Exam 1 terms

Question 0

Oligarchy ?

Answer 0

Small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution

Question 1

Linear B?

Answer 1

Syllabic script that was used for writing Mycenaean Greek, earliest attested form of Greek

Question 2

Polis?

Answer 2

City state in Ancient Greece , especially as considered in its ideal form for Philosophical purposes

Question 3

Delian league?

Answer 3

Association of approximately 150 50th century BCE Greek city-states under the leadership of ATHENS ( whose purpose was to continue fighting the Persian empire after the Greek victory in the battle of plataea at the end of the Greco-Persian War

Question 4

Guardian?

Answer 4

Defender , protector , keeper. The superior of a Franciscan convent

Question 5

Milesian?

Answer 5

A native or inhabitant of ancient Miletus

Question 6

Sophists?

Answer 6

A paid teacher of philosophy and rhetoric in Ancient Greece

Question 7

Peloponnesian war?

Answer 7

Against Greek war fought by Athens and it’s empire against the peloponnesian league led by Sparta

Question 8

Papyrus

Answer 8

Prepared in Ancient Egypt pithy stem of a water plant , used for writing or painting on and also for making rope, sandals, and boats

Question 9

Agora?

Answer 9

Public open space used for assemblies and markets, Ancient Greece

Question 10

Council of 500?

Answer 10

Members of the boule served for one year and no man could serve more than twice in his life. The leaders of the boule consisted of 50 men chose among the 500 , and a new prytany was chosen every month

Question 11

Plebeian

Answer 11

Commoner , of or belonging to the commoners of Ancient Rome

Question 12

Patrician

Answer 12

Aristocrat or nobleman , belonging to or characteristic of the aristocracy

Question 13

Optimates

Answer 13

“Best men” “good men” were the traditionalist mojo ritzy of the late roman republic

Question 14

Pax Romana

Answer 14

The peace that existed between nationalities within the Roman Empire

Question 15

Ataraxia

Answer 15

A state of serene calmness

Question 16

Cuneiform

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Wedge-shaped characters used in the ancient writing systems of Mesopotamia , Persia , and Ugarit. Writing.

Question 17

Khufu

Answer 17

26th century B.C. , king of Egypt , builder of the great pyramid at Giza.

Question 18

Sumer

Answer 18

The southernmost region of ancient Mesopotamia , generally considered the cradle of civilization

Question 19

Populares

Answer 19

Aristocratic leaders in the late roman republic who relied on the peoples assembles and tribunate to acquire political power

Question 20

Gladiator

Answer 20

Man trained to fight with weapons against other men or wild animals in an arena

Question 21

Punic wars

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Series of 3 wars fought between Rome and Carthage from 264 BC to 146 BC

Question 22

Gnosis

Answer 22

Knowledge of spiritual mysteries