Unit 2.1 - Classical Empires Test review

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Satraps

  • persia

  • government leaders

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Monotheism

  • Belief in one god

  • Judaism, Zoroastrianism

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Edict of Milan

Official tolerance for Christianity in Rome

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Hellenistic culture

  • After Alexander the great died\

  • Persian, Indian and Greek cultures combined together.

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Polytheism

Belief in many gods

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Constantine

Emperor who made Christianity the official religion of the Roman empire.

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Royal Road

  • persia

  • Connects the Persian empire together

  • Maintained by the government ( centralized government)

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12 Tables

  • Where the Roman laws were posted in the forum

  • This would be protected

  • Gift to future generation

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Empire

Both multicultural and multiethnic

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Republic

  • Government in which citizens have the power to elect their leader

  • Representatives representing the people

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Democracy

Majority rules

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Aristocracy

State ruled by nobles/aristocrats.

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All empires…

had a powerful military

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Greece city states

Mountains that go to the sea, boats used for transportation and to get from one to another place.

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Rome changed to republic government

The leader dies (or) tensions between the people(patricians & plebeians)

Patricians - wealthy people

Plebeians - common people

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Athens

  • focused on beating with the brain (academic)

  • No rights for women. Women were treated terribly

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Sparta

  • Focused on muscle (soldiers)

  • Treating women with dignity and respect

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Athens & Sparta

  • They are both Greek

  • Only men in government

  • Only citizens can participate in government

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Monarchy

Government in which power is in the hands of a single person

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Empire

Political unit in which a number of peoples or countries are controlled by a single ruler.

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Oligarchy

Government in which the power is in the hands of a few people - especially based upon wealth

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Direct democracy

government in which citizens rule directly rather than through representatives

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Republic

A Government in which power is in the hands of representatives and leaders are elected by citizens who have the right to vote.