AP World History
203469724 | Zoroaster | The founder of Persia's classical pre-Islamic religion. | |
203469725 | Hellenistic | Of or influenced by the Greek Empire. A type of culture typically referred to after the conquests of Alexander the Great. | |
203469726 | Ecumene | A Greek word referring to the inhabited world and designating a distinct historical community. | |
203469727 | Trireme | Greek ships built specifically for ramming enemy ships. | |
203469728 | Minoans | One of the early proto-Greek peoples from 2600 BCE to 1500 BCE. Inhabitants of the island of Crete. Their site of Knossos. | |
203469729 | Acropolis | Greek for "high city". The chief temples of the city were located here. | |
203469730 | Plato | Socrates' most well known pupil. Founded an academy in Athens. | |
203469731 | Pax Romana | The "Roman Peace", that is, the state of comparative concord prevailing within the boundaries of the Roman Empire from the reign of Augustus (27 B.C.E.-14 C.E.) to that of Marcus Aurelius (161-180 C.E.) | |
203469732 | Republic | A state that is not ruled by a hereditary leader (a monarchy) but by a person or persons appointed under the constitution |