Unit 2 Vocabulary #2

5. Empire Hindu Empire ruled by Chandragupta.
6. Greek belief that human reason was powerful enough to understand the world and solve its problems.
10. The heir to the Greek civilization. Started as a republic then transform into an empire.
11. Small farmers, craftsmen, and merchants.
13. Method The method of inquiry and instruction employed by Socrates that uses questions to examine the values, principles, and beliefs of students.
16. Tablets Roman laws written to protect the plebians.
17. of Heaven Chinese belief that their ruler was chosen by heaven and that heaven would overthrow a bad ruler.
19. Road Trade routes created by the Han dynasty, that connected China to the Roman Empire and other regions.
23. A commander under the Roman Republic.
27. The male head of a family or household.
28. An ancient Greek school of philosophy that taught that virtue, the highest good, is based on knowledge.
29. Romana Era of peace in the Roman Empire. Brought on by Augustus Caesar.

1. Each of two ancient Roman magistrates ranking below consul.
2. A small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution.
3. Greek philosopher who questioned moral terms.
4. Hindu and Buddhist beliefs that at death, a person's soul is reborn as another living thing. This creates an endless cycle of rebirth for each soul.
7. In ancient Greece, temporary banishment from a city by popular vote.
8. A city state in ancient Greece, especially as considered in its ideal form for philosophical purposes.
9. A person who journeys to a sacred place for religious reasons.
11. A Greek marble temple with columns. It was built on the hill Acropolis.
12. Wealthy landowning families.
14. A body of troops or police officers standing or moving in close formation.
15. Modern day Iran. Became an Empire when Cyrus the Great united the Medes and the Persians.
18. Testament The teachings of Christ and the work of His Apostles. Also known as the Gospel.
20. Lay (ordinary) people, as distinct from the clergy.
21. A government, especially an authoritarian one.
22. A treasury officer in a province of the Roman Empire.
24. Greek city state that focused on military.
25. In ancient Roman, a group of three men holding power. The first were Julius Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus. The second were Antony, Lepidus, and Octavian.
26. Developed by the Romans and based on an elective government.