4 - Ancient Civilizations 2

Cards (37)

  • ancient persia is also called achaemenid empire
  • achaemenid empire was founded by Cyrus the great in 550 BCE
  • cyrus cylinder is where the declaration of cyrus recorded
  • yakhchal is an ancient evaporation cooler that was used to cool wine and other drinks
  • yakhchal means ice pit
  • persian technology include: sulfuric acid, qanat, backgammon, pahlavi alphabet, postal service, and achaemenid taxation
  • persepolis was the capital of the persian achaemenid empire from the reign of darius 1 until its destruction in 330 BCE
  • greece is a landscape of mountains and sea
  • archaic greece saw the advancements in art, poetry, and technology, but is known as the age in which the polis, or city-state was invented
  • demokratia is the system of ancient greek democracy or rule by the people
  • acropolis is a greek city built on a high hill or mountain
  • at the center of acropolis was the agora - central space where public meetings were held, and where traders set up their stalls
  • the three significant factors that contributed to the rise of science and philosophy: greece was an open society, rise of naturalism, idea of demonstration
  • thales of miletus developed the theory of matter based upon water
  • socrates established the theory of skepticism
  • hippocrates is the father of medicine
  • archimedes calculated the value of pi
  • aristotle is the father of biology
  • theopartus is the father of plant science
  • greek inventions include watermill, cartography, communal bath, astronomy, columns
  • klepsydra created the concept of time
  • the city of rome was located in the central italy
  • rome was built by the twin sons of Mars, romulus and remus
  • roman economy was primarily based on agriculture
  • rome was built on 7 hills: esquiline, palatine, aventine, capitoline, quirinal, viminal and caelian
  • galen was a great physician and surgeon who influenced the development of various scientific disciplines including anatomy, physiology, and pathology.
  • technology of romans were jarcan: julian calendar, aqueducts, roman numerals, concrete, arches, and newspaper
  • pliny the elder described almost a thousand species of plants, most of which were highly valued for their medicinal uses
  • mesoamerican civilizations are a complex of aboriginal cultures that developed in parts of mexico and central america
  • zapotec were americas' first city builders
  • chavin was the first influential civilization in south america arose in the mountains
  • nazca developed extensive irrigation systems and known for their beautiful textiles and pottery
  • a mask of copper and gold alloy with eyes of shell, found in Huaca de la Luna, Moche river valley
  • while civilizations were emerging in mesoamerica, andean civilizations were developing in south america
  • colosseum also known as the Flavian Amphitheatre was built in rome under the flavian emperors of the roman empire
  • Monte Albán (site) combined ceremonial grandeur with residential living space
  • The early cultures of South America arose in a difficult environment, the rugged terrain of the ANDES MOUNTAINS.