Quiz 2 (Greece, Roman, Early China, Early India) Flashcards
Latium
Where the Romans are from
Magna Graecia
Traitors from Greece hanging out in Rome
Patricians
Nobles and the high up dudes
Plebians
Romans
Senate + assembly
Rome’s government
Veii
Etruscan; Marks the first territorial conquest for Romans
Sentinum
Roma’s defeated Samnites
Septimius Severus
Emperor after Marcus Aurelius; Not as prosperous but not terrible middle class liked him; Alexander Severus is next then barracks emperors, causing inflation and famine
Samnite War
Samnites teamed up with Etruscans and Umbrians to beat up the Romans. How’d that work out for ya?
Pyrrhus
King won a battle, but lost a ton of men. You can’t keep going if you have let all your troops die, Pyrrhus
Carthage
competed with Romans; Affluent capitol city where the trading went down. East of Lake Tunis (now Tunisia)
Sicily
1st Punic War- was given up along with Corsica and Sardinia- Island by Italy, definitely not the same as Italy.
Corsica
1st Punic War- was given up along with Sisily and Sardinia
Sardinia
1st Punic War- was given up along with Corsica and Sicily by Carthage
Punic War I
1st Punic War- Romans fought with Carthagiants gave up Corsica, Sisily and Sardinia at the battle of Mylae
Punic War II
Hannibal conquered some places until Saguntum? War elephants and troops over the alps. 1/2 of the soldiers died. Dude, did you not hear of Pyrrhus; Battle of Cannae Carthaginians were winning. Hannibal couldn’t defeat Rome, Cathage was losing in Spain and gave up
Punic War III
3Rd, enough already. Rome massacres Carthage. There can be only one true ring.
Hannibal Barca
General in Punic War II for Carthage
Scipio
defeated Hannibal once he was retreating and weak. Kick a fella while he’s down why don’t ya.
Antioches III
Seleucid leader trying to take over Greece Rome beat them
Antiochus Epiphanes
Seleucid leader make the Jews practice Greek religion causing a revolution. Don’t mess with people’s religions.
Social consequences of Roman Expansion
- Increased socioeconomic inequality
- Urbanization
- Increased power of military & expense of Senate
- Rivalries among regional commanders
Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Social War- Italic subjects were rebelling but Lucius kept them down and became dictator of Rome. Gave Italics citizenship, that was big of him.
1st Triumverate
Caesar, Pompey, Crassus’ secret alliance. A main aim was to get Pompey’s wishes fulfilled by the Senate who said No Way Dude.
Spartucus
led slave revolt; defeated by Crassus.
Pericles
leader peak of democracy in Athens
Peloponnesian War
Athens (Dems) and Sparta (Haters)
Socrates
Philospher, discussion/question/figure it out
Greek Peninsula
Greece
Aegean Sea
The sea
Asia minor
Turkey
Sparta
Peloponnesian Peninsula, Military-centered govt.
Athens
More Democratic
Crete
Island to the south
Seleucid
Alex kicked it and his lands got shopped in 3 this part isSyria,Asia Minor, Mesopotamia, Iran
Antigonid
Alex kicked it and his lands got shopped in 3 this part isGreece
Miletus
city-state in Ionia, intellectual city-state before athens
Augustus
Octavian after he changes his name
Herod
King of Palestine, where the jews lived
Paul
Christian guy started spread of Christianity; writing letters to christians (earliest writings of the New testament)..and stuff
Tiberius
After Augustus, the last stable emperor before the crazy ones hit the stage
Caligula, Claudius, Nero
Crazy pants emperors of Rome
Trajan
Emperor of Rome Conquered Romania and Armenia and Mesopotamia. Height of Roman power, towards end of Pax Romana
Marcus Aurelius
Last Period of good governance and prosperity fro Roman Empire