Classical Persia, Greece, and Rome PT Review

Persian religion believing in two gods; one of light & goodness and one of darkness & evil.

Center of powerful classical civilization located on Tiber River

Sentenced to death for corrupting the youth of Athens and neglecting the city's gods.

Calculated earth's size within 1% of modern calculations & was director of Alexandrian library.

He united the Persian Empire through military conquest and effective administration.

Roman idea that no one is above the law and that there are limits to government's power.

Developed first democratic government, stressed intellectual arts, and lost Peloponnesian War.

Greek city-state noted for militarism and victory in Peloponnesian Wars.

A period of peace & prosperity throughout the Roman Empire lasting from 27 B.C. to 180 A.D.

Form of government where power is in hands of representatives & leaders elected by the people.

The two main social classes in the early days of the Roman Republic.

Centered in modern-day Iran. By 500CE, it was the largest empire world had ever seen.

Originated latter days of Roman Empire. Inspired from teachings & crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

Marble temple constructed on the Acropolis of Athens.

Earliest Roman code of civil, criminal, and religious law.

His conquests created Hellenistic culture throughout much of the ancient world.

Mathematician from Alexandria who revolutionized geometry. 

Questioned the nature of the world & provided basis for the scientific method used today.

Sought discovery of mathematical principles through the study of musical harmony & geometry.