SS 4 Flashcards
what were the two empires in europe?
macedonian and roman empire
the leaders of the macedonian and roman empires were known for their what?
military skills
what did the expansion of empires help with?
They helped with facilitating cultural exchange
facilitated cultural exchange helped with what?
it increased people’s collective learning
hellenistic
referring to greek
the hellenistic era was the fusion of what 4 cultures?
indian, greek, macedonian and persian
the golden age of science
hellenistic era
the two philosophies during the hellenistic era
stoicism, epicureanism
the romans built roads. how were these roads beneficial?
They built a 50,000 miles network of paved roads, tracks, and trails which connected the different parts of the empire. The building of these networks of roads also encouraged trade and cultural exchange among various people and civilizations.
the roman law is what
particularly the legal principle where person was regarded as innocent until proven otherwise and the right of the accused to defend himself before the judge
the 4 empires in southwest asia
persian empire, sassanid empire, arab-islamic empire and the parthian empire
true or false? the perisans were tolerant to people’s local customs?
true, as long as they were authorized by the emperor
who established the sassanid empire?
it was established by Ardashir I
The arab-islamic empire was consisted of what?
caliphates or religious groups
what were the contributions of the arab-islamic empire?
they contributed to
- the spread of islam
- the advancement of medicine particularly the study of smallpox and measles
- the study of astronomy
- promotion of islamic art
- innovations in math and science