Vocabulary & Important things
List the differences between Athens and Sparta.
Athens valued art and culture and created democracy compared to Sparta which was more military based and more basic and was ruled by a king
We can learn that through them we exist today and we should learn from how they failed so that we might not.
What's a Greek hoplite? What's a phalanx? What's Philosophy?
Greek infantry soldier; Greek army formation; Study of fundamental nature and sciece & reality
Tell me the structure of the Roman Government and society.
The Gov consisted of 300 men which was called the senate who served for life, they elected 2 consuls each year, with every once in a while a man declaring himself dictator for 6 months. They were based on the idea that "no one man should hold too much power".
Located in North East Africa, they are one of the oldest civilizations known to man and still exists today though extremely different. Their life source was a certain river which so happens to be the longest river in the world. They are also transcontinental connecting Africa to Asia (Middle East).
Egypt
Tell me the differences between Paleolithic and Neolithic.
Paleolithic Age was simple and hunting, men and women were equal
Neolithic had a revolution where people started farming and men were seen as dominant
Oldest Civilization known to man
Mesopotamia
3 required philosophers we need to know (In order)
One believed in the pursuit of truth and is the father of philosophy
One was a student and believed we lived in a shadow of the "real world" and created the idea of a Republic
The last opened the Lyceum and though there was something marvelous in all of nature; he was the tutor of Alexander the Great
Socrates/Plato/Aristotle
Why did Rome fall as an empire?
Corruption/Culture/Inflation/Gladiatorial Fights/Barbarian Invasions
This sea is located south of Europe (directly south of Italy) but north of Africa (Above Tunisia, Libya, and Algeria)
Mediterranean sea
Tell me the three rhetorical devices and what they describe and appeal to.
Pathos-Appealing to emotion (Sad dog commercial)
Ethos-Appealing to ethics (Hitler killed millions so America must rise up to defeat the cruel dictator)
Logos-Appealing to logic (Plastic is dangerous when hot. The boy melted the plastic cup all over his hand)
How did Mesopotamia and Egypt differ?
Egypt was located in North Africa and it's life source was the Nile River and they were polytheistic. Egypt survived as a civilization.
Mesopotamia was located in west Asia between the Tigris and Euphrates river and their religion was also polytheistic but still different.
Leader who expanded over 5.2 million km2 in 13 years and stretched from Greece to India. He was tutored by Aristotle. His dad died when he was 18. Renowned for being an excellent leader. Died at age 32 from a fever.
Alexander the Great
What signified the end of the Republic and the start of the Empire.
Assassination of Julius Caesar/Augustus (Octavian) defeating Antony and declaring himself emperor
Located between 2 rivers, they are the oldest known civilization in the world but no longer exists as one nation but dissolved into modern day Iraq and Syria.
Mesopotamia
What is Piety?
A feeling of being devoted to a certain goal.
What made Judaism and Israel/Palestine differ from other religions and civilizations
It was monotheistic and believed there was one God for all people ad it had a strong moral code (Torah/Pentateuch)
What's a trireme and list some stuff about it.
3 rows of oars; light wood but water absorbent but could move extremely fast
How did Diocletian and Constantine seek to save the empire from collapsing?
Both fought off inflation using different methods with the same goal. Both buffed up the military and sought to expand the empire.
Located in western Europe, they are made up of 227 islands in which its capital lies in the south-eastern part of it.
Greece
How do a Greek Democracy and Roman Republic differ from each other? How does the U.S. incorporate both ideas into their government?
A Greek Democracy was built on the idea that the people and masses should rule over the government and that the people have the ability to change their rights. A Roman Republic was based on the idea that no one man should have too much power so the government lists out the peoples "inalienable" rights and swear to protect them. The U.S. is made up of both as they take the idea of a Republic but allow the people to change their rights but must go through a process which incorporates Demcoracy.
Urban Focus/Military-Political/Language-Writing/Religion/Economy/Culture
What were the presocratic philosophers and what did they believe.
They lived before Socrates and believed that the universe and all of existence was held together by one substance, object, or idea whether it be water or air.
How can the U.S. learn from the fall of Rome? (More than you think)
Both at their time are the #1 global superpower with a similar governmental structure and one of the largest countries in the world at their time. Both are culturally different and can suffer and fall for many reasons such as corruption, changing the laws, and bad moral leadership.
Located in north Africa, they weren't actually a country but a city and shared a long and bitter rivalry with its northern neighbor and had 3 wars over a certain island.
Carthage