GLOBAL HONORS: rome, athens Flashcards
what region did rome dominate
the medditerranean region
the roman empire collapes as a result of
expansion
military causes (rome falling)
invasions from barbarians, roman army weakend, mercinaries hired to defend the borders
economic falling ( rome falling)
heavy taxes, too much slave labor, middle class disepears
political causes (rome falling)
goverment too strict (lack of support) curruption total power, the empire divides
effect on rome dividing into the east and west
the west side falls into chaous and disorder therefor going into the dark ages
rome republic
a goverment in which the officals are chosen by the people
two social classes
patricians: land holding uperclassman
plebeians: farmers, merchants, traders (majority)
what is the effect on the patricians runnning the senete
a power struggle emerges causing the creation of the 12 tables
12 tables
roman laws are inscribes on the 12 tabels
territorial expansion
by 270 BCE rome conqured all of italy
punic wars
series of wars fought within catthage (city state on the medditeranean)
pax romana
a 200 year span of peace and stability with absolute power (31 BCE with augustas
what does eastern rome become
the bysantine empire (constantinople)
autocratic
single ruler with complete authority
justintines codes of laws were?
ancient roman laws are collected based on the 12 tables
in greece the sea is neccacry for ?
travel and trade
first greeks were called?
minoans/ mycenaeans (sea traders)
what precent of land is irritabable
20%
the climate was
very moderate
since temp was ___
warm temps encouraged outdoor life
totalitarian
one person who has total control
olagarcy
goverment ran by a group of people
men in sparta :
harsh military tactice opressive self disipline
women in sparta:
halthy athletic participation while husbands went away for war
spartas values
powerful superior army, no indivisual artistic expression allowed. duty strength over freedom
socrats encourgaed what?
greeks to question themselves and moral character
plato was whos student
socrates
aristotle was ___ student
platos
percilies led athens during the ___
golden ages
aristocrat
a rich person
what contributions did alexander make?
founded 30 cities, funded future military campains and he was honored by civilians he ruled the maedonian empire
how did the geography of the Italian landscape impact the development of Rome?
because there were few natural barriers, low mountains, easy access to the Mediterranean.
major contributions that the romans left in history was
goverment and law, the 12 tabels and the roman republic
what long lasting effects/ influence did the romans have in history ?
law(12 tabels, justinians code) engineering (dome)
how did the Byzantine empire thrive because of their geographic location
trade was controlled from the east to the west and was protected on three sides
polis
greek city state
solon
he made democratic reforms
percilies
leader during the golden age, was an leader in athels, he wrote the funeral oration
constantinople is the capital of ____
Bysantine
which ruler divided the empire into the east & the west in order to preserve it
diocleatian
