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35 Cards in this Set
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What made the golden age of athens possible?
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1. defeat of persians
2.delian leauge |
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What is the Delian League?
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The voluntary alliance of 140 greek city-states, preparing for future Persian attacks
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What were Pericles 3 goals?
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-make Athens more democratics (pays people in government power)
-glorify/beautify city(used Delian league money) -create commerical empire |
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Athens-Drama
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-comedy and tragedy
-tragedy:when a main character loses power by own means -comedy-pokes fun at own society |
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Philsophers
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Seekers of Wisdom. Wanted to understand the world and human nature
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Socrates
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taught by asking questions
searched for truth, beauty, good, justiced questioned accepted values of society |
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Plato
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-taught by Socrates
-The Republic-outlines perfect society, 3 classes, Philsophers, guardians, producers. no private property, no nuclear family |
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Aristotle
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Golden Mean
syllogism=3 logically connected statements if a=b and b=c then a=c |
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Athens-Art and Architecture
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Kouros-similar to egyptian sculpture. rgigd, no motion, painted eyes.
amphorae-pottery-black and red figure styles black-figures are painted on red-background painted on |
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Eary Rome-geography
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-close to water (trade)
-arable land because of river -navigable river -central location in italy->mediterranean -apeninne mountains provide protection |
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Rome-latins
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-shepards
-settled down (semi-nomadic) |
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Rome-etruscans
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-invaded
-rule Latin's for 600 years until they overthrew |
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Roman Republic Social Hierarchy
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-patricians
-plebians -slaves |
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Punic War 1
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-Romans vs. Carthaginians
-For control of sicily and trade routes -264-241 BCE -at Sicily, sea -Rome won, Carthage surrendered, they got corisca, sardinia, slaves and tribute payments |
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Punic War 2
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-for revenge
-at Italy, Southern Spain, and Zama -Rome won, Scipio goes to Africa, Gets spain, north africa, and pieces of Southern Gaul and tribute payments. -Carthage signs treaty saying won't go to war without asking Rome |
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Punic War 3
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-why? Rome asked numidia to attack carthage and they returned fire and violated treaty
-at Carthage -Rome won, only power left in Egypt, got rest of North Africa |
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Significance of Punic Wars
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-Romans got more land, tribute payments, slaves
-:( had to control slaves, economy based on warfare (gone now), scorched earth policy, Romans didn't have houses or jobs. |
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What is Latifundia?
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Sorched Earth Policy and Tribute payments-nobody had any money or houses or anything at all.
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Who is Tiberius Gracchus?
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-tribune
-focused on land reform, senate killed him. |
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Who is Gaius Gracchus?
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-tribune 10 years after brother
-focused on affordable food. Senate killed him. |
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Roman Republic-Senate
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for life
-100 -must be patrician -made laws -chosen by consul |
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Roman Republic-Consuls
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-1 year
-2 of them -one can veto the other -can elect a dictator -commander in chiefs -have to be patrician |
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Roman Republic-Assembly
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"the people"
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Roman Republic-Dictator
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-6 mos. or until crisis is averted
-elected -absolute power in extreme times |
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US govt-Executive
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-commander in chief
-purpose to enforce law -4 year term |
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US govt-Judicial
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-purpose to interpret law
-life term -can throw out laws -chief justice overseas impeachment procedure |
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US govt- Legislative
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-purpose to make laws
-can overturn veto with 2/3 majority -can amend constitution with 3/4 majority |
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US govt-Senate
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each state has same amount
can elect president's nominations |
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US govt-House of Representatives
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-rep. based on population
can impeach |
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Rise of Christianity
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Romans accepted Judiasm and Christianity as long as they respected the emperor and other gods
-poor people followed him, many people now following them-so he was crucified |
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What are the Characteristics of the R.E. that facilitated the rapid rise of christianity
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-lots of cities
-road system -same language (greek) |
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Fall of Rome-Economic
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-trade routes vulnerable to attack
-unfavorable balance of trade -devaluation of currency -inflation -soil exhaustion -increasing taxes -no more war loot to fill treasury |
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Fall of Rome-Political
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-lack of patriotism
-few wanted to serve -military interference in political process -succession -high demand for government service |
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Fall of Rome-Social
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-indifference towards public affairs
-widening gap between rich and poor -poor work ethic |
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Fall of Rome-Military
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-lack of patriotism
-increased use of mercenaries -increased attacks on frontier |
