CC C1 History Flashcards
Tell me about commandments 1-5.
Thou shalt…
1. have no other gods before me.
2. not make unto thee any graven image.
3. not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain.
4. remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
5. honor thy father and mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
Tell me about commandments 6-10.
Thou shalt…
6. not murder.
7. not commit adultery.
8. not steal.
9. not bear false witness against thy neighbor.
10. not covet.
Tell me about the Greek and Roman gods.
Tell me about the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
The Sever Wonders of the Ancient World are: Pyramids of Giza, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, Pharaoh’s Lighthouse at Alexandria, Colossus of Rhodes
Tell me about the Romans.
The Roman Republic became the Roman Empire when Augustus was crowned emperor in 27 BC. This was followed by the Pax Romana. In AD 286, the empire divided into the Western and Eastern Empires until Germanic barbarians defeated the Western Empire in AD 476.
Tell me about some ancient Greeks.
Homer, a famous poet; Pythagoras, a famous mathematician; Socrates, a famous philosopher; and Archimedes, a famous inventor, shaped Western ideas. Ancient Greek city-states were among the first democracies
Tell me about Hinduism and Buddhism in India.
Hinduism developed around 1500 BC and is known for karma, reincarnation, and the caste system. Founded in the sixth century BC, Buddhism teaches self-denial as the path to enlightenment.
Tell me about the Age of Imperialism.
During the Age of Imperialism, the British established rule over India in 1858, and Queen Victoria was declared the Empress of India in 1877. Before his assassination in 1948, Mohandas Gandhi led the passive resistance movement, which helped win India’s independence.
Tell me about Lao-Tzu and Confucius in China.
Around the sixth century BC, Lao-Tzu founded Taoism, which emphasizes harmony with nature, and Confucius taught compassion and obedience.
Tell me about Japan’s Heian period.
Around 794, Japan’s emperors moved to Heian , present-day Kyoto. The Heian period ended in the twelfth century when civil war gave control to military commanders called shoguns in a feudal system where knights called samurai protected wealthy landowners.
