Day 3: Greece and Rome Flashcard

Front

* education
* culture and philosophy
* birthplace of democracy

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Athens

Front

* military state
* oligarchy
* closed to trade & new culture
Which city-state is described?

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Sparta

Front

Who * ruled during the Golden Age, * extended democracy, and * had the Parthenon built?

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Pericles

Front

* son of Phillip II
* studied under Aristotle
* spread Greek culture
* Conquered Greece, Egypt, Persia, and India

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Alexander the Great

Front

* Senate
* 2 Consuls
* Tribunes
* magistrates

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Roman Republic

Front

* conquered Gaul
* defeated Crassus & Pompey
* assassinated on March 15, 44 BCE

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Julius Caesar

Front

* Patricians
* Plebeians
* Slaves
What social class do these terms belong to?

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Roman social class

Front

What religion has roots in Judaism, considers Jesus as its founder, recognizes Paul as its greatest missionary, and includes the New Testament / Gospels?

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Christianity

Front

What factors contributed to the *Fall of the Roman Empire*? * high taxes & inflation * & moral decay * use of mercenaries & lack of discipline in military * civil conflict and weak government * invasions by Germanic tribes

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Fall of Roman Empire

Front

* use of slave labor
* farmers protest in Rome
* civil war because of Julius Caesar
* devalued currency & high inflation

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Fall of Roman Republic