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| discovered important mathematical concepts |
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| developed theory of atoms |
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Father of Medicine
known for oath named for himself |
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| philosophers who don't believe in absolute truth |
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| ultimate foundational truths |
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searched for absolutes
his philosophy searched the question, "What is the best way to live?" |
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| attempted to find an explanation for the obvious order, design, and purpose of the universe |
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| concluded that the order of the universe must have come from God |
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lasted from 300 BC to 30 BC
When Greek culture permeated (what had previously been called) Alexander's empire |
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| school of philosophy that promoted reason, obeying law of nature, and indifference to life's pleasures and pains |
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| emphasized indulgence and pleasure |
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| first proposed a heliocentric theory (that earth revolves around the sun) |
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| systematized the theorums of plane geometry |
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| formulated basic trigonometry |
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| accurately calculated earth's circumference |
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| everyday language of cultured people throughout Mediterranean world |
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| used to write modern Slavic languages |
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| writing system of the Western world |
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| also called Apennine Peninsula |
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| Italic tribe that settled by Tiber River |
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| traditional date of Rome's founding |
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| Latin market/meeting place |
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| seafaring people from Asia Minor who introduced Greek culture to Rome |
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name given to Italy because of Greek culture's influence
means "Greater Greece" |
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founded in 814 BC
became Rome's greatest rival |
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| Roman ideal: sense of duty |
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| Roman ideal: seriousness of purpose |
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| Roman ideal: sense of personal worth |
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| represented a city's patricians; composed of all adult male patricians |
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| 100 patrician elder who advised the king |
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| represented the 193 centuries |
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military units of 100 each
composed of all Romans |
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| established by Tarquin the Proud's revolt in 509 BC |
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representative form of civil government in which political power is held by the electorate
gives rule to more than one man |
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| citizens eligible to vote |
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two equal chief executives
elected by the Assembly of Centuries & held office for 1 year |
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| official plebian assembly |
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| political office that represented plebs |
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previously unwritten laws of Rome
made Roman law accessible to all citizens for the 1st time |
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republican form of limited, representative government
reverence for rule of law |
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Rome's 2 greatest contributions to Western civilization
also the foundations for Western political theory and practice |
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