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Vocab. Unit 2 WH
Random Vocabulary from World History
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Empire | 1.lands ruled by single authority: a group of nations, territories, or peoples ruled by a single authority, especially an emperor or empress |
| Polis | 1.ancient Greek city-state: a city-state in ancient Greece, characteristic of Greek political organization from 800 to 400 bc |
| City-State | endent city and dependencies: a independent state consisting of a sovereign city and its surrounding territory |
| Acropolis | ancient Greek citadel: in ancient Greece, the fortified citadel of a city |
| Phalanx | 2.ancient troop formation: especially in ancient Greece, a group of soldiers that attacked in close formation, protected by their overlapping shields and projecting spears |
| Oligarchy | 1.small governing group: a small group of people who together govern a nation or control an organization, often for their own purposes |
| Democracy | 1.free and equal representation of people: the free and equal right of every person to participate in a system of government, often practiced by electing representatives of the people by the majority of the people |
| Hoplite | ancient Greek infantryman: in ancient Greece, a heavily armed foot soldier |
| Helot | a member of a class of serfs in ancient Sparta |
| Ostracism | was a procedure under the Athenian democracy in which any citizen could be expelled from the city-state of Athens for ten years |
| Direct Democracy | form of democracy in which people vote on policy initiatives directly, as opposed to a representative democracy in which people vote for representatives who then vote on policy initiatives. |
| Ritual | 2.performance of formal acts: the observance of actions or procedures in a set, ordered, and ceremonial way |
| Oracle | 3.shrine of ancient god: in ancient Greece and Rome, a shrine dedicated to a particular god where people went to consult a priest or priestess in times of trouble or uncertainty. |
| Tragedy | 3.tragic play: a serious play with a tragic theme, often involving a heroic struggle and the downfall of the main character |
| Philosophy | 1.examination of basic concepts: the branch of knowledge or academic study devoted to the systematic examination of basic concepts such as truth, existence, reality, causality, and freedom |
| Socratic Method | 1.method of reasoning: a means developed by Socrates of arriving at the truth by continually questioning, obtaining answers, and criticizing the answers |
| Hellenistic Era | the period between the death of Alexander the Great (323 ) and the conquest of Egypt |
| Epicureanism | 1.philosophy of Epicurus: the school of philosophy founded by Epicurus, or its teachings |
| Stoicism | motions like fear or envy (or impassioned sexual attachments, or passionate love of anything whatsoever) either were, or arose from, false judgements and that the sage—a person who had attained moral and intellectual perfection—would not undergo them. |
| Republic | 1.political system with elected representatives: a political system or form of government in which people elect representatives to exercise power for them |
| Patrician | 3.aristocratic Roman: a member of an aristocratic family of ancient Rome whose privileges included the exclusive right to hold some high offices |
| Plebian | In Ancient Rome, the plebs was the general body of Roman citizens, distinct from the privileged class of the patricians |
| Consul | in ancient Rome, one of the two chief magistrates who were elected to govern annually |
| Praetors | ancient Roman magistrate: in ancient Rome, any of several magistrates ranking immediately below the consuls and acting as the chief law officers of the state |
| Triumvirate | Roman committee of 3 rulers: a group of three men who together were responsible for public administration or civil authority in the government system of ancient Rome |
| Dictator | powerful ruler: a leader who rules a country with absolute power, usually by force |
| Paterfamilias | the head of a Roman family. |
| Insulae | kind of apartment building that housed most of the urban citizen population of ancient Rome, including ordinary people of lower- or middle-class status (the plebs) and all but the wealthiest from the upper-middle class (the equites). |
| Procurator | 1.ancient Roman official: in ancient Rome, an administrative official with legal or fiscal powers |
| Laity | All those persons who are not members of a given profession or other specialized field. |
| Plague | 1.epidemic disease: a disease that spreads rapidly through a population, killing a great many people, or an outbreak of such a disease |
| Inflation | 1.higher prices: an increase in the supply of currency or credit relative to the availability of goods and services, resulting in higher prices and a decrease in the purchasing power of money |
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