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| 207551309 | Shaft Graves | A term used for the burial sites of elite members of Mycenaean Greek society in the mid-second millennium B.C.E. At the bottom of deep shafts lined with stone slabs, the bodies were laid out along with gold and bronze jewelry, implements, and weapons | 0 | |
| 207551310 | Persepolis | A complex of palaces, reception halls, and treasury buildings erected by the Persian kings Darius I and Xerxes in the Persian homeland | 1 | |
| 207551311 | Trireme | Greek and Phoenician warship of the fifth and fourth centuries B.C.E. It was sleek and light, powered by 170 oars arranged in three vertical tiers. Manned by skilled sailors, it was capable of short bursts of speed and complex maneuvers. | 2 | |
| 207551312 | Ptolemies | The Macedonian dynasty, descended from one of Alexander the Great's officers, that ruled Egypt for three centuries (323-30 B.C.E.). From their magnificent capital at Alexandria on the Mediterranean coast, they largely took over the system created by Egyptian pharaohs to extract the wealth of the land, rewarding Greeks and Hellenized non-Greeks serving in the military and administration. | 3 | |
| 207551313 | Roman Principate | A term used to characterize Roman government in the first three centuries C.E., based on the ambiguous title princeps ('first citizen') adopted by Augustus to conceal his military dictatorship. | 4 | |
| 207551314 | Romanization | The process by which the Latin language and Roman culture became dominant in the western provinces of the Roman Empire. Romans did not seek to Romanize them, but the subjugated people pursued it. | 5 | |
| 207551315 | Plato | Greek philosopher and student of Socrates | 6 | |
| 207551316 | Peloponnesian War | Conflict between Athenian And Spartan Alliances. The war was largely a consequence of Athenian imperialism. Possession of a naval empire allowed Athens to fight a war of attrition. Ultimately, Sparta prevailed because of Athenian errors/Persian $$$ | 7 | |
| 207551317 | Patricians | the wealthy class in Roman society; landowners | 8 | |
| 207551318 | Punic Wars | a series of three wars between Rome and Carthage, resulted in the destruction of Carthage and Rome's dominance in the western Mediterranean | 9 | |
| 207551319 | Diaspora | A Greek word meaning 'dispersal,' used to describe the communities of a given ethnic group living outside their homeland. | 10 | |
| 207551320 | Zoroastrianism | A religion originating in ancient Iran with the prophet Zoroaster. It centered on a single benevolent deity-Ahuramazda, Emphasizing truth-telling, purity, and reverence for nature, the religion demanded that humans choose sides between good and evil | 11 | |
| 207551321 | Socrates | Athenian philosopher (ca. 470-399 B.C.E.) who shifted the emphasis of philosophical investigation from questions of natural science to ethics and human behavior. He made enemies in government by revealing the ignorance of others. | 12 | |
| 207551322 | Roman Republic | The period from 507 to 31 B.C.E., during which Rome was largely governed by the aristocratic Roman Senate. | 13 | |
| 207551323 | Equites | In ancient Italy, landowners second in wealth and status to the senatorial aristocracy. The Roman emperors allied with this group to counterbalance the influence of the old aristocracy and used them to staff the imperial civil | 14 | |
| 207551324 | Han | A term used to designate (1) the ethnic Chinese people who originated in the Yellow River Valley and spread throughout regions of China suitable for agriculture and (2) the dynasty of emperors who ruled from 206 B.C.E. to 220 C.E. | 15 | |
| 207551325 | Aristotle | A Greek Philosopher, taught Alexander the Great, started a famous school, studied with Plato | 16 | |
| 207551326 | Delian League | an alliance headed by Athens that says that all Greek city-states will come together and help fight the Persians | 17 | |
| 207551327 | Consuls | Two officials from the patrician class were appointed each year of the Roman Republic to supervise the government and command the armies | 18 | |
| 207551328 | Forbidden City | a walled section of Beijing that encloses the palace that was formerly the residence of the emperor of China | 19 | |
| 207551329 | Phoenicians | Semitic-speaking Canaanites living on the coast of modern Lebanon and Syria in the first millennium B.C.E. From major cities such as Tyre and Sidon, Phoenician merchants and sailors explored the Mediterranean, and engaged in widespread commerce. | 20 | |
| 207551330 | Hoplite | Heavily armored Greek infantryman of the Archaic and Classical periods who fought in the close-packed phalanx formation. Hoplite armies-militias composed of middle- and upper-class citizens supplying their own equipment: Superior to all other forces | 21 | |
| 207551331 | Hellenistic | Time when Greek culture was spread by Alexander the Great | 22 | |
| 207551332 | Patron/Client Relationship | In ancient Rome, a fundamental social relationship in which the patron—a wealthy and powerful individual—provided legal and economic protection and assistance to clients, men of lesser status and means, and in return the clients supported the political careers and economic interests of their patron. | 23 | |
| 207551333 | Pax Romona | Roman peace - a period of peace and prosperity in the Roman Empire that lasted from 27 BC to AD 180. | 24 | |
| 207551334 | Helots | Sparta's slaves, originally called Messenians, Sparta conquered Messenia and took all the people and made them slaves | 25 | |
| 207551335 | Satrap | The governor of a province in the Achaemenid Persian Empire, often a relative of the king. He was responsible for protection of the province and for forwarding tribute to the central administration. Enjoyed much power. | 26 | |
| 207551336 | Etruscans | people from Etruria , (north of Rome) that took control of Rome and Latium. Ruled Rome for more than 100 years. Built up Rome, streets, temples. Skilled metal workers Rome became rich from mining and trade | 27 | |
| 207551337 | Tribunes | An officer of ancient Rome elected by the plebeians to protect their rights from arbitrary acts of the patrician magistrates. | 28 | |
| 207551338 | Sophocles | one of the great tragedians of ancient Greece (496-406 BC) | 29 | |
| 207551339 | Carthage | City located in present-day Tunisia, founded by Phoenicians ca. 800 B.C.E. It became a major commercial center and naval power in the western Mediterranean until defeated by Rome in the third century B.C.E. | 30 | |
| 207551340 | Tyrant | Military leader who stepped in to solve a problem, not necessarily oppressive | 31 | |
| 207551341 | Hellenic Age | refers to the 1st classic Greek culture | 32 | |
| 207551342 | Qin | A people and state in the Wei Valley of eastern China that conquered rival states and created the first Chinese empire (221-206 B.C.E.). The Qin ruler, Shi Huangdi, standardized many features of Chinese society and enslaved subjects. | 33 | |
| 207551343 | Secularism | a doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations; present well being over religious considerations | 34 | |
| 207551344 | Pericles | Aristocratic leader who guided the Athenian state through the transformation to full participatory democracy for all male citizens; pursued a policy of imperial expansion that led to Peloponnesian War | 35 | |
| 207551345 | Plebians | Members of the lower class of Ancient Rome including farmers, merchants, artisans and traders; common people of ancient Rome | 36 | |
| 207551346 | Law of 12 tables | the foundation of roman civil law; applied equally to all citizens | 37 | |
| 207551347 | Herodotus | Heir to the technique of historia-'investigation'-developed by Greeks in the late Archaic period. He came from a Greek community in Anatolia and traveled extensively, collecting information in western Asia and the Mediterranean lands; the Western cultural of historical writing originated from him | 38 |
