2 nd semester eoca review china, greece, rome. ancient china name two examples of religious...
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Ancient China
• Name two examples of religious practices1. Reading oracle bones2. Bronze ritual vessels
Chinese Writing
• Characters represent whole word• Developed from pictographs• Began from use of Oracle Bones
Qin Shi Huangdi
• Best known for:1. building the Great Wall of China2. tomb of terra cotta clay soldiers3. believed in afterlife4. standardization of weights and measurements.
Geography of China
• Mountains and Rivers caused:1. separation of different groups of people2. different dialects of language spoken
Legalism
• People were bad by nature and would be receive punishment orreward.• Needed to be controlled
Silk Road
• 4,000 mile long road• used to trade goods-especially silk• Buddhism came to China from India
Vocabulary
Bureaucracy- Officials appointed to do specific jobs
Filial Piety-respect parents and rulers
Legalism-Obey out of fear, not respect
Mandate of Heaven-follow rulers who show virtues
Chinese Writing-all the characters represent the whole word
Greece-Vocabularyacropolis-fortress on top of a hillSparta-strict government with strong militarydemocracy-form of government which people ruleGreek mythology-stories of Greek gods,
goddesses and heroes.peninsula-narrow piece of land extending into a
body of water.Phoenician alphabet-borrowed from the GreeksOligarchy-rich aristocrats(aristocracy), only a few
rule
Cleisthenes
• Father of Democracy• Voting by show of hands• Everyone could participate• Gathered outdoors
Sparta
• Strict government• Strong military• Worked with citizens from Athens and other Greek city-states to defeat the Persians• Women owned property, heads of house• Both men and women had physical training
Pericles
Under his rule of democracy:Right to vote in assemblyfather of the Golden Agepaid jurors a salary
Minoans of Crete
Characteristics:large palaces(Knossos)artistic stylespottery designswritingpeacefulMycenaeans borrowed many of these ideasGreat shipbuilders
Geography
Tall, rugged mountains made trade difficultShallow riversSeparated city-statesStayed independent from each other
Persians
Invaded GreeceSparta, Athens, and other city-states joined
together to defeat PersiansRunner ran from Marathon to Athens to report
good news
Rome
Roman Republic wealthy Romans elected officials that
represented citizens
Italy is shaped like a boot.
Punic Wars
• Fiercest of all wars• Fought between Rome and Carthage• Wars lasted almost 20 years• Rome took control over Sicily
Romulus and Remus
• put in basket on Tiber River• rescued and raised by wolf• built city on Tiber River where saved by wolf• Romulus killed brother due to mocking• Named city after himself: Rome
Augustus
• Pax Romana spread across the Roman Empire
Pax Romana (Latin for "Roman peace") was the long period of relative peace and minimal expansion by military force experienced by the Roman Empire in the 1st and 2nd centuries AD.
Decline of Western Roman Empire
• Political decline• Corruption-threats and bribery• Leadership no longer effective• Invasions by Huns-barbarians
Jesus
• Romans were suspicious of him• Thought he would challenge authority and
take over the empire
Constantine
• Became a Christian in early 300’s• Christians met in secret• Removed bans on religion• Christianity became Rome’s official religion
Constantinople• Formerly called Byzantium• capital of the Roman Empire
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