Historical Figures Pt. 1
Greek mathematician known for "his" principle that explains the scientific phenomenon, buoyancy.
Who is Archimedes?
A Greek mathematician, he is known as the father of Geometry.
An artificial channel for conveying water, typically in the form of a bridge across a valley or other gap. Introduced by Ancient Rome.
What is an Aqueduct?
This type of government allows for the most civil participation.
What is democracy?
A form of government in which the leader is not a monarch and certain citizens have the right to vote.
What is a republic?
A Greek playwright that is known for his comedies rather than his tragedies. 11 of his 40 plays have survived virtually in their entirety.
Who is Aristophanes?
A Greek philosopher and mathematician who studied numbers and their relationships. He influenced Plato and Aristotle. Today he is best known for "his" theorem.
A type of government where it is ruled by a few. Sparta was our most famous example.
What is an Oligarchy?
The two types of citizens in Athens and Sparta were this gender and these age groups.
Sparta: Male, 30 years and older.
This religion grew out of Judaism, had a messiah that was the son of God and crucified. It also expanded throughout the Roman Empire starting in the 1st century CE.
What is Christianity?
Who is Aristotle?
An Athenian stonemason and philosopher who sought truth by questioning. He never wrote down anything he said but was transcribed by his student, Plato.
The name of a city state in ancient Greece.
What is a polis?
These are the three values for Athenians.
1. Individuality
2. Beauty
3. Freedom
The large network of roads benefited the Roman Empire increased?
A Persian emperor, he united the Persian empire around 522 BC and ruled till 486. He is most famous for starting the long conflict with the Greeks and losing to them at Marathon.
Who is Darius I?
A Macedonian emperor who conquered almost the entire known world before his untimely death in his mid thirties.
Who is Alexander the Great?
A limited government based on the separation of powers and a system of checks and balances.
What is popular sovereignty?
These are the values for Spartans.
1. Strength
2. Duty
3. Discipline
The three social classes in Ancient Rome and their descriptions. (% & explanation)
What are
1. Patricians: upper class, minority of the population (5% of citizens)
2. Plebeians: lower class, majority of the population (95% of citizens)
3. Slaves & Non-Romans: lowest class.
A Greek astronomer, he showed that the Earth was round and accurately calculated its circumference.
A Greek Geographer, he wrote the world's first atlas on cartography that was translated into Arabic in the 9th century.
The laws of Rome inscribed on 12 tablets that were hung in the Forum for all citizens to view and learn.
The city of Athens influenced the government of later cultures by providing an example of this type of government.
What is a direct democracy?
After the fall of western Rome during the 5th century by invasions from Germanic tribes, the eastern Roman Empire was able to last 1,000 years longer due to?
What is a stronger economy, better agriculture, and long-distance trade?