The Greeks and the Romans

Vocabulary flashcards about Events, Social and Political Structures in Greece and Rome. The flashcards cover topics from the lecture notes, including Greek Politics, the Hellenistic Era, Greek Philosophy, the Roman Republic, and the Development of Christianity.

Polis

A community of citizens ruled by its male citizens.

Oligarchy

A form of government in which a small group of people controls the country

Hellenistic Era

Began with the conquest of the Persian Empire by Alexander the Great and was characterized by the spread of Greek language and ideas.

Socratic method

Used a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves, it is the teaching method of Socrates.

Republic

A form of government in which citizens elect their leaders.

Edict of Milan

proclaimed tolerance of Christianity in the Roman Empire

Utilitarianism

The doctrine that actions are right if they are useful or for the benefit of a majority

Christian message

To love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. Love your neighbor as yourself.

Influential

Having the power of affecting or persuading.

Individual relationship to a personal God

This relationship must come above everything else-even the laws of the state.

Precepts

Moral or religious instruction given.

Reason

The power of the mind to think, to understand, and to form judgments logically.

Christianity

Grew Slowly in the first century, took root in the second, and by the third had spread widely. It was able to attract so many followers.