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Mark Anthony
gave the funeral speech for Julius Caesar-- scared away Brutus and other Senators who killed Julius/ part of the second triumvirate
Homer
wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey in the eigth century BCE
heliocentric
a model in which the earth revolved around the sun
Yahweh
a great god known as the cheif deity of the Hebrews
Consuls
the chief executive power who was elected from among the senate for one year terms that could not be repeated
Middle Kingdom
(2100-1650 BCE) followed the Old Kingdom/ continued the refinement of the arts and crafts- extended the country up the Nile to the South- trade became more extensive with neighboring countries- religion changed in its views on who could enter the afterlife- middle class became apparent- th eking united upper and lower egypt
matrilineal
names and rights were recieved from the mother's side
Hippocrates
one of the greatest of the Pre-socratic period/ founder of the scientific medicine/ wanted to teach people to observe the life around them/ the first great empiricist
civilization
a group of people who live together and share the same beliefs
Philosophy ("love of wisdom")
the search for wisdom/ Greeks are the originators of philosophy/ greek philosophy is divided into two periods- the Pre-socratic period and the Classical age
pictogram
the practice of writing through pictures
bantu
a language spoken by many in the north eastern coasts and the upper nile valley
mesopotamia
"the land between the two rivers"/ controlled by the sumerians
akkad
the first empire of the world/ capital of the land between the two rivers/ established by Sargon the great
Plato
(427- 347 BCE) pupil and admirer of Socrates who provided much of our knowledge of Socrates
Senate
originally senoir members of certian oldest families then limited to 300 chosen by consuls and censors from the oldest families/ initiated legislation and could veto the assemblies until 287
stateless society
a society without a state (a group of people who specialize in carrying out what the government says)
agricultural- neolithic revolution
the beginnings of farming
Hieroglyphics ("sacred carvings")
pictographs that could convey either an idea or a phonetic sound
8000 BCE
?
Egypt
a productive ancient civilization
Aristotle
founded the first academy in Athens
Sulla
created a "proscription" list of enemies who anyone could brinng in and get their property/ took the title of perpetual dictator- tried to strengthen senate- weakened tribunes- weakened consuls- weakened the generals/ resigned dictator and became a consul and died soon after
iron age
the discovery of how to smelt and temper iron tools and weapons
Cynicism
called for total simplicity/ Major figure= Diogenes who toured the streets with a lantern in daylight in search of an honest man
Polis
a greek city-state
culture
the human created part of the environment/ the way of life of a distinct group of humans interacting with one another/ prehistory culture- associated with and identified by tools
753 BCE
the date that Rome was supposedly founded
399 BCE
the death (suicide) of Socrates
Minoan
Crete culture/ named after Minos- the mythical king of Crete
monotheism
belief in one god instead of many gods
SUMERIANS
began the first urban civilization in the lower courses of the tigris and Euphrates river/ the civilization was supported by extensive farming/ developed a series of small competing kingdoms or city-states
dynasties
periods of monarch rule by one family
Etruscans
came to Italy around 800 probably by following a route along the northern Adriatic sea/ established a series of small city-states in the northern and central areas of the peninsula/ they left a small amount of writing but it has never been deciphered/ a federation headed by a series of Etruscan kings ruled over early Rome
natural law
a set of phenomena in nature that when understood explains why certain things occur
Olympic games
the most important athletic event opened to all men was the great pan-Hellenistic festival
Great Zimbabwe
leading civilization of early southern Africa and exporter of gold to the East African coast
Mansa Musa
early Africa's most noted leader/ ruled Songhay from 1307-1332/ extended the kingdom very far and ruled twice the amount of people as England ruled at the time/ muslim- who influenced many people to believe in Islam/ encouraged education
aristocracy
rule by those who are born to leading families and thereby are qualified to rule, whether or not they are particularly qualified in other ways
David
the successor of Saul/ successful in conquering Jerusalem which became the Hebrew's capital
Zoroaster (zarathustra)
a religion that was developed in Persia/ the religion focuses on good and evil
Troy
a civilization in ancient Greece that was involved in the Trojan war
31 BCE- 180 CE
the time of the Pax Romana
Diaspora
the scattering of Jews from ancient Palestine
Moses
the legendary leader of the Hebrews/ led them in the flight from the wrath of the Egyptian pharoah (the exodus)
Neolithic period (new stone age)
humans made the breakthrough to advanced culture and eventually civilization/ the adoption of culture demanded a settled life
hominind
a humanlike creature/ able to walk upright/ came to the earth 5.5 million years ago
3500 BCE
?
