Unit 2 Vocabulary

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• Filial Piety

• Caste System

• Oligarchy

• Bureaucracy

• Democracy

In Confucian, one of the virtues to be cultivated, a love and respect for one's parents and ancestor

a set of rigid social categories that determined his or her position in society

a small group of people having control of a country; generally of wealthy men.

A large, complex organization composed of appointed officials.

A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to rep

• In Confucian, one of the virtues to be cultivated, a love and respect for one's parents and ancestor

• a set of rigid social categories that determined his or her position in society

• a small group of people having control of a country; generally of wealthy men.

• A large, complex organization composed of appointed officials.

• A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to rep

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• Autocratic

• Diffusion

• Empire

• Republic

• City-State

absolute in power or authority

The process of spread of a feature or trend from one place to another over time

an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, formerly an emperor.

A form of government in which the people select representatives to govern them and make laws.

a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state.

• absolute in power or authority

• The process of spread of a feature or trend from one place to another over time

• an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, formerly an emperor.

• A form of government in which the people select representatives to govern them and make laws.

• a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state.

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• Persian Wars

• Greco-Roman culture

• Hellenistic Era

• Ancient Greece

• Roman Empire

Conflicts between Greek city-states and the Persian Empire, ranging from the Ionian Revolt 499-494

an ancient culture that developed from a blending of Greek, Hellenistic, and Roman cultures.

the age of Alexander the Great; period when Greek language & ideas carried to the non-Greek world.

500 BC - Hellenic civilization- thirst for knowledge and truth-established temples

Existed from 27 BCE to about 400 CE. Conquered entire Mediterranean coast and most of Europe.

• Conflicts between Greek city-states and the Persian Empire, ranging from the Ionian Revolt 499-494

• an ancient culture that developed from a blending of Greek, Hellenistic, and Roman cultures.

• the age of Alexander the Great; period when Greek language & ideas carried to the non-Greek world.

• 500 BC - Hellenic civilization- thirst for knowledge and truth-established temples

• Existed from 27 BCE to about 400 CE. Conquered entire Mediterranean coast and most of Europe.