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Definitions: Ancient History Terms
Definitions: Ancient History Terms
Chronological Terms
- BCE: Before Common Era — equivalent to BC, used in secular academic contexts
- CE: Common Era — equivalent to AD, used in secular academic contexts
- Bronze Age: Period characterized by bronze metallurgy (~3300–1200 BCE in the Near East)
- Iron Age: Period following the Bronze Age, characterized by iron technology (~1200–~500 BCE)
- Archaic Period: Early phase of Greek civilization (~800–480 BCE)
- Classical Period: Height of Greek civilization (~480–323 BCE)
- Hellenistic Period: Post-Alexander era of Greek cultural diffusion (323–30 BCE)
Political Terms
- Polis: Greek city-state, the fundamental political unit of ancient Greece
- Satrapy: Provincial administrative unit of the Persian Empire, governed by a satrap
- Principate: First phase of the Roman Empire (27 BCE–284 CE), maintaining republican facades
- Dominate: Later phase of the Roman Empire (284–476 CE), openly autocratic
- Foederati: Barbarian groups settled within the Roman Empire under treaty obligations
Cultural Terms
- Cuneiform: Wedge-shaped writing system of Mesopotamia
- Hieroglyphics: Pictorial writing system of ancient Egypt
- Linear A: Undeciphered Minoan script
- Linear B: Deciphered Mycenaean Greek script
- Koine Greek: Common dialect of Greek used across the Hellenistic world
Archaeological Terms
- Tell/Tel: Artificial mound formed by accumulated remains of ancient settlements
- Stele/Stela: Upright stone slab used for commemorative or legal inscriptions
- Ziggurat: Stepped temple platform in Mesopotamian architecture
- Necropolis: Large ancient cemetery ("city of the dead")
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@q[temporal]Line 8: "CE: Common Era — equivalent to AD, used in secular academic contexts" - when was this true?
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@q[temporal]Line 11: "Archaic Period: Early phase of Greek civilization (~800–480 BCE)" - when was this true?
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@q[temporal]Line 12: "Classical Period: Height of Greek civilization (~480–323 BCE)" - when was this true?
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@q[temporal]Line 13: "Hellenistic Period: Post-Alexander era of Greek cultural diffusion (323..." - when was this true?
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@q[temporal]Line 18: "Principate: First phase of the Roman Empire (27 BCE–284 CE), maintainin..." - when was this true?
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@q[temporal]Line 19: "Dominate: Later phase of the Roman Empire (284–476 CE), openly autocratic" - when was this true?
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@q[temporal]Line 24: "Hieroglyphics: Pictorial writing system of ancient Egypt" - when was this true?
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@q[temporal]Line 25: "Linear A: Undeciphered Minoan script" - when was this true?
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@q[temporal]Line 26: "Linear B: Deciphered Mycenaean Greek script" - when was this true?
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@q[temporal]Line 27: "Koine Greek: Common dialect of Greek used across the Hellenistic world" - when was this true?
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@q[temporal]Line 30: "Tell/Tel: Artificial mound formed by accumulated remains of ancient settl..." - when was this true?
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@q[temporal]Line 31: "Stele/Stela: Upright stone slab used for commemorative or legal inscriptions" - when was this true?
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@q[temporal]Line 32: "Ziggurat: Stepped temple platform in Mesopotamian architecture" - when was this true?
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@q[temporal]Line 33: "Necropolis: Large ancient cemetery ("city of the dead")" - when was this true?
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@q[missing]Line 9: "Bronze Age: Period characterized by bronze metallurgy (~3300–1200 BCE i..." - what is the source?
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@q[missing]Line 11: "Archaic Period: Early phase of Greek civilization (~800–480 BCE)" - what is the source?
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@q[missing]Line 12: "Classical Period: Height of Greek civilization (~480–323 BCE)" - what is the source?
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@q[missing]Line 16: "Polis: Greek city-state, the fundamental political unit of ancient Greece" - what is the source?
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@q[missing]Line 18: "Principate: First phase of the Roman Empire (27 BCE–284 CE), maintainin..." - what is the source?
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@q[missing]Line 19: "Dominate: Later phase of the Roman Empire (284–476 CE), openly autocratic" - what is the source?
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@q[missing]Line 20: "Foederati: Barbarian groups settled within the Roman Empire under treaty ..." - what is the source?
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@q[missing]Line 23: "Cuneiform: Wedge-shaped writing system of Mesopotamia" - what is the source?
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@q[missing]Line 24: "Hieroglyphics: Pictorial writing system of ancient Egypt" - what is the source?
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@q[missing]Line 25: "Linear A: Undeciphered Minoan script" - what is the source?
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@q[missing]Line 26: "Linear B: Deciphered Mycenaean Greek script" - what is the source?
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@q[missing]Line 27: "Koine Greek: Common dialect of Greek used across the Hellenistic world" - what is the source?
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@q[missing]Line 30: "Tell/Tel: Artificial mound formed by accumulated remains of ancient settl..." - what is the source?
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@q[missing]Line 31: "Stele/Stela: Upright stone slab used for commemorative or legal inscriptions" - what is the source?
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@q[missing]Line 32: "Ziggurat: Stepped temple platform in Mesopotamian architecture" - what is the source?
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@q[missing]Line 33: "Necropolis: Large ancient cemetery ("city of the dead")" - what is the source?
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