Classical Civilizations Flashcards
Pericles
Political & military leader of Athens
His decisions lead to polyponesian war
Leonidas
King of Sparta
Most famous for leading Spartans against Persians
Parthenon
Built for goddess Athena
Monument to celebrate Greek victory over Persians
Alexander the Great
Tutored by Aristotle while he is 16
Never loses
Cyrus II The Great
Leader of Achaemenid dynasty
Develops postal system
Darius I
Achieves the peak of the Persian empire
Leads first attack on Athens
Gate of all nations
In Persepolis
Built by Xerxes
Xerxes I
Emperor of Persia after his father, Darius I
Attacks Greece in 480 BCE
Qin Shi Huangdi
Unifies china & becomes first Chinese emperor
Uses natural diseases to conquer new lands
Han Fei
Chinese philosopher
Best job at conveying legalism
Confucius
His main idea was that all people are good
His goal was create ideal china
Great Wall of china
The original purpose was to stop the advantage of foot soldiers
Is along the Silk Road
Augustus Caesar
His uncle was Julis Caesar
Becomes military hero
Marcus Aurelius
Last of “five good emperors”
People blame Marcus for fall of Roman Empire because he named his some commodas heir when he knew he was not fit to lead
Pantheon
Originally was a temple to all roman gods
Is now a Catholic Church
