World History Final Review

Ruled Macedon from 359 to 336 B.C.; later conquered the rest of Greece

Public speaker and scholar; invented the astrolabe for ship navigation

Circus Maximus was an ancient chariot-racing stadium and mass entertainment venue in Rome

Capital of Roman Empire under Emporer Constantine

Roman statesman and military leader; first Emperor of the Roman Empire

Poor bribed w/free bread in return they attend public religion festivities& gladiatorial fights

Greek philosopher; author of ethical philosophy of simple pleasure, friendship, and retirement

Roman emperor from AD 69-79; founded the Flavian dynasty that ruled the Empire for 27 years

founded the Pythagorean School of Mathematics in Cortona; many contributions to mathematics

Athenian philosopher; one of the most important figures of the Ancient Greek world

rose through the ranks of the military to become Roman cavalry commander to the Emperor Carus

Greek philosopher; formed paradoxes that defended belief that motion and change are illusory

Aristotle was Alexander the Greats tutor

flourished 6th century bc; died 495 bc; traditionally the seventh and last king of Rome

was a set of laws inscribed on 12 bronze tablets created in ancient Rome in 451 and 450 BC

tribunes who represented the interests of Rome's lower classes

The common Roman people; the lower class

Greek mathematician and physicist of Syracuse, noted for his work in geometry, hydrostatics

This region was know as

series of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage from 264 BC to 146 BC

Greek astronomer and physicist regarded as one of the leading scientists in classical antiquity

The first victorious engagement of Alexander the Great's invasion of the Persian Empire was?

AKA Flavian Amphitheatre- large ellipsoid arena built under the Roman Flavian dynasty

Latin epic poem, written by Virgil, tells the story of Aeneas- becomes ancestor of the Romans

Father of Greek medicine; took into account interplay of; patient, physician, and the disease

Greek grammarian and critic noted for arrangement and commentary on the Illiad and the Odyssey

a Roman patrician, statesman, and military leader; became a legendary figure of Roman virtues

the date on which Julius Caesar was assassinated is known as the Ides of March

a division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 soldiers

An action required by law for a citizen to perform; signing up for the military etc.

proposed by Julius Caesar; a reform of the Roman calendar; took effect on 1 January 45 BC

“Roman Peace”- state of comparative tranquility throughout the Mediterranean world

City on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt; became the capital of the Hellenistic kingdom.

Marched an army from Iberia over the Pyrenees mountains and Alps into northern Italy and Romans

considered the founder of trigonometry; incidentally discovered precession of the equinoxes

Phoenician colony known for its struggle against the Greeks of Sicily and the Romans

The principal assembly of the ancient Roman Republic; it functioned as a legislative assembly

Macedonia was the largest empire in the world under the reign of Alexander the Great

western tribe of the Goths (a Germanic people) settled west of the Black Sea

first Roman emperor to adopt Christianity; moved the capital of Roman empire to Constantinople

a political alliance between 3 powerful men in the Roman Republic- Caesar, Crassus, & Pompey

great landed estates specializing in agriculture destined for export: grain, olive oil, or wine

The mythological twin brothers who founded the city of Rome

This ancient civilization in Italy, just north of Rome, deeply influenced early Roman culture

Roman aristocrats and wealthy classes

led a unified Greek force against the Persian General Mardonius at the Battle of Plataea

The title of various elected officials in Ancient Rome

Era when Greek culture blended with Egyptian, Persian and Indian ideas; spread Greek influence

Greek mathematician/astronomer/geographer devised a map of and estimated circumference of earth

first historical Roman to be officially deified; transformed Roman Empire imperial system

Barbarian Germanic people;sacked Rome, battled Huns & Goths & founded a kingdom in North Africa

naval engagement between Octavian & combined forces of Mark Antony&Cleopatra on the Ionian Sea

Greek philosopher and is considered the father of western philosophy

provided close personal protection for the late Western Roman emperors

Great king of Persia, responsible for the expansion of Persia, and brought order to the Empire

Greatest of the Indo-Greek kings and believed to have been a patron of the Buddhist religion

What is the name of this area of land?