxes, decline of traditional values |
| Diocletian | Roman emperor who was faced with military problems, when that happend he decided to divide the empire. |
| Constantine | Roman emperor who moved the capital to Constantinople and made Christianity a favored religion. |
| Which half the Roman Empire really "falls"? | The western half - turns into the "Dark Ages" of Europe |
| The eastern half of the Roman Empire carries on under this name___________ | Byzantine Empire |
| Confucian 5 Relationships | Ruler --> Subject Husband --> Wife Father --> Son Older Brother --> Younger Brother Friend --> Friend |
| Silk Roads | Ancient trade routes that extended from the Roman empire in the west to China in the east. |
| Civil Service Exams | Confucian exam to acquire a position in the Chinese bureaucracy (Han Dynasty) |
| Plato | Greek philosopher who writes The Republic. |
| Arch | Roman architectural achievement used in building aqueducts. |
| Pericles Funeral Oration | Speech given by the leader of Athens. He explains that Athens is special because it's a democracy. |
| Filial Piety | Confucian idea of respect for parents and elders. |
| Dorice, Ionic and Corinthian | Three styles of Greek Columns. |
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