Hittites
an Indo-euopean group of tribes who came out of southern Russia into modern day Turkey and constructed an empire there that reached as far into the east and the south as the Zagros mountains and Palestine/ first people to smelt iron/ esablished the first example of the multi-ethnic state
democracy
rule by the people, almost always by means of majority vote on disputed issues
Archaeology ("the study of origins")
the study of prehistoric and or historical cultures through the examination of their artifacts
epicureanism
taught that the principle good of life was pleasure- the avoidance of pain/ founder= Epicurus
Swahili
Bantu speaking people/ refers to the people of the east african coast
Patriarchy
a society in which males have social and political dominance
Hellenistic
the altered form of Hellenism (the new style of civilized community and art forms created by the Greeks of the classical age)
menes
the first Pharoah/ appears to be a legend, if he was real the only fact we know about him is his name- Menes
Pax Romana
the Roman peace from 31 BCE until 180 BCE was the greatest of Augustus' achievements
490-478 BCE
?
Proconsuls
a group of permanent commanders/ governers
Delian League
Athens formed a group of unwilling satelittes among the nearby polis with its growing wealth from their victory in the Persian wars
ostracisim
the pushing out of a citizen who would not conform to the will of his neighbors
Aeneid
?
Stoicism
?
Pompey
became famous by fighting in Asia minor and Syria adding those areas to the empire/ conquered the seleucid kingdom and even Judea/ senate refused to ratify his treaties and pay his soldiers
Carthage
a great trading city independent of its homeland, Phonecia/ at one point Carthage was the most powerful force in the western Mediterranean
patrilineal
names and rights were determined by the father's lineage
Mali
overthrew Ghana/ Mali and Ghana relied on the taxes from gold, salt, and slaves/ expanded and came to dominate most of West Africa
Second Punic War
(218-202 BCE) began when Carthage built up its troops and invaded Italy/ during the war Hannibal won battle after battle against Rome but eventually Hannibal was defeated because he was forced to return to Carthage to defend the city against a Roman counterinvasion/ the battle of Zama in 202 BCE was a clear Roman victory, and Carthage was forced to give up most of its extensive holdings in Africa and Spain
Jus Gentium
governed the relations between the citizens and noncitizens/ law of the nations- became international
Cleisthenes
an aristocrat and the true founder of the Athenian democracy/ believed that the people should have the last say in their own government because it was just and it was the best way to keep civil peace
Exodus
the Hebrew's flight from the wrath of the Egyptian Pharoah in 1250 BCE
Ghana
gold dried up and was overthrown by the Mali kingdom
Pharoah ("from the great house")
a god who chose to live among his favored people for a time
Patricians
the senate was composed of the patricians- or the Roman upper class
Tutankhamen
(1347-1339 BCE) Howard Carter (Brittish archaeologist) discovered Kings Tut's grave/ King Tut died at the age of 18 without having done anything of consequence during his reign
oligarchy
rule by a few, and almost always the few are the wealthiest of the society
paleolithic period (the stone age)
the lengthy period extending from about the appearance of the first tool making homininds to about 8,000 BCE/ Paleolithic peoples were hunters and gatherers
matriarchy
female social and political dominance
geocentric
a universe centered on the earth/ Ptomely picked up this theory
Animisim (shamanism)
the belief that there is a spiritual world that affects our world
Marcus Aurelius
the greatest emperor after Augustus/ the last of the five good emperors who ruled in the second century CE/ left a small book called Meditations/ opposed Chritianity/ introduced a new note of human compassion
civilization
a complex, developed culture usually associated with specific achievements such as agriculture, urban life, specialized labor, and a system of writing
First Punic War
(264-241 BCE) with this war Rome started down the road to an imperium (an empire)/ the war broke out over the question of dominance in sicily and ended twenty years later with the surrender of important colonies of Sicily and Sardinia to Rome
axum
the main city within a kingdom located in the Ethiopian highlands/ overthrew Kush/ christianity was introduced to Ethiopia/ mountains= protected from Muslim conquer
semetic
the semetic language family is one of the major language families in the world and includes both Hebrew and Arabic as well as many others
Hammurabi
first of the historic lawgivers whose work has survived into our times/ ruler of Mesopotamia from 1792-1750 BCE
Saul
first king of the newly founded kingdom located at the conquered land of the Canaanites and the Philistines
Virgil
?
