While the assembly is the official governing body the real power lies in this body of "advisors"
What is the Senate
100
These large estates took advantage of the absence of small land owners to expand changing the primary crops to ones that were more profitable.
What were Latifundias?
100
The Qin were able to unify and control the first Chinese Empire by using this core Chinese philosophy.
What is Legalism?
100
This philosophy was used by the Qin to justify their harsh rule.
What is legalism?
100
This 1st of 7 kings of Rome was found floating in a river along with his twin.
Who is Romulus
200
This was the primary means to wealth in early Rome.
What is Farmin, land ownership
200
Growth of cities in the empire fueled by increasing disparity between the classes led to the growth of these urban areas.
What are Slums
200
This act was considered disloyal in the Roman Empire because it prevented looking at Roman Emperors as God like.
What is being a Christian?
200
Steel, Paper, Water Mills
What are contributions of the Chinese during this period
200
third century emperor who brought Rome back from the brink through drastic economic reforms.
Who is Diocletian?
300
This is the most powerful government body in the republic.
What is the Senate?
300
This reason, based on loyalty of the citizenry, is the accepted explanation for the change of Rome to empire from republic.
Why is Loyalty to leaders rather than Rome an important distinction?
300
this period is characterized by freguent changes in leadership, peasant "misbehavior", invasions from outside.
What is the third century crisis
300
This specific infrastructure, named after its primary product, led to prosperity and power in the Han empire
What is the Silk road?
300
This capital city of the Han served as an example for other cities because of its organization and planning.
What is Chang'an
400
These wars with the Carthaginians led to Roman control of the Western Mediteranean.
What were the Punic Wars?
400
The expansion of Rome and it connectedness due to the roads as well as the advantages of citizenry with a common language and culture led to this important legacy of Roman conquest.
What is the romanization of Western Mediterranean and Europe?
400
The standardization of coinage, code of law and writing were all ways that the Qin did this.
What is Unified Chinese civilization?
400
This astrologer and historian is responsible for muh of what we know about the expansion of the Han under Wu.
Who is Sima Qian
500
The creation of the twelve tablets as well as tribunes were a direct result of..
What is the Conflict of Orders.
500
After the capital was moved to Byzantium and the western empire continued to crumble these germanic people over ran the once great city.
Who were the Visigoths?
500
The moving of the capitalto Byzantiumby this emperor, while initially strenthening the empire, is consider the beginning of the end.
Who is Constantine?
500
These scholars and officials who make up the chinese middle class are similar to the Roman equites.