packet 2 Flashcards
what was the geography of athens?
mountainous, little arable land, peninsula
what two city states arose in the golden age of athens?
athens and sparta
what did athens focus on?
education and navy
what did sparta focus on?
war and military
what came from the golden age of athens?
columns, philosophers, plays, sculpture/art/realism
where did alexander the great travel to and take over?
greece, persia, india
what did alexander the great bring about?
hellinistic culture
what was rome’s geography like?
italian peninsula, mediterranean sea
what type of government did the roman republic have?
democracy
what was the set of laws of the roman republic called?
12 tables
who was the emperor of the roman empire?
augustus caesar
where did augustus caesar conquer and expand to?
asia, africa, europe
what was the golden age of rome called?
pax romana
what were achievements of the roman golden age?
domes, arches, colosseum, aqueducts, roads, self repairing concrete, mosaics, medicine advancements
what were the causes of the fall of rome?
disease along the silk road, germanic invasions, weak leaders
what happened due to the fall of the roman empire?
1.) moved capital to constantinople
2.) christianity was made the official religion of the roman empire
what dynasty came after the period of warring states?
qin
how did the qin dynasty come about?
the unification by shi huangdi using legalism
what was the government of the qin dynasty?
centralized bureaucracy
what were the achievements of the qin dynasty?
great wall, tomb/terracotta warriors, land redistribution, standardized weights/measures, single currency, single script, irrigation, canals
who was the ruler of the han dynasty?
liu bang
who was the ruler of the han golden age?
han wudi
what was the government of han dynasty?
centralized bureaucracy
how were han dynasty bureaucrats chosen?
merit not inheritance
what did the han golden age bring with education?
est. universities, civil service exam
what were achievements of the han golden age?
manufacturing shipyards, iron metallurgy, wheelbarrow, silk/textiles, paper, rudder, water mills
what caused the fall of the han dynasty?
peasants rebellion and weak leaders
what was the large empire that covered most of india?
maurya
who takes over the mauryan empire after chandragupta?
his grandson ashoka
what was the mauryan empire government?
centralized bureaucracy
what caused the fall of the mauryan empire?
economic crisis, invasions
what was the smaller empire of india?
gupta
what was the government of the gupta empire?
decentralized bureaucracy
what did chandra gupta bring with the gupta golden age?
hinduism
what were achievements of the gupta golden age?
shrines/ajanta caves, kalidase, decimal system, pi, hindu arabic numerals, zero, metallurgy, negative #’s
