Topic 5 Vocab
Total disorder and confusion
Chaos
Greek city-state
Polis
System of basic rules and principles by which a government is organized
Constitution
According to Daoism, the symbols of yin and yang represent the ideal of...?
Balance
Why was Rome easier to unite than Greece?
It had less mountainous terrain
Therapy that uses needles to cure sickness and stop pain
Acupuncture
Messenian person forced to work as a lowly farmer by Sparta
Helot
Title used by Roman emperors meaning venerable or greatly honored person
Augustus
The Qin government disliked Confucianism and the teachings, so instead, they adopted this philosophy.
Legalism
What were villas?
Country estates owned by wealthy Romans
An ancient Chinese philosophy stating that a strong leader and a strong legal system, not moral values, are needed to create social order.
Legalism
Government in which citizens take part directly in the day-to-day affairs of government
Direct Democracy
Official religion supported by the government
Established Religion
Why did Metics not have the full rights of citizens?
They were foreigners
What form of government ruled the Roman Empire after the rise of Augustus?
Monarchy
In ancient China, the presumed right to rule given to a dynasty by heaven, the highest force of nature
Mandate of Heaven
Military alliance led by Athens
Delian League
Oldest man in a Roman family who had absolute power over his family
Paterfamilias
Who is known as the goddess of the harvest?
Demeter
Who took power after Caesar's death? What did he change his name to?
Octavian/Augustus
Animal bone or shell carved with written characters that was used to predict the future in China
Oracle Bone
Oath taken by medical students swearing to practice medicine in an ethical way
Hippocratic Oath
Veto
Did Athens have a complete democracy? Why or why not?
No. Women, slaves, and foreigners were not allowed to vote or have any say in the government.
Name one thing that is similar between the United States and the Roman Republic.
3 branches of government, the Senate, Constitution, Consul(s) and president