3067886055 | Rome vs. Greece | Mighty empire /// inept city states Engineering /// scientific thought Western Europe was Greco-Roman /// Eastern Europe was Greek influence | 0 | |
3067892416 | What did Rome and Greece share? | Political ideas Common religion Artistic styles Economic structures | 1 | |
3072328052 | When was the rise of the Persian empire? Leader? | 550 BCE: massive Persian empire across Middle East Cyrus the Great | 2 | |
3072353707 | Characteristics of the Persian empire? (6) + who conquered it? | 1. Tolerant of local customs 2. Advanced iron technology 3. Zoroastrianism 4. Artistic lifestyle 5. Conquered by Alexander the Great 6. Persian language and culture survived into 20th century | 3 | |
3072372681 | Civilization of Crete | Showed Egyptian influence by 2000 | 4 | |
3072387977 | What major empire was crete apart of? | Greece | 5 | |
3072372682 | Crete architecture | Monuments | 6 | |
3072372683 | In what city and year did the Trojan war occur? | 1400 BCE Mycenae | 7 | |
3072404636 | Dark Ages | After the Trojan war----Indo-Europeans destroyed until 800 | 8 | |
3072420477 | How did Greek civilization emerge from the dark ages? | Rise from 800-600 BCE Strong city-states with tyrant or aristocratic council | 9 | |
3072499135 | Why was a unified government difficult for early Greece? | the region is divided by mountains | 10 | |
3072598728 | Language of city states | written language came from Phoenician alphabet | 11 | |
3072602497 | Social life in early Greece? | Regular celebrations Athletic competitions----Olympic games | 12 | |
3072609481 | Two major cities of Greece? | 1. Sparta: military tradition, slavery 2. Athens: commercial state, slaves, artistic/intellectual leadership | 13 | |
3072617402 | When and where did democracy emerge? | (500 BCE) Athens | 14 | |
3072620980 | Most famous political figure in Athens? | Pericles---(no official position, but did influence negotiation) | 15 | |
3072674963 | Peloponnesian Wars | Between Sparta and Athens Weakened Greece | 16 | |
3072678445 | Who took over after the Peloponnesian wars? | Philip II of Macedon | 17 | |
3100436712 | How did Alexander the Great react to the Peloponnesian wars? | Continued invading towards Persia | 18 | |
3100441963 | Greece post Peloponnesian wars? [6] | 1. 13 years of conquests 2. Successor kingdoms ruled for centuries 3. Hellinistic period (Greek art and culture emerges) 4. Trade flourished 5. Scientific centers: alexandria 6. Greece decline, legacy carries on | 19 | |
3100452929 | Emergence of Rome | Started under control of a monarchy in 800 BCE | 20 | |
3100481570 | Fall of Rome (year) | 509 BCE | 21 | |
3100487386 | How did the Roman republic expand? | Constantly, despite fear of invaders | 22 | |
3100490420 | What caused the 3 Punic wars? | Expansion across Sicily started a conflict at Carthage | 23 | |
3100500750 | Winner of the punic wars? | Hannibal defeated through Gaul (not roman) | 24 | |
3100590183 | How did the government change for Rome post Punic wars? | republic replaced by powerful generals | 25 | |
3100595666 | Who was the first to "Cross the rubicon" | Ceaser | 26 | |
3100597729 | How and when does Ceaser take over | 27 BCE Through assassination after rivalry | 27 | |
3100600483 | Pax Romana | basic structure for Roman empire refers to Rome in glorified time, meaning peace | 28 | |
3100604868 | When and how did pax romana end | 180 CE: with Marcus Aurelius peace was brought to Medditeranean 476: gradual fall until invaders took over | 29 | |
3100647077 | Where does the empire expand to during pax romana | Britain | 30 | |
3100653816 | What caused the fall of Rome [5] | 1. economy loss : trade loss 2. population loss: lowering birth rates 3. government less effective 4. unable to supply more land to finance empire 5. too spread out: difficult to defend | 31 | |
3100673951 | What two leaders attempt to salvage Rome | Deiocleitan: reforms Constantine: [313] adopts Christianity, East and West split | 32 | |
3100680869 | Rome post fall (governments and army) | 1. Governments became locals in Western Europe 2. tried using foreign recruits | 33 | |
3100690277 | Polis | city state in ancient Greece | 34 | |
3100694755 | What civilization was the greek and roman use of city states similar to? | China | 35 | |
3100698425 | What did Greece and rome not do in terms of government? | Administer local regions | 36 | |
3100702235 | How is their government similar to India, unlike China? | China had a single set of political institutions: Rome and Greece did not Like India: diverse forms of government | 37 | |
3100706722 | What diverse forms of government did Greece and Rome use? | Monarchy (yet not preferred) Individual strongmen: tyranny (common) | 38 | |
3100741741 | Demos | people of Greece | 39 | |
