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Unit 2 Study Guide
Greek Achievements
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Technology
Were able to determine Earths true size; Created columns; Displayed murals of mythological scenes in their buildings; Developed lever, pulley, and pump.
Polytheism
Greece
Believed in many gods; Myths developed to understand mysteries of nature and power of human passions; Gods had human qualities but were immortal; Gods had fights.
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Roman Achievements
Politics
Laws were written on Twelve Tables; Made the first Republic; had a legal system (helped us get the idea innocent until proven guilty;Overthrew their king;
Technology
Made arches and domes, which helped to improve Greek designs; Built arenas to give people entertainment; had the largest and longest lasting roads in the ancient world; Created Aqueducts to get clean, fresh water (some are still standing today); had some sort of sewage system
Sparta
Girls and boys went to school; Mainly focused on physical body; boys went to military at very young age; didn't care about wealth
Socrates
Most celebrated Greek philosophers; Was a sculptor in the early part of his life; Was a heavy armed foot soldier; Famous for his method of debate (Socratic Method); Accepted that his punishment of death; Changed the course of Ancient Philosophy.
Roman Republic
The two Consuls made decisions; people voted for who was in the Senate; Downfall caused by Julius Caesar.
Roman Empire
One emperor ruled them all; Augustus Caesar was the first emperor; Augustus was also the longest ruling emperor.
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Athens
Focused on intelligence and physical body; women ran the household since men were away; Women were not allowed to go to school and were not citizens; Women lived with father till she married and then lived with husband
Alexander the Great
The student of Aristotle; A king of ancient Greece; established the largest empire the ancient world had ever seen.
Plato
Athenian Philosopher from the Classical Period; Founder of the Platonist School; Expanded the ideas and techniques of Socrates; Said that women can rule as well as men.
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Julius Caesar
Caused downfall of Roman Republic; Was a Roman Consul that became dictator; A renowned general, politician, and scholar.
Fall of Roman Empire
Too large to control; Was attacked by barbarians; food shortages; split into two parts so it was easier to rule; a lot of corruption; inferior-technology; inflation; unemployment; Urban Decay; decline of morals and values; rise of Christianity; environmental and public health problems; barbarian invasions.