west civ midterm Flashcards
- What did Greek people from various city-states have in common?
Language, culture, and religion.
- What religion did Greeks practice? What does it mean
Polytheism- followed many gods
- What new form of government was established in Greece? What was original
Democracy- og is Aristocracy
- What did the Greeks build?
temples
- Characteristics of Sparta?
Focused on their army, individualism discouraged, service to state was most important.
Characteristics of Athens?
Focused on philosophy, literature, had a representative government.
- What led to the decline of Ancient Greece
War between city states, neighboring states increase of power, Macedonia conquered the city states.
- When were the remaining city-states conquered?
146 BCE
when did (western) Rome fall? Why did it fall
476 AD- Rome was a small empire within Europe
Byzantine empire fell in the year
1453 AD
- What was the time period of the Roman Republic?
509 BC-29 BC
Greek temple built to honor goddess Athena in Athens was?
Parthenon
Language of Rome
Latin
Language of Greece
Greek
- What branches of government were established in the Roman Republic?
Executive, legislative, and judicial.
- How did the Roman Republic change over time?
They built roads and aqueducts.
- What was the time period of the Roman Empire
30 BCE- 476 A.D.
- What were some characteristics of the Roman Empire? What did they build? And how did these structures help Rome socially, politically, militarily, or economically?
They built roads and aqueducts. The roads allowed them to get places and trade easily. Aqueducts allowed for them to get clean water.
- Why were Christians viewed as threat to Rome?
They only believed in one God and Rome thought that their gods would get mad at them for letting Christians worship God.
- What factors contributed to the fall of Rome?
Rise of Christianity.
once appointed a Roman Senator, this patrician could serve for…
life
The roman empire was accepting of the Christian faith
true
the principle of government made sure that no one branch could control another
checks and balances
- Which Emperor of Rome relocated the capital city to the eastern portion of the empire?
Constantine