Ap 1 Ch4 Classical Civilization In The Mediterranean: Greece & Rome_Key People

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Classical Civilization in the Mediterranean: Greece and Rome
Key People: Pericles

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*Athenian Leader
*Led Athens during its decades of greatest glory

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Classical Civilization in the Mediterranean: Greece and Rome
Key People: Philip of Macedonia

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*Won the battle for the northern part of the peninsula in 338 B.C

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Classical Civilization in the Mediterranean: Greece and Rome
Key People: Alexander the Great

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*Extended the Macedonian Empire through the Middle East
*His empire was short-lived
*Died at the age of 33

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Classical Civilization in the Mediterranean: Greece and Rome
Key People: Julius Caesar

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*Ended the traditional institutions of the Roman state
*Won civil war in 45 B.C.E

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Classical Civilization in the Mediterranean: Greece and Rome
Key People: Augustus Caesar

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*seized power in 27 B.C.E
*Established the basic structure of the Roman Empire

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Classical Civilization in the Mediterranean: Greece and Rome
Key People: Marcus Aurelius

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*Reign was through 180C.E
*He brought peace and prosperity to the entire mediterranean world
*He expanded northward into Germany and France

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Classical Civilization in the Mediterranean: Greece and Rome
Key People: Constantine

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*In 313 he adopted Christianity
*He attempted to unite the empire

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Classical Civilization in the Mediterranean: Greece and Rome
Key People: Socrates

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*Encouraged his pupils to question conventional wisdom
*Rational inquiry by means of skeptical questioning

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Classical Civilization in the Mediterranean: Greece and Rome
Key People: Plato

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*Human reason can approach an understanding of the three perfect forms-the absolutely true, Good, and Beautiful-which he believed characterized nature

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Classical Civilization in the Mediterranean: Greece and Rome
Key People: Ptolemy

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*Produced an elaborate theory of the sun's motion around a stationary earth

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Classical Civilization in the Mediterranean: Greece and Rome
Key People: Aristotle

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*Stressed the importance of moderation and balance
*Produced elaborate justifications for the necessity of slavery in a proper society

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Classical Civilization in the Mediterranean: Greece and Rome
Key People: Homer

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*Lived in the eighth century B.C.E
*Wrote the tales of the Iliad and Odyssey

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Classical Civilization in the Mediterranean: Greece and Rome
Key People: Virgil

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*Poet who worked in the epic form
*She wanted to link Roman history and mythology with the Greek forerunner

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Classical Civilization in the Mediterranean: Greece and Rome
Key People: Cicero

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*He played a major role popularizing Greek culture
*Leading politician in the Senate
*Major Latin writer
*Used Hellenistic justifications of beauty and utility