Introduction • Greece set up a few colonies after the Persian empire. • Rome was known for its empire. • These cultures brought new things used today. • Our classical past. • US Constitution from here. • We got ideas of buildings from here. • These were the creators of a philosophical tradition. • Beginning of the Socratic method. Patterns of Greek and Romans • More dynamic set of civilizations but less successful. • We have a lot of connections with these cultures. • Rome kept some of Greek successes. The Persian Tradition • Cyrus the Great established a huge empire. • Had tolerance for customs already in the area. • Developed iron technology that was ahead of its time. • Zoroastrianism was the religion they practiced. • Lived …show more content…
• Mycenae was the kingdom involved in Trojan War. • Europeans had it destroyed during the Dark Ages. • The city rose again with an aristocratic council. • Trade developed around this time. • Writing was derived from the Phoenician alphabet. • Also had celebrations regularly. • First of the Olympic games start here. • Sparta and Athens rose in power. • Sparta had a military tradition. • Athens had a more intellectual leadership. • Pericles had huge influence in Athens. • Greece then began to weaken and Philip II had to take over. • Then it declined but some of the culture stays in Rome. Rome • Started as a monarchy but it was gone by 509. • Later, the republic started to expand and rebuild. • Fear of being attacked meant continuing to expand. • Had some early conflict with surrounding area. • This conflict leads to three wars in the future. • First was a defeat for Rome.
Sub-Headings: Notes: Rome (cont.) • The Republic eventually gets changed out with Generals. • Caesar was the first to cross the Rubicon. • There is then an assassination. • August Caesar takes control in 27 BCE. • The basic structure for the empire was the Pax Romana. • Empire then expanded into