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exam 2
athens vs sparta
Term | Definition |
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Athens vs sparta gov | athens= democracy,all men participated in the government . sparta = hybrid goverment with two kings ,council of elders,a democratic assembly of spartan citzens, and elected officals called ephors. |
greeks vs Egyptian Gods: | greek gods looked/behaved like regular humans. egyptian gods had aninmal influences/qualties . |
greece geograogyś effect | greece had no useable rivers/mountain everywhere,isolated relied on sea for food,travle and trade. |
mythology: | collection of myths/stories about gods and heroes . |
peninsula: | land almost surrounded by water. |
trojan war won | greeks used large wooden horse to trick trojans and sneak into troy burning it to the ground. |
olympic games importance | they were sacred and held to honor zeus. |
pelpoponnesian war loser | athens lost = sparta better army athens lost fleet at sicily and new spartan fleet destroyed athenian navy. |
chinaś natural barriers | chinas barriers cut them off developed own traditons . |
hans vs quin | han ruled differently b/c the quin were cruel/legist |
great wall purpose | great wall repelled/defend china from nomans north of the walls |
chinas river | huang river |
daoism | chinise way of life emphasizes living simple natural existence created by laozi. |
orcal bones | animal bones/shells carved w/ written characters , shang kings used to tell the future earlist chinese records |
confuianism | belief system based on ideas of confusims promoted orerly society |
loess | fine dust like materisl that can form soil |
empire | a state containg several countries or tetories . |
republic | a goverment in which citzens have the right to vote and elect officals |
augustus | tiltle meaning venerable honored one |
veto | stop or cancel the action of a goverment offical body. |
gladitor | man who fought other men /animals for entertaunment |
roman law legacy | roman law used everywhere they ruled later influenced laws and legal systems of modern countries |
republic to empire | julius ceasar made himslef dictator for life in 44 bc after civil war. was mudered |
romans womens daily life | roman women could own personal property bussiness and partipate in social life |
romes river | tiber river |