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World Civ. Midterm
Greece and Rome
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History
Undergraduate 1
10/19/2008

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Classical Age
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Period between Archaeic Period and Hellenistic Period...500-338BCE
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Polis
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City-state
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Hoplites
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Foot soldiers in Greece
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Acropolis
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An elevated point which was initially a point of refuge; place where temples, monuments, and various dedications to gods stood in a polis
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Agora
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Public square; marketplace
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Athens
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Center of Arts, Learning and Philosophy; Home of Plato, Aristotle, Sophicles, Pericles, and Socrates
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Sparta
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Remolded when non-nobles wanted the same rights as nobles; Followers of Lycurgen Regime
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Lycurgen Regime
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Life devoted to military training in Sparta
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Democracy
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Gov't ran by the people...usually wealthiest
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Aristocracy
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Gov't ran by "the best"; best defined by each polis
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Oligarchy
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Gov't ran by few
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Monarchy
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Gov't ran by king
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Tyranny
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Gov't ran by Tyrant
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Persian Wars
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500 BCE; A staged revolt by Greek Colonies against Persian Rule; Aid given by Athenians; 4 battles
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Peloponnesian War
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Athens vs. Sparta; Sparta was jealous of Delian League
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Delian League
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Naval alliance with Thebes that Athens dominated
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Herodatus
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1st Persian historian
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Thucydides
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objective historian
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Pericles
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Leader of Athens; turned Athens into the showplace of Greece by adding Propylaea: A ceremonial gateway(architecture)
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Socrates
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Philosopher and Student of Plato who wrote down his thoughts (unlike Plato), and opened the Academy: A philosophical school
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Plato
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Post the Peloponessian War, he prompted readers of his work to ask questions about where the Polis went wrong; wanted a Utopia
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Aristotle
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Student of Plato's; went beyond Plato's thinking to a realistic approach of the Utopic Polis
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Sophicles
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Writer of Antigone and Oedipus; inspiration to many generations of playwrites
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Alexander the Great
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Overthrower of Persian Empire;
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Hellenistic Age
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Meeting of Eastern and Western culture;3rd great Greek migration; Monarchy; No sovereignity
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Senate
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council of noble elders who advised the king
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Patricians
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wealthy landowners
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Plebeians
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the common people of Rome
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Struggle of Orders
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Social conflict between Plebeians and Patricians in Early Roman history
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Code of 12 Tables
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codefied and published law; alotted Plebeians full protection under the law
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Consul
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Practor
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Carthage
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Colonized land of the Phoenicians; Roman army in conflict with Phoenicians here
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Punic Wars (1st, 2nd, and 3rd)
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1st: Marked beginning of Roman exansion into the Mediterranean
2nd: 1k mile march across France and the Alps to Rome
3rd: Scipio's son destroyed Carthage
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Hannibal
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Brilliant general of Carthage
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Battle of Zama
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Scipio defeated Hannibal and ensured Rome's heritage would be passed on to the Western World
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Gracchus Brothers (Tiberius and Gauis)
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Leaders of reform for the poor
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First Timurative
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Poltical Alliance: Pompey, Crassus and Caeser
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Julius Caeser
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An able general, and brilliant politician;led the Spanish army, conquered Gaul; made himself the dictator of Rome
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Antony and Cleopatra
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Allies: Rome and Egypt; defeated in the battle of Actium
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Octavian-Augustus
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Grand-nephew, and heir to Caeser's throne; ended a long-going civil wa;self declared dictator
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Roman Republic
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Designed to fit the needs of Rome's new position in international affairs; introduction of Latifundia:estates created by wealthy landowners
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Roman Empire
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Penetrated areas of present day, western Hungary, southern Bavaria,
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Pax Romana
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Roman peace established by Augustus
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5 Good Emperors
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A period of unparalleled prosperity for Rome; Caligua and Nero=weak; Tiberius and Claudius=sound/ok; Vespian=BEST
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Paterfamilias
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The oldest male in the family was dominate, and the head
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Diocletian
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Acclaimed emperor of Rome by the Army;Persecuted non-christians
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Constantinople
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New Rome; Established on to of an old greek city: Byzantium;Christian Center
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Constantine
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Part of the Tetrarchy;attempted to legitamize Christianity
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Spartacus
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Spartacus
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Theodosis
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Messiah
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Gladiators
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Chrisitanity
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