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People
Groups of People
Ideas
Civilizations and Empires
Wildcard
100
Thought monarchy was the best form of government, tyranny the worst, democracy was somewhere in the middle
Aristotle
100
The first two Emperors of Ancient Rome
Julius and Augustus Caesar
100
Invented by the Greeks, a way of finding out truths about the world by asking questions.
Philosophy
100
Democracy, cared about culture and the arts MORE than conquest or violence
Athens
100
Governments where one ruler leads. The first is where a good ruler leaders, the second is where a selfish ruler leads
Monarchy and Tyranny
200
The historical founder of the Christian religion and a radical and revolutionary against the Roman Empire
Jesus
200
The group of people who made laws in Ancient Rome when Rome was a Republic
Roman Senate
200
Founded by Muhammad, worships Allah, which is the Arabic name for the same god as worshiped by the Christians
Islam
200
Monarchy, cared about military power and conquest, forced men to join army, women expected to breed warriors
Sparta
200
Governments in which the people are in control of themselves
Republicanism and Democracy
300
Student of Socrates, taught Aristotle, thought that people were happiest when they worked together and did what they are best at
Plato
300
The rule of a few people
Oligarchy
300
A period of relative peace owing to the power of the Roman Empire.
Pax Romana
300
Through cultural diffusion, this empire added to and preserved the culture of Greece and Rome
Arabic Empire
300
Borrowed Greek culture, arts, literature, and gods
Rome's Cultural Borrowings
400
Great Leader of Democratic Athens
Pericles
400
The people’s assembly in the Roman Senate. Had veto power.
Plebeians
400
A bias that Europe is the most important place on Earth.
Eurocentrism
400
Large empire formed by a Greek general, noted for the diffusion of Greek, Persian, and Egyptian culture
Alexander's Hellenist Empire
400
Poor treatment of women, both Greek, both fought against Persia
Athens and Sparta Similarities
500
This Roman Emperor divided Rome in half
Diocletian
500
The elite people in the Roman Senate. Had the power to make laws.
Patricians
500
When one’s personal likes and dislikes interferes with one’s judgment
Bias
500
In 410 CE, these people capture Rome and burned it down, leading to the fall of Rome.
Goths
500
Major achievements of Roman engineers and mathematicians, one helped transport water, the other helped transport troops
Aqueducts and Roman Roads