Hellenic culture
________: gave rise to philosophy, scientific thinking, Greek dramas, and fine architecture and sculpture.
Roman Republic
________: a state without a monarch and one in which all or most citizens play some role.
Gupta scholars
________ originated the decimal system,"Arabic numerals and the concepts of 0 and ∏.
Overreach
________: states and empires overextended themselves, leading to decline and downfall.
Pillars Of Ashoka
________: raised stone columns carved with Buddhist teachings.
Oligarchic government
________: rich, powerful families ruled.
Horse Collar
________: allowed heavier loads to be pulled.
China
Ruled most of ________, parts of Vietnam, Korea, Manchuria, and Mongolia.
tributary system
Established a(n) ________: extracting payment from neighboring states.
Hieroglyphic script
________: the most advance system of writing in pre- Columbian Americas.
Provincial administration
________: divided the empire into 20 or so regions and delegated legal authority over them to officials called satraps.
Siegecraft
________: art of capturing cities.
Alexander
________ the Great: launched one of the most successful military campaigns of all time.
Han dynasty
________: built on the ________.
Diplomacy
________: states sought allies, negotiated treaties to end or avoid wars.
Phoenicians
________: originators of the alphabet and great seafaring traders.
Ashoka
________: best known of the Mauryan emperors.
Alexandria
________: Alexanders grand capital located in Egypt.
Military advantages
________: crossbow, cavalry warfare.
Aristocracies
________: noble families who shared inn running the government.
Smallpox epidemic
________, measles and bubonic plague: severely depleted the empires population and economic production.
Sparta
________: Produced the Greek worlds finest and most feared army.
Lydians
________ invented metal coinage.
Slavery
________ was common in all Greek city- states.
Collapse
________ can be due to internal or external factors.
Tributary states
________: extorting money or dictating policy without conquering states.
Aqueducts
________: to carry water over long distances.
Persians of present day Iran
The ________ came to dominate the Middle East.
Greco Roman
________ classicism: Roman and Greek culture absorbing together.
Mauryan Empire
The ________ was founded by Chandragupta Maurya in 324- 184 B.C.E.
Paterfamilias
________: male family head, strictly patriarchal system.
Great Library
________: worlds greatest centers of trade, learning, and culture.
Byzantine Empire
________: the eastern half of the Empire after it split from the western half, headquartered in Constantinople.
Overreach
________: the state assumed too many responsibilities, spent too much money, or conquered too many territories.