AP World History - Ancient Greece Flashcards
Empire & Imperialism
2000 BCE - 1100 BCE
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| 221110159 | hegemony | predominance of one unit over the others in a group with the consent of the members of the group | 0 | |
| 221110160 | dominance | the imposition of alien government through force | 1 | |
| 221110161 | balance of power | secure peace by preventing any one state or alignment of states from becoming too powerful | 2 | |
| 221110162 | satrapy | a province or colony in the Achaemenid or Persian Empire ruled by a satrap or governor. | 3 | |
| 221110163 | polis | Greek city | 4 | |
| 221110164 | agora | town market in the polis | 5 | |
| 221110165 | deme | rural district or village in ancient Greece, or its members | 6 | |
| 221110166 | trireme | ship with three banks of oars developed by the Greeks. | 7 | |
| 221110167 | hoplite | a heavily armed food soldier of ancient Greece who fought in close formation | 8 | |
| 221110168 | parthenon | Greek temple dedicated to the city's god or goddess | 9 | |
| 221110169 | sophist | professor in ancient Greece who charged for his teaching | 10 | |
| 221110170 | acropolis | the top of the polis. Literally translates to "high city" | 11 | |
| 221110171 | realpolitik | German term meaning practical politics | 12 | |
| 221110172 | Behistun Stone | Had 3 languages (Old Persian, Babylonian, and Elamite) and told the story of Darius' rise to power | 13 | |
| 221110173 | empire | the extension of political rule by one people over another | 14 | |
| 221110174 | What 3 purposes does a system of government serve in an empire? | 1. Maintains communication; 2. Maintains exchange; 3. Regulates citizenship | 15 | |
| 221110175 | How many systems of money does an empire have? | One - single system for money/single coinage | 16 | |
| 221110176 | How many languages does an empire have? | One uniform Administrative language | 17 | |
| 221110177 | How many legal systems does an empire have? | One legal system (same laws throughout the empire) | 18 | |
| 221110178 | How many systems of weights and measures does an empire have? | One uniform system of weights and measures | 19 | |
| 221110179 | How many systems of tax collection does an empire have? | One system of tax collection or one manner of demanding tribute. | 20 | |
| 221110180 | What are the 6 characteristics of religions? | Sanctification of time; space; language/literature; culture/artistic; sanctification of family and ancestors; has organization | 21 | |
| 221110181 | What are the fiver causes for decline and fall of an empire? | 1. Failure of leadership; 2. Too large to rule; 3 . Too many conquests or too few conquests - erodes economy; 4. Lessened faith in ideology; 5. Rebellions from within | 22 |