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| 285962657 | Pericles | Greek statesman, orator, and Athenian general. Believed in democracy, hard work, and conferring kindness to make friends. Emphasized that veterans should be honored. Built Parthenon and Acropolis | 0 | |
| 285962658 | Golden Age of Athens | Sparta and Athens built alliances w/ other city states. Athens dominated, and gained revenue from trade and tributes of soldiers, ships and money. Valued education, athletics and music. Pericles ruled during this time | 1 | |
| 285962659 | Sparta | Militaristic state that remained in a constant state of preparedness for warfare. Austere and disciplined existence. Stressed equality but not individuality | 2 | |
| 285962660 | Olympic Games | Held in Olympia; feasts and competitions between poets, orators and atheletes. Religious festival dedicated to Zeus. | 3 | |
| 285962661 | Alexander the Great | Widely expanded Macedonian dominance; conquered persians and moved east to Indus river. Divided rule into 3 realms-Antigonid, Ptolemaic and Seleucid. Spread Hellenism | 4 | |
| 285962662 | Socrates | Pupil of Plato. Created ethical philosophy. Believed in his own ignorance; challenged notions of beauty, goodness and piety. Persecuted for corrupting the youth. | 5 | |
| 285962663 | Aristotle | scientist, astronomer, political theorist. Plato's pupil; founded Lyceum. Considered the father of empirical science and the scientific method. Everything has a natural function and strives to complete that function | 6 | |
| 285962664 | Polis | Greece was a collection of city states; each c-s was known as a polis. Each polis shared a common culture and identity | 7 | |
| 285962665 | Parthenon | Greek temple on top of the Athenian Acropolis. Built by Pericles | 8 | |
| 285962666 | Hellenistic culture | spread of Greek culture, ideals, and pattern of life. Facilitated by Alexander the Great | 9 | |
| 285962667 | Punic Wars | wars resulting from Rome's rapid expansion into Carthage. Lasted on and off 264-146 BCE | 10 | |
| 285962668 | Pax Romana | Law that established common coinage, civil service and secure travel. Massive growth of arts and sciences, literature and architecture | 11 | |
| 285962669 | Augustus | Also known as Octavian. 1st emporer of Roman Empire after Caesar. Under him, Rome became capital of the Western world. | 12 | |
| 285962670 | Julius Caesar | Part of 1st triumvirate. Civil war between Senate and Caesar's followers led to Caesar becoming Emperor for life. Assassinated :( | 13 | |
| 285962671 | 12 Tablets | Development to protect individual rights "innocent until proven guilty". Became international code that Rome applied to conquered territories | 14 | |
| 285962672 | Romulus and Remus | Rome's twin founder. Bickered over where to put their shiny new city; Romulus kills Remus and names Rome after himself. | 15 | |
| 285962673 | Roman Legions | basic units of Roman military recruited specifically from Roman citizens | 16 | |
| 285962674 | Patricians | elite families in Rome that made up majority of Roman assemblies. Dominated political scene | 17 | |
| 285962675 | Plebeians | general body of free, land owning Roman citizens. 95% of population. | 18 | |
| 285962676 | Constantine | emperor who issued edict of Milan in 313 CE-stopped acts of violence towards Christians. By end of 391 CE, Christianity was official religion of Roman Empire | 19 | |
| 285962677 | Constantinople | When Constantine defeated his rivals and came to power, he moved capital to the Greek city Byzantium. | 20 | |
| 285962678 | Eastern Roman Empire | The region Justinian reconquered. Fell under Greek influence | 21 | |
| 285962679 | Code of Justinian | Result of Justinian's desire to create a simple, clear version of Roman laws. | 22 | |
| 285962680 | Athenian Democracy | First known example of direct democracy. Free citizens chosen by election to sit on large juries and assemblies and run the affairs of state. First balance of power. | 23 | |
| 285962681 | Reasons for Roman decline | -corruption -fast expansion of empire -wars -failing economy -unemployment -barbarian invasion | 24 |
