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WH Unit 2 Vocabulary
WH Unit 2 Vocabulary: Ancient Greece & Rome
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Aristocracy | Government in which power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling class or nobility |
| Tragedy | Serious form of drama dealing with the downfall of a heroic or noble character |
| Mercenary | Soldier who is paid to fight in a foreign army |
| Consul | In Roman republic, one of the two powerful officials elected each year to command that army and direct the government |
| Oligarchy | Form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class |
| Aristotle | Questioned nature of the world and of human belief, thought, and knowledge |
| Dictator | Ruler who has absolute power with military control but, without hereditary ascension such as an absolute monarch. |
| Epic | Long poetic composition, centered upon a hero. |
| Hellenistic culture | Much of Greek culture, art and literature after the conquest of the Persian Empire by Alexander the Great. This resulted in the export of Greek culture and language to these new areas |
| Comedy | Humorous form of drama that often includes satire |
| Tribute | Payment made by a weaker power to a stronger power to obtain an assurance of peace and security |
| Homer | Greek epic poet: author of the Iliad and Odyssey. |
| Myth | Story about gods, ancestors, or heroes, told to explain the natural world or the customs and beliefs of a society |
| Plato | Wrote The Republic, that was a vision of a perfectly governed society |
| Socrates | Believed that absolute standards did exist for truth and justice |
| Mycenaean | Aegean civilization that spread its influence from Mycenae to many parts of the Mediterranean region from about 1580 to 1120 B.C. |
| Julius Caesar | Roman military leader that governed as an absolute ruler; murdered in the senate chamber |
| Pax Romana | This was Latin for "Roman peace." Long period of peace and expansion by military force experienced by the Roman Empire in the first century |
| Roman Republic | Governed by a complex constitution, centered on the principles of a separation of powers and checks and balances. |
| Roman Senate | Aristocratic branch of Rome’s government |
| Tyrant | Absolute ruler who governs without restrictions. |
| Inflation | Decline in the value of money, accompanied by a rise in the prices of goods and services |
| Trojan War | Army led by Mycenaean king attacked the trading city of Troy in Antolia |
| Punic War | Series of 3 wars between Rome and Carthage |
| Democracy | Government by the people; people vote for their leaders |
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