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Please write two meaningful sentences that are related to each of the following terms. One can be a definition and the other an example or two of the terms relevance from the text. This discipline insures that you have improved comprehension and command of the material. (Remember to double space between terms for easier viewing).
CH. 5
*Minoan civilization and the importance of its location: The Minoans were the first Greek
civilization which, was on the island.
This location is important because they traded with many other cultures
from this island. Through trade the
Minoans became more advanced and learned other important skills.
*Explain how Sparta's location was important.: Their location helped them keep
to themselves. They looked down upon
trade and wealth and were only interested in power so the Spartans did not need
a place to settle upon with good trade routs.
Their location also kept citizens from traveling to far.
*Trojan war- location: The Trojan was
located in Troy which is the historic and mythical place of the Trojan
War. This is the place where the Romans
slayed the people of Troy by using their great Trojan Horse idea.
*geography of Greece created?: The
geography of Greece was created by the areas the people of Greece
concurred. Greece expanded very fast
and was very successful because of all the motivation to be the best.
* post Persian wars domination: All the
city states actually joined together for once and defeated Persia. At the end of that long battle Athens turned
out to be the most powerful city state; that will later change by Sparta.
*Peloponnesian War: The Peloponnesian
war was the war between Athens and Sparta.
Athens was very motivated to be the best at everything and not just one
specific thing, unlike Sparta where they were motivated to be the most
powerful. Sparta overwhelmed Athens and
won the battle.
*Greek theater origins: Greek theater
originated from plays of mythical and heroic events. These plays were watched by many people and there were often
plays during festivals and parties.
Greeks usually did plays of well know stories.
*Alexander's achievements and empire:
Alexander the Great concurred so much land it is unbelievable. He was the first to concur Asia Minor
even. Alexander was said to be the one
who ended the Greek city states as well.
*center of Hellenistic world: The
center of the Hellenistic world was a little city called Alexandria. This city was beautiful and thriving. The Hellenistic world was great. There were many advances and many places
such as libraries.
*geographic characteristics of Greece:
Greece expanded greatly and was very wide spread. Since Greece was so widespread this caused
weakness because a very large Empire can not be controlled from just one little
spot on the globe.
*oligarchy: This is where the main
power of a county, Empire, ect. Is in the hands of very few people. The Greek empires were run by very few
people, in fact mainly the Emperor.
*democracy: This is a form of
government where the people vote on everything. The government is run by the people. This is what is said that Rome had.
*Spartan childhoods: The Spartan
childhoods were not fun. The children
of Sparta are thought only one thing, how to be a soldier and work for the
government. The children of Sparta were
not schooled in arts or other things such as that.
*Athens' golden age: The is the
wonderful age of Athens. This is the
age where there is art, poetry, famous buildings, and a ton of other
advances. This is the high point in
Athens’ history.
*Aristotle's meritocracy: This is where
the famous Aristotle believed that the advanced and talented should be the ones
ahead and in charge. He believed that
the smart and skilled people should not be ruled by a dumb, untalented
man.
*Greek values: Some of the Greeks
values were to worship the Greek gods, obey your Emperor and, to do your best
and to be the best at everything you do.
Rome had many different values but those values lead to success for a
very long time. Greece had conquering
skills and other skills like art.
CH 6
*Augustus: He is the leader after Julius Caesar is murdered. He was actually one of Caesars loyal men.
*Julius Caesar: He is one of the most well known Emperors of Rome. He took over a ton of land. Latter he was betrayed by his most trusted
and murdered.
*Hannibal: He was a man who tried to
defeat the Raman troops but while he tried this, but his men fled. After this happened he was stupid enough to
try once again and once again was defeated.
*Jesus: He is the messiah. Jesus is the Son of God and is who
Christianity is based upon. Jesus is
killed by the Romans for taking the power away from the Emperor who wants to be
traded like a god.
*Paul: He is one of Jesus’
disciples. He believes that Jesus is
the Son of God and spreads the word of Christianity. Paul dies because of his beliefs.
*Odoacer: He was a bad Roman king who
was later assassinated at a banquet. He
started causing disaster in Rome.
*Ptolemy: He was a Roman man who was a
great mathematician. This man also
studied the heavens above a lot and made many theories about motion in
space.
*Virgil: He was a great writer in
Rome. His famous work was his Aeneid
which consisted of stories such as the battles at Troy. The battles at Troy are very important
because that’s where the story of the Trojan Horse came from.
*martyr: A martyr is a man or woman who
is willing to die for their beliefs. An
example of this is Paul, who died standing up for his beliefs.
*mercenary: A mercenary is a paid
soldier. Mercenaries were used
throughout time to help concur places.
*messiah: The messiah, in Jewish terms
is the Son of God who comes down to earth empowers the Jews again. The messiah in Christian views is Jesus
Christ.
*patrician: A patrician was a person
born in high birth in the Roman culture or really in any culture. The patricians were the wealthy few with
power.
*plebian: A plebian was a person born
as a worker. The plebeians are the
middle classes, not the poor, not the rich.
*aqueduct: An aqueduct is a large
channel that carries water. The Romans
were very advanced and used aqueducts to transport water.
*heresy: This is an opinion that is
against the Churches opinion. The
Church had a lot of power in Rome so, to have an opinion against the Church was
not good. Some Emperors were against
the Church.
*legion: A legion is a huge group of
Roman soldiers. The Emperors had
legions of men to take over other surrounding countries or empires. Legions are like armies.
*republic: This is a type of a
government which has a President or ruler, and its representatives are
elected. These representatives make
decisions for the people. Rome sort of
has this kind of government because they have an Emperor and a senate.
*sect: A sect is a powerful religious
body. The sect in Rome was the Roman Catholic
Church, which had more power than the Emperor at times.