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40049486634 governments of GreeceMonarchy- single person rule Oligarchy- ruled by a group of a few wealthy men Tyranny- seized illegally and is a sole ruler Democracy- ruled by people/ "power of the people"0
4004948664OligarchyIs focused on class. Merchants may rule so people who are merchant shave enhanced rights! Not always wealthy and Royal1
4004948665Roman Republic (indirect democracy)Had 3 branches. Consuls, Senate, and Assembly! Instead of everyone voting on everything, people select representatives to vote for them2
4004948666AssemblyElect consuls and can vote on laws and declare war or make peace3
40049486672 ConsulsOne year term and choose senators and oversee work of gov officials. They are judges, they can choose dictator in times of crisis4
4004948668SenateLife time and are advisors and can disapprove or approve laws. They determine how money is spent and deal with foreign countries. They hold some influence over army and Consul, Consul elects Senate5
4004948669Democracy (Greek) Direct democracyCitizens get to vote on laws. They bring all citizens to middle of city and raise their hands to vote on laws. Citizens rule directly and make laws6
4004948670Start of RomeRemus and Romulus- orphans who were raised by wolves and the place where they were fished out of river is where the Roman Empire starts7
4004948671Greeks/ Minoans*Based off trade and found in Crete 2000-1400 B.C. *Knossos is a main city with Huge Palace that was very complex *Bulls were important in art and religion *Had a Labyrinth maze that King would send people into and most of the time they died in the maze *Motif were founded here *Had "Linear A" language, A is indecipherable and this what the Greeks base their alphabet off of *hypothesized to have ended when they merged with Mycenaeans and formed one big civilization8
4004948672Mycenaeans*Lions gate is how they entered city *"Linear B" is language * Greek dark age is 1100-750 BC because nothing is really written down but it later picks up because of trade and this increases communication and language Homer- blind poet9
4004948673PolisAn individual city state10
4004948674Plebeians( Rome)Working class11
4004948675Patricians( Rome)Wealthy aristocrats12
4004948676Roman lawsInnocent till proven guilty Person must have evidence of crime of accusing someone Person is punished based on actions not thoughts Unfair laws can be put Aside13
4004948677AthensLargest city state14
4004948678Athens citizenMale, Athenian born15
4004948679SolonMakes class system based on Wealth instead of lineage and created council of 400! 1/10 of population is citizen16
4004948680CleisthenesIncreases to 500 council and lottery selected. Tries to balance proper between poor and rich. Makes Athenian citizens 1/5 of population after he aloes foreign men to vote17
4004948681Roman EmpireItaly, Spain, Greece, Macedonia, Asia Minor, and North Africa18
4004948682PercilesStarts paying gov officials19
4004948683Greek mythologyZeus- sky, thunder and god of gods Roman CP- Jupiter Athena- wisdom Roman CP- Minerva Apollo- poetry , art, archery, sun, light, medicine, music, and oracles Roman CP- Phoebus Poseidon- sea Roman CP- Neptune Aphrodite- love Roman CP- Venus Ares- war Roman CP- Mars Hera- marriage and child birth Roman CP- Juno Hermes- messenger RC- Mercury Eros- love RC- Cupid Hades- underworld and death RC- Pluto Artemis- hunting RC- Diana Dionysus- wine and fertility RC- Bacchus Hephaestus- fire working and blacksmith RC- the Vulcan20
4004948684AthensMore a philosophy and trade city state Women had no rights Men learned writing, algebra, gymnastics, astronomy, art, philosophy, etc21
4004948685SpartaWar and farming city state Women were equal and highly revered Spartan boys left at 7 for war training and 21-60 were ages for soldiers No written laws and discouraged trade and travel22
4004948686SocratesTaught Plato and was philosopher23
4004948687PlatoTaught Aristotle and was a philosopher24
4004948688AristotleTaught Alexander the Great and was Philosopher and astronomer and more25
4004948689Greek DramatistsAeschylus- specifically in tragedy Euripides- Wrote tragedies26
4004948690Writers (Greeks )Homer Hesiod Sappho Pindar Aristophanes Aesop27
4004948691Military leaders of GreeceAlexander the great28
4004948692Law makers and lawyersDemosthenes Draco29
4004948693HistoriansHerodotus Thucydides30
4004948694Mathematicians and inventors and astronomers and DoctorArchimedes Aristarchus Euclid Hippocrates Pythagoras31
4004948695Romans famousMost were military leaders32
4004948696Greeks famousMost were thinkers33
4004948697Poets of RomeOvid Virgil34
4004948698EmperorsNero Commodus Trajan Constantine Justinian Theodosius Augustus Caligula Titus35
4004948699Consul members and senators or politicians and lawyerGaius Marius Marcus Cato Marc Antony Pontus Pilate Marcus Brutus Marcus Cicero36
4004948700GladiatorSpartacus37
4004948701Soldiers and military leadersTiberius gracchus38
4004948702ZeusJupiter39
4004948703AthenaMinerva40
4004948704ArtemisDiana41
4004948705DionysusBacchus42
4004948706ApolloPhoebus43
4004948707PoseidonNeptune44
4004948708HeraJuno45
4004948709HermesMercury46
4004948710ErosCupid47
4004948711HadesPluto48
4004948712HephaestusThe Vulcan49
4004948713AresMars50
4004948714AphroditeVenus51
4004948715Natural advantages of Rome?By the Mediterranean Sea so open for trade and allow conquer people by sea. However, the hills and mountains block invaders52
4004948716Natural advantage of Greece?Mountains offer barrier to protect from invaders. Lack of agriculture so they traded with one another and others53
4004948717TarquiniusPeople tried to put T back on the thrown in 509 BC and reinstate monarchy54
4004948718Res publicaCommonwealth (republic)55
4004948719EtruscansAncient Italian civilization 700 BC before Romans56
4004948720Roman artBust of people57
4004948721Greek artMosaics58
4004948722Roman architectureLots of arches and used art on walls59
4004948723Greek architectureLots of columns and used art on vases60
4004948724OlympicsOffering to gods or way to honor them had Boxing Running Wrestling Horse racing Pentathlon61
4004948725Trojan warHelen was captured from Sparta and taken to Troy eventually Greeks won war and got her back to rule with Menelaus her husband62
4004948726Persian war50 year war Persians vs Greeks Darius (Persian King) wanted to expand The Greeks won63
4004948727Peloponnesian warAthens vs Sparta Fight over control Sparta wins April 25, 231 BC- 20464
40049487281-3 Punic warCarthage vs Rome Rome wins all Punic wars and expands empire 2nd Punic war Hannibal crises also with elephants 3rd Carthage is destroyed65
4004948729Greek fall /peakAlexander the Great expands empire to height and empire falls because of different beliefs such as Egyptians66
4004948730Roman fall/ peakHuns celts and goths invade, plague, decentralization, movement of power form senators to generals and struggle between masses and elite and over taxes. No viable systems of succession67
4004948731Lasting impact of G andArt democracy and architecture68

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