3100747011 | Government in Greece | direct democracy and general assemblies executive officers chosen by lot: similar to jury duty | 40 | |
3100755263 | Negatives of democracy | Peloponnesian Wars Lower class citizens wanted power: recommend stupid military decisions | 41 | |
3100826630 | What was the most preferred form of government in Greece | Aristocractic assemblies | 42 | |
3100834971 | Roman government [2 main structures] | 1. Constitution: relied on magistrates and aristocrats 2. Senate: held executive offices--two consuls shared power | 43 | |
3100844878 | Use of a dictator | Employed by the senate during times of emergencies | 44 | |
3100847122 | Who shaped political theory in Rome | Cicero | 45 | |
3100851040 | [5] parts of political theory in Rome | 1. Political ethic 2. duties of citizens 3. incorruptable service 4. key political skills (oratory) 5. different than China: hierachy not strong | 46 | |
3100861109 | Who did the Roman empire preserve | the senate (useless at time) | 47 | |
3100865005 | Main form of government during the Roman empire | local autonomy (tolerance of local customs and religion) | 48 | |
3100871993 | The roman empire had strong ______________. | military organization | 49 | |
3100875527 | Laws in classical Rome? | Twelve tables (450 BCE) Used to restrain the upper class and regulated property and commerce | 50 | |
3100887204 | What two things did the Roman government focus on? | Law courts Military | 51 | |
3100893557 | How did Rome support official religion | Civic festivals Religions tolerated as long as they did not conflict with the state | 52 | |
3100899488 | Key Elements of Medditeranean government | 1. localism 2. political focus 3. diversity of systems 4. aristocracy and law | 53 | |
3100905543 | How were the governments flawed | lack of specific individual rights | 54 | |
3100912117 | Greco-Roman Religion emphasis on nature? | nature>gods/goddesses | 55 | |
3100915021 | Actions of the gods | Interacted with people in soap operas used in stories to show human passion | 56 | |
3100922780 | Why did the lower class gravitate towards "mystery religions" | Greco-Roman religion lacked spiritual passion | 57 | |
3100927172 | Major philosphers and their primary beliefs | 1. Aristotle: balance, Golden Mean 2. Stoics: moral independance 3. Socrates: question (accused for undermining) 4. Plato: 3 forms are true, good, beautiful | 58 | |
3100937405 | Primary belief of all philosophers | Thinking is most important, not spirituality | 59 | |
3100943756 | Intellectual in Rome | Many theories in math and science wrong Romans good at engineering | 60 | |
3100948755 | What was artistic expression in temples and statues inspired by? | Official religion | 61 | |
3100957106 | Style of art | Realistic depiction of humans | 62 | |
3100959814 | Drama in Greece and Rome | comedy and tragedy focused on human flaw | 63 | |
3100963363 | What were Romans known for? | athletic performances (gladiators) | 64 | |
3100966018 | Greek literature | epic tradition (Oddyssey and the Illiad) links to mythology | 65 | |
3100971337 | Architecture in Greece and Rome | Greece: columns Rome: dome/stadium | 66 | |
3100979294 | What caused fueds in the economy? | large landowners hurt small farmers Farmers try to keep independance: forced olives and grapes (take patience and need capital) | 67 | |
3100987188 | Commercial agriculture needed an _________ | empire | 68 | |
3100991973 | What would an empire do for agriculture? | supervise grain trade and public works manufacture many goods | 69 | |
3100997884 | Merchant influence | Better in Medditeranean than China | 70 | |
3101003017 | What was the key component to agriculture at the time period? | slavery | 71 | |
3101005775 | How did slavery hurt technological innovation? | Many people used for labor--no need for technology Free farmers could not compete | 72 | |
3101013643 | Family structure | Tight Women inferior/ different laws than men | 73 | |
3101015456 | How did Rome fall (in general) | fell in parts rather than all at once | 74 | |
3101020846 | Why did Rome not carry on? | No central religion to revive it | 75 | |
3101032319 | How was China, India, and Medditeranean similar? | Social hierarchy Agricultural economy Politics mostly beuracratic: laws to justify upper class | 76 | |
3101048307 | Social mobility in the different civilizations? | India: little China: few talented beuracrats Med: some non-artistocrats can, military | 77 | |
3101053841 | United by different reasons | India: Hindu China: Confucionism Med: military and local leaders | 78 | |
3101062058 | Why were China/India able to remain for longer? | Able to convince of political legitimacy: to lower class Religion Med: gave more political rights (democracy) | 79 |
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