Vocab 2 Western Civ

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The king of macedonia, conquered persia and king darius, greek king

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Alexander the Great

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to imitate the greeks,; the era after the death of alexander the great when greek culture speed into the Near East and blended with the culture of that region

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Hellenism

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a city in egypt- cultural center of the Hellenistic world

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Alexandria

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alexandrian scholar, known for his ELEMENTS, for geometry.

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Euclid

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Scientist during the Hellentistic period, geometry, created pi, and hydrostatic

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Archimedes

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a philosophy created by epicures in the fourth century that though t that happiness)freedom form emotional turmoil) could be achieved through the pursuit of pleasure(intellectual rather than sensual pleasure).

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Epicureans

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a philosophy founded by Zeno in the fourth century that taught that happiness could be obtained by accepting one's lot and living in harmony wih the will of God, thereby achieving inner peace.

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Stoics-

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Cult of isis, most popular mystery cults in the hellenistic world

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isis

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led a rebellion to get the hebrew temple back

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Judas Maccabaeus

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the festival of lights

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Hanukkah

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Humanism

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an intellectual movement in renaissance italy based upon the study of the Greek and Roman classics.

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Hippocrates-

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Greek: Ἱπποκράτης; Hippokrátēs was an ancient Greek physician of the Age of Pericles (Classical Athens), and is considered one of the most outstanding figures in the history of medicine. He is referred to as the father of Western medicine[

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Sophocles

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Athenian play write Opeduis the King

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Pericles

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Athenians embarked on a policy of expending democracy at home and severing it's ties with Sparta

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Aristophanes

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another athenian playwright who used grotesques masks nod obscene jokes

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Aristotle

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Philosopher plato his teacher athenian

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Nichomachean ethics

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The Nicomachean Ethics is the name normally given to Aristotle's most well-known work on ethics.

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Romulus and remus

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Rome's twin founders in its traditional foundation myth. They are descendants of the Trojan prince and refugee Aeneas, and are fathered by the god Mars or the demi-god Hercules on a royal Vestal Virgin, Rhea Silvia (also known as Ilia), whose uncle exposes them to die in the wild. They are found by a she-wolf who suckles and cares for them. The twins are eventually restored to their regal birthright, acquire many followers and decide to found a new city.

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Consuls

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the chief executive officers of the Roman republic. Two were chosen annually to administer the government and to lead the army in battle.

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Praetors

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the military unit that served as the personal body guard for the Roman emperor-

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Senate

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he leading council of the roman republic; composed of about 300 men who served for life and dominated much of the political life of the republic

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Patricians

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great land owners who became the ruling class in the roman republic

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Plebeians

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the class of Roman citizens who were not land owners, but craftsmen merchants ect….

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Carthaginian Empire

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the empire of Carthage

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Punic wars

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wars between the roman and carthaginian empires for land

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Hannibal

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the leader of the carthage army

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Spartacus

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led the famous slave rebellion with 70,000 slaves in cicely

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Twelve Tables

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The first codification of roman law

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Cicero

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famous greek orator and philosophical writer

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Octavian

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julius Caesars successor and rival of antony

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Antony& Cleopatra

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rival of Octavian

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Epic of Gilgamesh-

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an ancient poem from Mesopotamia and is among the earliest known works of literature. Scholars believe that it originated as a series of Sumerian legends and poems about the hero-king Gilgamesh, which were fashioned into a longer Akkadian epic much later.

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Code of Hammurabi

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a well-preserved ancient law code, dating to ca. 1792 BC (middle chronology) in ancient Babylon. It was enacted by the sixth Babylonian king, Hammurabi, and partial copies exist on a human-sized stone stele and various clay tablets.

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Hymn to Aten

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was found in the tomb of Ay, in the rock tombs at Amarna. It is attributed to Pharaoh Akhenaten himself, and gives us a glimpse of the artistic outpouring of the Amarna period.

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Enuma Elish

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is the Babylonian creation myth (named after its opening words).

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Minoan Civilization

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was a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC.[1]

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Homer

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in classical tradition is the ancient Greek epic poet, author of the epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey, the Homeric Hymns and other works.

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Iliad

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is an epic poem in dactylic hexameters, traditionally attributed to Homer. Set in the Trojan War, the ten-year siege of Ilion by a coalition of Greek states, it tells of the battles and events during the weeks of a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles.

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Odyssey

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is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is, in part, a sequel to the Iliad, the other work traditionally ascribed to Homer. The poem is fundamental to the modern Western canon.

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Polis

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is a city, a city-state and also citizenship and body of citizens.

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Sparta

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was a prominent city-state in ancient Greece, situated on the banks of the River Eurotas in Laconia, in south-eastern Peloponnese.[1] It emerged as a political entity around the 10th century BC, when the invading Dorians subjugated the local, non-Dorian population.