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Unit 3:Classical era

Classical civilizations, rise, golden age, fall

TermDefinition
Ancient Greece (1000 B.C. - 350 B.C.) Location. Southern europe (along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea)
Athens golden age time & characteristics 461-429 BCE. There were a lot of powerful who gathered there. (Ex. Socrates)
Athens Ancient Greece city-state (democracy)
Democracy Ancient Greece form of government
Sparta Ancient Greece military society
Alexander the Great Ancient Greek leader that brought power to the city states of Greece. He created on of the most successful and largest cities.
Greek philosophy Love of wisdom, focus on secular (worldly) topics using reason and logic. Socrates, Plato, Aristotle
Mathematics Created in Ancient Greece; series of numbers and symbols (Euclid, Archimedes, Pythagoras)
Ancient Rome (750 B.C. - 476 A.D.) Location Started in Italy, encompassed nearly the entire European continent as well as parts of the Middle East and Africa.
Rome golden age time & characteristics 27 BCE - 180 CE. Strong government, trade & communication flourished.
Pax Ramona Golden age of Rome
12 Tablets Roman law code, innocent until proven guilt, trial by jury
Plebian lowest rank in Rome social System
Patrician highest rank in Roman social system
Byzantine Empire Eastern Portion of the Roman Empire once it split in half during the 300s A.D. (Half Moon Cookie)
Indian empire (750 B.C. - 476 A.D.) Location South Asia
Gupta empire golden age time & characteristics 375 C.E. - 415 C.E. Expansion through military conquest, gain and improvement of their culture, art, mathematics, philosophy, religion, and astronomy.
Chandra Gupta II Gupta empire leader during the golden age.
Mayan empire golden age time & characteristics 250-900 A.D. Population increase,
Ashoka Mauryan leader (wealthy trade control)
Chinese Dynasties (1027 B.C. - 221 B.C) Location East Asia
Zhou, Qin, and Han Dynasties Examples of early Chinese dynasties.
Han dynasty golden age time and characteristics 206 BCE-220 CE. A period of economic, cultural, and scientific growth, and it led to the creation of a Chinese identity.
Great Wall of China Qin Dynasty; protect from invaders
Silk trade route Way to trade in China, Han dynasty
Mandate of heaven How leaders claimed power in China
Civil Service Exam Ensure qualification of government officials
Collapse of Rome: 4 reasons for collapse Military invasion, economic struggles, corrupts government, religion overpowering gov.
Collapse of Mayan empire: reasons Overpopulation, environmental degradation, warfare, shifting trade routes and extended drought.
Collapse of Han empire: reasons Weak leadership and corruption, economic collapse and social disorder.
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