“Rome was one of the greatest empires of the ancient world.” (McGill) The early Roman state was founded in 509 B.C. after the Romans drove out the hated Etruscan king. By this time Rome had already grown from a cluster of small villages to a small city. The Roman Republic lasted for about six centuries‚ but gradually declined due to corruption and social problems. Strongmen competed for power‚ and out of these civil wars came the one-man dictatorship known as the Empire. The five centuries of the
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Chapter 4-6 Study Guide 1. Where did Alexander the Great come from? Describe his accomplishments. Macedonia; helped create a new type of culture. 2. What type of government was founded in Athens‚ Greece? Democracy 3. Describe the Hellenistic period. Culture based on Greeks‚ Persians‚ Egyptians‚ Asians and other regions. 4. Homer is credited with writing what epic poems? What is the subject matter of these poems? The Iliad and the Odyssey; last year of the Trojan war and heroes from the Trojan
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October 4‚ 2014 Eurasian Empires‚ 500 BCE- 500 CE Definitions: Empire: A very large business or group of businesses under the control of one person or company. Tribute: Something that proves the good quality or success of something Imperial: Relating to or suggestive of an empire or an emperor Commercial Exchange: Connected with trade or commerce Absolute Monarchs: someone who wields unrestricted political power over the sovereign state and its people Beuraucry: It’s a system of government
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Theological Foundations midterm topics & questions Remember the BIG STORY: Patriarchs‚ EXODUS‚ Covenant‚ Torah‚ Land‚ Monarchy‚ Temple‚ Split Kingdoms‚ North Destroyed‚ South in EXILE‚ Return to Land‚ rebuild Temple Return from the Exile … Second Temple Judaism Remember the BIG NAMES: Abraham (creator of 3 major religions‚ father of Jewish nation)‚ Isaac (son of Abraham was going to be sacrificed)‚ Jacob/Israel (fight with God‚ named changed to Israel‚ father of 12 tribes)‚ Twelve
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in Chinese [霸]). They were appointed by feudal lord conferences‚ and thus were nominally obliged to uphold the imperium of the Zhou Dynasty over the subordinate states.[14]\ 1st and 2nd century Europe was dominated by the hegemonic peace of the Pax Romana. It was instituted by the emperor Augustus‚ and was accompanied by a series of brutal military
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The exam will have 5‚ 10-point questions on it from the questions below. List 2 data sources researchers use to estimate historical standards of living and explain what they can infer from these sources. List three indicators of economic development other than National Income measures (NI‚ GDP‚ or GNP‚ level‚ growth rate‚ or per capita) that are of interest to economists and explain what can be inferred from each of these indicators. i. Life expectancy at birth. Unambiguous measure of welfare
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Aurelius ruled as a Roman emperor ruled for 19 years and is regarded as one of the so-called “Five Good Emperors” whose death brought about the beginning of the end for Pax Romana. Confucius taught his disciples the knowledge of ren‚ which sought to cultivate through certain actions to elevate one’s own moral standing and de‚ an extension of ren but with an emphasis on leadership; both of these becoming highly influential
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The Ancient Greeks and Their Impact on Ancient Rome Through epic poems‚ plays‚ literature‚ religion‚ philosophy and politics there is clear evidence of the ancient Grecian’s influence on the ancient Roman culture. Though there are differences to be noted in their way of life ancient Rome adopted many of its key ways of life from their Greek predecessors. It is safe to say that the ancient Greek culture had a profound impact on the development of the ancient Roman’s culture more than any other previous
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in the Roman Empire. 4. Roman Principate: A term used to characterize Roman government in the first three centuries C.E.‚ based on the ambiguous title princeps ("first citizen") adopted by Augustus to conceal his military dictatorship. 5. pax romana: Literally‚ "Roman peace‚" it connoted the stability and prosperity that Roman rule brought to the lands of the Roman Empire in the first two centuries C.E. The movement of people and trade goods along Roman roads and safe seas allowed for the spread
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1. Politically‚ how did the Guptas rule? Smaller & depended on local governance (indivs.‚ villages‚ etc.) 2. For much of history‚ the Indian political landscape was characterized by? Small kingdoms 3. Who unified the Gupta Empire? Ruler Chandra Gupta 4. The high point of Mauryan success came during the reign of? Their Grandson 5. Like the Romans and the Hans‚ the collapse of the Gupta state was partially caused by an invasion of the ? Invaded by the White Huns 6. How did the Mauryans rise
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