Ancient Rome
Romans set this up; new type of gov't where some of the officials were chosen by the people
Republic
Greek city-state
polis
arc of land between the Tigris & Euphrates Rivers
Fertile Crescent
Middle/Lower class in Roman society
plebians
study of how people live in the past
history
Government by 3 people with equal power
Triumvirate
Greece went to war with this empire several times who were led by Xerxes & Darius.
Persia
Sumerian form of writing
cuneiform
He wrote the Illiad & the Odyssey
Homer
art of skillful speaking
oration
Period of "Roman Peace"
Pax Romana
War between Athens and Sparta
Great Peloponnesian War
civilization
considered the first advanced civilization in Europe
Minoans
Studying the origins and development of people and their societies
anthropology
Three wars between Rome & Carthage
Punic Wars
Period between 461 to 429 BC; Athens reached its height in power
Age of Pericles
Spread of ideas, customs and technology from one group of people to another
cultural diffusion
Old Stone Age
Paleolithic Age
Skilled craftworkers
artisans
First emperor of Rome who stabilized the empire
Augustus Octavian
Learning & arts encouraged by Alexander the Great & his successors; spread Greek ideas to non-Greek areas
Hellenistic Age
Sumerian pyramid-shaped temple
ziggurat
The Buddha
Siddartha Gautama
Defensive alliance between the Greek city-states against Persia
Delian League