Greece🇬🇷and Rome🇮🇹 Flashcards
what impact did geography have on ancient rome?
the natural barriers throughout the Greek land mass cause vastly different culture in city states and no centralized government
describe sparta
militaristic society, the importance of loyalty and bravery, women were able to have jobs and participate in sports.
Athens
created democracy, have important philosophers women had no right
who was homer
he was the another of the odyssey and I’ll and. their story take the reader along the journey of odysseus on his battle in Troy and His journey home. Homer was blind
plato
A student of Socrates, beloved the idea government was run by a intelligent philosopher. came up with the theory of forms, plato’s cave was a belief that only philosophers could see the true world
Aristotle
studied at Plato’s academy,golden mean: everything in moderation, tuttered Alexander the great, understanding by loooking
Socrates
beloved rational thinking would help you understand everything you need to know about the universe, goodness bring happiness sentenced Socrates to death for corruption youth
what is Hellenistic culture
a blend of Greek Persian and Indian culture
Greek Golden age
the Greek Golden age took place when the mediterranean cultures blended together all there innovations combined and technology advanced greatly, limited to no conflict during this time
What is so special about Alexander the Great?
he was able to unify such a large empire and he also managed to immerse him self into all the people he concerned culture to stop revolts
How did Greece influence future civilizations?
Greek art, language and government style is still all present in society today
2 roman social classes
patricians- elites
plebeians- common people
what was bread and circus
Bread and circus is a concept that says if people have entertainment and a good food supply they will focus on those distractions rather than problems in society.
spread of christianity
they spread of Christianity ultimately effected society negatively. It caused a major division in the Roman empire
Golden Age Achievements of Rome
there road net work, large military and large trade networks