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trade routes that connected China with India and Rome

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202 BC- 220 AD
ruled by Liu Bang, brought back Confucian teachings. silk road

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221-202 BCE
emerged out of the end of the Zhou dynasty. legalist philosophy, rejected Confucianism

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natural order of things, search for knowledge and understanding of things, nature

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Social order comes from a powerful government, strict laws and punishments, citizens should not question the government

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Chinese philosopher and politician. his philosophy was know as Confucianism

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ruler of the huns

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converted to Christianity & issued
the  Edict of Milan which gave freedoms & equality to Christians

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version of Judaism preached by Jesus. seen as a problem to the roman emporers

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"Roman Peace"
era of peace, wealth, and expansion. the golden age of Rome

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first emperor of Rome

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roman general who played a critical role in the events that led to the demise of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire

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Rome vs Carthage
The Carthaginians engaged the Romans in three long wars over the course of about a hundred years. In the end the romans completely destroyed Carthage in the third war

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300 members elected by citizens to make laws and taxes

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commoners: farmers, shopkeepers, or peasants
paid majority of taxes collected in the roman republic, made up 95% of roman citizens

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nobles- at the top
controlled most of the land and held key military and government positions. made up 5% of all roman citizens

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period in which the city-states of Rome existed as a republican government

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Rome laws

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after Ashoka's death the Mauryan empire declined and was replaced by the Gupta empire, golden age of Hindu culture, Huns invaded and caused the Gupta empire to fall

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took over as king for the Mauryan Empire, converted to Buddhism

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led by king Maurya first, empire was divided into provinces, main religion was Hinduism

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a blend of Greek, Indian, Persian, and Egyptian cultures

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King of Macedonia at 20 years old, military strategist

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philosopher. student of Plato. His work provided a basis of Western Civilization

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Philosopher and mathematician. student of Socrates; wrote The Republic, described his idea of a perfectly governed society.

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Philosopher. taught his students the art of questioning- to challenge accepted values in Greece. Socratic Method

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"love of wisdom"

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Athens fighting Sparta, left the Greeks weak and open to invasion

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Ptolemy's view of the solar system and universe where he put the earth in the center

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showed that the earth was round and calculated its circumference

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Greek engineer best known for building catapults

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Greek mathematician who tried to explain everything in mathematical terms. created the Pythagorean theorem

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a temple of marble made to honor the goddess Athena

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a narrative poem celebrating heroic deeds

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filled with physical and crude humor. often made fun of customs, politics, and important people

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serious dramas about common themes such as love, hate, war, or betrayal

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a polis which had an oligarchy, society focused on military strength

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general of Athens during its golden age, specifically the time between the Persian and Peloponnesian wars.

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a polis which had a direct democracy, society focused on wealth and culture

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a fortified hill where a temple was located

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home to fewer than 20,000 residents, acted like an independent country

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Persian Kings Darius and Xerces tried and failed to conquer the Greeks

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religion: life of struggle between good and evil

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network of roads to collect taxes, improve communication, and facilitate trade throughout their empire

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