classical civilizations
Alexander The Great
He was a Macedonian king who spread Greek influence in the mighty empire he created in the 300s BCE, conquering most of the known world in the process.
Great schism
the official split between the Roman Catholic and Byzantine churches that occurred in 1054
Byzantine empire
Eastern half of the Roman Empire that survived the fall of the Western half.
The belief that the government should maintain a large standing military
Militarism
Nazism
Adolf Hitler used fascism to create this type of government based on totalitarian ideas and was used to unite Germany during the 1930s.
Augustus Caesar
He was adopted by his great uncle, Julius Caesar, and in 43 BCE joined forces with Mark Antony and Marcus Lepidus in a military dictatorship known as the Second Triumvirate.
Hagia Sophia
the Cathedral of Holy Wisdom in Constantinople, built by order of the Byzantine emperor Justinian
Constantinople
City founded as the second capital of the Roman Empire; later became the capital of the Byzantine Empire
Having extreme pride in ones country
Nationalism
Axis Powers
Germany, Italy, Japan
Buddhism
Their followers of this philosophy study the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path.
pope leo
He crowned Charlemagne "Emperor of the Romans"
Justinian Code
The body of Roman law collected by order of the Byzantine emperor, Justinian around A.D. 534.
The political, economic, and geographic takeover by European countries on Africa and Asia
Imperalism
Allied Powers
Great Britain, Soviet Union, United States, and France during World War II.
Christianity
This is a monotheistic religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth.
Theodora
the wife of Justinian, she helped to improve the status of women in the Byzantinian Empire
Cultural diffusion
Spread of beliefs customs and ideas
How did each of the fascist leaders in Europe and Asia prior to World War II gained the trust of the people in their countries?
Nationalist propaganda
Joseph Stalin
Dictator of the Soviet Union from 1928 to 1953
Constantine
He was Roman Emperor from 306-337 CE, becoming the first Emperor to convert to Christianity.
vladimir
Russian ruler who chose Byzantine Christianity as the official religion of the Russian state.
Islam
Religion based on the teaching of Mohammed
Style of warfare common in WWI. Included digging long trenches separated by barbed wire.
Pearl Harbor
December 7, 1941 - Surprise attack by the Japanese on the main U.S. Pacific Fleet harbored in Hawaii