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He tried to restore order by dividing the empire into east and west so it would be easier to govern.

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He stopped the persecution of Christians and in 324 made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire; in 330 he moved his capital from Rome to Byzantium and renamed it Constantinople.

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The Romans were the ones who crucified Jesus. But Christianity was later spread all throughout Rome.

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The expansion in Rome that resulted from Augustus coming into power.

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The man who took over Rome after Julius died and changed the government.

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The political alliance of Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey

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One of the Roman republic's political leaders. But he was viewed as too powerful by some senate members and they assassinated him. Which led to the fall of the Roman republic.

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When Augustus got rid of Rome's earlier representative government and became Rome's first Emperor.

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Legions were groups of 5000 Roman soldiers, and centuries were smaller groups 80 Roman soldiers.

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When the Romans went to war with Carthage, there were three different wars and they all lasted about a hundred years.

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300 people elected by the citizens to create laws and taxes.

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Patricians were the nobles at the top of Roman society. And the Plebeians were the commoners.

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Rome was located on the Italian peninsula.

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Another classical civilization that was added to Greece.

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Rome's laws that were based on the idea that all citizens of Rome had a right to the protection of the law.

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206 BCE-220 BCE, expanded the empire, brought back confucian teachings, created paper and the silk road flourished.

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Government should be made up of the most qualified to govern.

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A form of government in which all the power is held by one single authority or group of people.

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221 BCE-206 BCE, ruled by Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi, unified China under a legalist philosophy and rejected confucianism.

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The belief that the natural order is more important than social order. And that one should live simply and with nature.

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Social order comes from a powerful government with strict laws and punishments. Citizens were taught not to question the government.

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A society that operates like a family with younger members paying respect to their elders.

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Five different relationships which were ruler/subject, parent/child, husband/wife, older brother/younger brother and friend/friend where they all showed mutual respect.

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Social order, harmony and good government based on family relationships. Respect for elders and education were also important.

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One of the co-rulers of the huns, he also killed his brother and became the king of the Hunnic Empire.

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An ancient Indian empire that was founded in 320 CE and lasted until 550 CE

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The religion in which people believe in enlightenment and the end in all suffering.

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The third king of the Mauryan Empire. He also promoted Buddhism.

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And empire that dominated the Indian subcontinent from 322-185 BCE.

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In anthropology and sociology, the process whereby individuals or groups of differing ethnic heritage are absorbed into the dominant culture of a society.

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An ancient network of trade routes made by the Han Dynasty of China.

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The spread of cultural beliefs and social activities from one culture to another.

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The imitations or adoption of the ancient Greek language.

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A king of Persia who helped establish one of the largest empires in ancient Greek history.

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Socrates was one of the first enforcers of philosophy, and Plato was one of Socrate's students. And Aristotle was a student of plato's.

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Love of wisdom. Basically just challenging and questioning accepted values.

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A war fought between Athens and the Spartans. And the war shifted the power from Athens over to the Spartans

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They were both Greek philosophers. Eratosthenes showed that the earth was round and not flat. And Ptolemy believed that earth was in the middle of our galaxy.

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Greek mathematicians who invented things like the pythagorean theorem and geometry in general.

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The various styles of columns used to display mythological scenes.

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A temple of marble made to honor the Goddess Athena

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A lengthy narrative poem

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Dramatic plays with actors made as a form of entertainment in Athens.

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The time period in which Athens achieved and created many great things

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An alliance of Greek city-states led by Athens.

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State ruled by a small group of citizens. And rule was based off of wealth and/or ability.

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A Greek polis that was defeated by athens in the Persian wars.

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A statesman of ancient Greece. And the ruler of Athens from 461-429 BCE

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A way of bringing a group of citizens together to help decide or debate on an issue.

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A government in which things are decided by the majority of the people.

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A greek city-state with a direct democracy. And a wealthy society.

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A fortified hill.

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A trade route on the sea. This route also helped the roman empire heavily.

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One of Greece's polis's which acted like an independent country.

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Athens emerged victorious. They became the leader of an alliance of 140 city-states known as the Delian League and entered a Golden Age.

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Persia's religion. The belief of good and evil along with heaven and hell.

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A network of roads used to collect taxes, improve communication, and facilitate trade.

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One of the most important ancient empires.

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A group of several different nations or people united and ruled over by a monarch.

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Cultures of ancient Greece and Rome.