Geography
The name of the empire that originated in Central Italy
Rome
A series of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage from 264 to 146 BC.
Punic Wars
The fundamental political unit of ancient Greece around 750 B.C.; fewer than 20,000 residents.
City-State
The spread of beliefs, customs and traditions from one place to another, usually through trade and/or war
Cultural Diffusion
This empire created 50,000 miles of roads to connect its empire
Roman
A series of wars fought in early 5th century BCE between the Persian Empire and Greek city-states.
Persian Wars
Powerful city-state in ancient Greece; associated with democracy.
Athens
Trade route from central China, across central Asia to Europe, linking the eastern Mediterranean region with Asia.
Silk Road
This body of water is named for the subcontinent that lies on the continent to the north.
Indian Ocean
War from 431 to 404 BCE between Athens and Sparta for dominance in southern Greece.
Peloponnesian War
Part of the centralized area around which ancient Rome developed as a city; government and public buildings were located there.
Roman Forum
This trade was probably inspired by the Bantu migration, and by the end of the classical era people south
of the Sahara were connect to people in the eastern and southern parts of Africa.
Subsaharan Trade Route
This is the name for the Ancient River Valley Civilization located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, meaning "the land between two rivers."
Mesopotamia
Period of time during the Roman Empire when non-Roman people began to migrate to the empire; led to the fall of Rome
Barbarian Invasions
Imperial dynasty that ruled China (206 BC to AD 220); adopted Confucianism as its official philosophy.
Han Dynasty
This route connected people that lived south of the Sahara to the Mediterranean and the Middle East.
Saharan Trade Route