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Conflict between the Delian League headed by Athens and the Peloponnesian League headed by Sparta, weakened both city-states and ultimately left both places vulnerable to invasion from Macedonia
What is Peloponnesian War
100
Series of wars between Carthage and Rome over control of trade in the Mediterranean Sea. Hannibal = general from Carthage. Scipio = general from Rome. Rome ultimately wins and ends any competition that they had for control of the Mediterranean Sea.
What is Punic Wars
100
What is the difference between Judaism and Christianity?
Jesus is the son of God in Christianity.
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Dynasty that ruled India during the early part of the classical period founded by Chandragupta Maurya; first dynasty to have large central government in India, unified almost all of India (except for the very southern tip) influenced by Alexander the Great.
What is Mauryan Empire
100
Period of Roman peace
What is Pax Romana
200
One of the greatest military leaders; spread culture through Persia, Egypt, and India, blended with Greek culture to make Hellenism, conquered most of the known world, after his death his empire was divided among his closest generals, influenced the Mauryan Dynasty of India
Who is Alexander the Great
200
Brothers who tried to call land redistribution during the Roman Republic, wanted to break up large estates and give small pieces to the poor; not popular with Roman Senate; both brothers were killed.
Who are Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus
200
Roman emperor who divided the territory of the Roman Empire into two parts, he was trying to make the empire more efficient and more stable; this division slowed down the decline of the empire but did not stop it.
Who is Diocletian
200
Ruler of India during the Mauryan Dynasty, became troubled about all of the death and destruction caused by his expansion; converted to Buddhism; helped to encourage the spread of Buddhism through Asia; known as one of the greatest rulers in Indian history; after his death the Mauryan Dynasty entered into decline.
Who is Ashoka
200
Classical dynasty of China, developed the largest bureaucracy in the world, used Confucianism as the basis of the government, often compared to the Roman Empire in many ways, used civil-service exams to place people in government positions; established traditional patterns of Chinese society.
What is Han Dynasty
300
Blend of Greek, Middle Eastern, Egyptian, and Indian cultures; spread by Alexander the Great during his conquest, center of this was Alexandria, Egypt; focused on advances in law, science, and mathematics
What is Hellenism
300
Roman general who was part of the First Triumvirate (ruler of 3 people: ______, Pompey, and Crassus). Helped to move Rome from a Republic to an Empire. After defeating Pompey, he declared himself dictator of Rome.
Who is Julius Caesar
300
Roman emperor who renamed the city Byzantium, changing it to Constantinople, and making it the center of the Eastern part of the Roman Empire; known as the first official Christian emperor, after his reign Christianity spread throughout Rome and into Western Europe; made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire.
Who is Constantine
300
The type of government most often found in Indian history; each region developed its own style of government, especially common between the fall of the Mauryan Dynasty and the rise of the Gupta Dynasty, India was divided politically but held together under the common umbrella of Hinduism.
What is Regionalism
300
Trade route that linked China with the west; expanded during the Han Dynasty, helped to encourage the spread of goods from Asia like silk and spices, but most importantly encouraged the spread of ideas, especially Buddhism
What is Silk Road
400
Original law code of Rome; became the basis of Roman law and influenced the law code of Western Europe.
What is Twelve Tables
400
"Nephew" of Julius Caesar. Became member of the Second Triumvirate (_______, Marc Antony, Lepidus) after Caesar's death. Defeated Marc Antony for control of the Roman government; was crowned emperor which started the Roman Empire; his reign started the Pax Romana (period of Roman Peace). First official emperor of Rome.
Who is Augustus (Octavian)
400
What caused the fall of Rome? In what year did the western part collapse?
Inflation, high taxes, lack of loyalty to the emperor, large gap between rich and poor, and ultimately invasion of the Germanic tribes into the Western part of the Roman Empire. 476 CE.
400
The classical dynasty of India, united most of India through arranged marriages, did not rule as much territory as the Mauryan rulers but were responsible for the cultural Golden Age of Indian society.
What is Gupta Dynasty
400
Which came first, Hinduism or Buddhism?
What is Hinduism
500
Time period in Roman history that started with the overthrow of the monarch in 510 BCE, had a complex system that included the senate, a constitution, legislative assemblies, and consuls. During this stage of Rome, most of the expansion was accomplished. By the end of this, the territory of Rome extended along the entire coast of the Mediterranean Sea
What is Roman Republic
500
New monotheistic religion founded during the time of the Roman Empire; came from Jewish faith, based on teachings of Jesus of Nazareth; people of this faith were persecuted by the Roman government because the religion appealed to the poor and to women; spread rapidly until it was finally made the official religion of Rome during the rule of Constantine.
What is Christianity
500
After the Roman Empire collapsed, the eastern side continued on as...
What is Byzantine Empire
500
Indian time of achievement in math, science, and the arts; created a system of numbers and decimals, the creation of hospitals, the belief that the world was not flat, and the movement of the planets; These discoveries were given to the Muslim world and later transmitted to Europe.
What is Golden Age of Gupta.
500
Who are the three members of the First Triumvirate?
Caesar, Pompey, Crassus