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The aristocratic branch of Rome’s government. It had both legislative and administrative functions in the republic
Senate
Their values of harmony, order, balance, and proportion became the standard of what is called
Classical Art
Household headed by the eldest mother
Matriarchal
Seekers of certain public offices had to perform ten years of military service. Roman soldiers were organized into large military units called
Legions
A serious drama about common themes such as love, hate, war, or betrayal.
Tragedy
Another name for a Russian Emperor
Czar
A leader who had absolute power to make laws and command the army.
Dictator
Greeks traditional stories about their gods.
Myths
A church which means “Holy Wisdom” in Greek
Hagia Sophia
These thinkers were determined to seek the truth, no matter where the search led them
Philosophers
Contained scenes filled with slapstick situations and crude humor. Playwrights often made fun of politics and respected people and ideas of the time.
Comedy
Narrative poems celebrating heroic deeds, sometime between 750 and 700 b.c.
Epics
The exclusion of someone from the Christian Church
Excommunication
This philosopher questioned the nature of the world and of human belief, thought, and knowledge.
Aristotle
This group of people were the working class members of Roman society
Plebeians
What was the name of this Carthaginian general
Hannibal
Acceptance of people who held different religious beliefs
Religious Toleration
What is the name of the wars fought between Rome and Carthage?
Punic Wars
Most Indian families were headed by the eldest male.
Patriarchal
This philosopher believed that absolute standards did exist for truth and justice.
Socrates
Wrote his most famous work, The Republic. In it, he set forth his vision of a perfectly governed society. It was not a democracy. In his ideal society, all citizens would fall naturally into three groups: farmers and artisans, warriors, and the ruling class.
Plato
A government that has unlimited power and uses it in an arbitrary manner.
Autocracy
The main language of the Mauryan Empire
Tamil
Lacking writing, the Greeks of this time learned about their history through the spoken word. According to tradition, the greatest storyteller was a blind man named
Homer
In 527, this high-ranking Byzantine nobleman became emperor
Justinian