Ancient Greece
Who is Pericles
The leader of Athens during it's golden age
Patricians (in Roman society)
Rich Landowners, men leading the political class
Mediterranean Trade Route, Silk Road, Indian Ocean Trade, & Trans Sahara Trade Route
What were the trade routes connected to the Byzantine Empire?
Muslim success
Strong Muslim fighters, uniting their belief in Islam, and the Byzantine Empire being weak
fertile areas, usually hot, and arid
Climate in the Middle East
Freedom & Learning
What the Athenians valued most
The Twelve Tables
Code of laws for all Roman Citizens to be treated equally
The Greek colony
Constantine fixed what colony into a metropolis?
1.) Judisim 2.) Christianity 3.) Islam
Order of the Abrahamic religions being established
Economic factor
The factor of poor harvests
Peloponnesian War
Cause of the end of the Golden Age
Julius Caesar
Got assassinated on March 15, 44 BC, and was wounded 35 times
preservation of Greco-Roman history
Emperor Justinian's greatest accomplishment
Caliph
Successor of Muhammad and Chief Muslim ruler
Christian Martyr
Person who is killed for following Christianity
Alexander the Great
Died in 323 BCE, his empire crumbled after
Pax Romana
Golden Age of Rome
Byzantine scribes judiciously copied the decaying manuscriptures
How were Greek writings and ideas preserved from the Byzantine Empire?
Power and Grandeur
Symbolism of the circular city
Peace, Prosperity, and Progress
Having a stable government, gaining wealth through trade, and advancements in art and architecture and technological contributions
Mediterranean Sea
Sea that is south of the Greek civilization
The Fall of Rome
What did Barbarian invasions, government corruption, and Christianity cause?
Social factor
What kind of factor was low confidence in the Byzantine Empire?
Arabic
Language the Koran is writen in
Monotheism
Belief in only one God