Kush
african kingdom that emerged in the fifteenth century BCE and was overthrown in the fourth century BCE/ order of capitals- Kerma (an area near Napata) and Meroe ( a major iron producer)
Phillip the 11 of Macedon
the ruler of the kingodm of Macedonia/ father of Alexander the Great
solon
the most important oligarchy who ruled in the sixth century
Phidias
famous athenian sculptor/ created the statue of athena that stands inside the Parthenon
Julio- Claudians
Augustus' family-- first five emperors were members of this family
Pericles
a great orator who led the democrats of the Athenians/ ordered the construction of the Parthenon during the Peloponessian war
Mystery Religions
?
sargon the great
Semitic invader of Sumerians/ Esablished the capital in the new town of Akkad
Epic of Gilgamesh
the first epic poem on worl literature
Marius
a pleb who rose to General by talent/ chosen to be consul seven times when military emergencies dictated/ reformed the army
Abraham
honored in the traditions of Judaism, Islam, and christianity as the first man to form a spiritual covenant with god
homo sapiens
habitant of earth
First Triumvirate
Julius Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey
Dorians
a wave of Nomads from the north
Proletariat
people without sources of income except the daily sale of their labor
Old Kingdom
(3100- 2200 BCE) extended from menes to the first intermediate period/ ancient Egypt's most fertile and successful era
Bronze age
the period when bronze art objects and bronze weapons predominated in a given part of the world
cuneiform
the basic format of the written language after about 3500 BCE/ a script written in wedge-shaped characters on clay tablets about the size of your hand
Princeps ("first citizen")
the name Octavion preferred to be called- Octavion's rule was often called the Principate
Solomon
(970-935 BCE) David's son/ most renowned king of the hebrews/ many people were not fond of Solomon because of his high taxes and luxurious living/ during his reign the Hebrews became involved with Egyptian and Mesopotamian trade/ during his reign the famous temple of Jerusalem was created
323 BCE
the death of Alexander the Great
Osiris
ruler of the afterlife
anthropology
refers to the science that studies humans as a species rather than studying a special aspect of their activity
Hyksos
a group of people who crossed the Sinai peninsula and conquered the Nile Delta
New Kingdom
(1550-700 BCE) the Empire/ began after the defeat of the Hyksos invaders- attempted to expand their beliefs to neighbors- fell becuase of internal discontent and military reversals- Persian conquest--- nothing changed except for the people who collected the taxes
Mycenaean
the people of the epoch when the Indo-europeans entered the peninsula
The Republic
?
ziggurats
stepped pyramids
Plebeians
the assembly was composed of the plebeians- or the Roman commoners
Iliad
(eigth century BCE) an epic of ancient Greece history which deals with the Mycenaean's war against the powerful city-state of Troy
monarchy
rule by a single person, a king or equivalent who has the final word in law by right
Socrates
(470-399 BCE) the first philosopher to focus on ethical and epistemological (truth establishing) questions/ he focused on human rationality rather than physical nature
Macedonia
located to the north of Greece/ contained a Barabric people
Julius Caesar
after a disagreement with Rome and Pompey he invaded Rome and defeated Pompey/ he wanted a new government/ took the titles of dictator, consul, and imperator/ voted honors of a god
Babylon
a powerful city that created the best known ziggurat, The Tower of Babel of biblical fame
Octavion (Augustus- "revered one")
formed the second triumvirate with Lepidus and Mark Anthony-- voted dictorial power/ won the battle of Actium in 31 BCEand returned to Rome with complete control
neanderthal man
flourished in west germany about 30,000 years ago and disappeared at about the same time the homo spiens appeared in Europe/ not sure why the neanderthal man died out but the best guess is that climatic changes affected the Neanderthal man
Akhnaton
(1367-1350 BCE) young and inexperienced ruler/ attempted to convert the Egyptian religion to monotheism
helotry (helots)
a state of near slavery- the messenians were reduced to this state after they were defeated in the Messenian wars (Messenia vs. Sparta)
australopithecus
a bipedal creature who roamed eastern africa's savanna more than 3 million years ago
empiricist
?
431-404 BCE
the time of the Peloponessian war
Odyssey
(eigth century BCE) an epic of ancient Greece history which tells of the hero Odysseus after the war
Pisistratus
succeded solon/ tyrant- a dictator/ set up a monarchy with his sons
Tribunes
two were chosen by assemblies to protect Plebs/ could veto consuls and later the senate
polytheism
the belief of many gods instead of one god
Alexander the Great
(336-323 BCE) son of king Phillip 11 of Macedon/ thirteen year long reign/ succeded his father/ conquered most of the world known to the Greeks/ died in Babylon at the age of 33 one year after he led his troops back to Persia
Sir Arthur Evans
archaeologist
Censors
below the consuls in authority who were always drawn from the ranks of senators/ had the power to supervise the conduct and morals of their fellow senators
31 BCE
Octavion won the battle of Actium and returned to Rome in complete control
polygammy
the practice or condition of a man having more than one wife
Euclid
an egyptian greek who produced the Elements of Geometry
Parthenon
the main Athenian temple was erected by order of Pericles during the Peloponessian war as a shrine to athena
theocracy
rule by gods or by priests

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