Defintions

Question 1

Paleolithic era

Answer 1

Nomad way of life characterized by older values

Question 2

Neolithic

Answer 2

New way of life character prized by domestication of animals and plants

Question 3

Fertile Crescent

Answer 3

Fertile area including Mesopotamia, Levant, Egypt

Question 4

pastoralism

Answer 4

Raising animals on farmland

Question 5

Patriarchy

Answer 5

Father led society

Question 6

Bronze Age

Answer 6

Period of time in which people used bronze for the majority of their endeavours

Question 7

Cuneiform

Answer 7

First writing system invented by Sumerian’s

Question 8

Hammurabi Law code

Answer 8

Babylonian laws (eye for an eye)

Question 9

Pharaoh

Answer 9

God king of Egypt

Question 10

Ma’at

Answer 10

Characterization of Egyptian pharaoh (truth justice moral integrity)

Question 11

Book of the dead

Answer 11

Protected Egyptian dead and aided them in the afterlife

Question 12

Iron Age

Answer 12

After Bronze Age, iron became preferred material

Question 13

Yaweh

Answer 13

God of kingdom of Israel

Question 14

Torah

Answer 14

Sacred text of the Hebrews

Question 15

Covenant

Answer 15

Agreement between Hebrews and Yaweh

Question 16

Satrap

Answer 16

Governor of the Persian empire

Question 17

Zoroastrianism

Answer 17

Persian religion

Good vs bad

Question 18

Polis

Answer 18

Greek city state

Question 19

Hoplites

Answer 19

Greek foot soldiers

Question 20

Tyrant

Answer 20

Come to power with money or power and toppling existing government (dictator from a coup)

Question 21

Democracy

Answer 21

Population is represented by elected officials

Question 22

Oligarchy

Answer 22

Lead by few

Question 23

Helots

Answer 23

Slaves of Spartans

Question 24

Delian league

Answer 24

Athenian body to fight conflict

Question 25

Gynaeceum

Answer 25

Woman’s area in Athens (slaves and wives )

Question 26

Sophists

Answer 26

Athenian philosophers who applied speculation to politics and language

Question 27

Socratic method

Answer 27

Critical thinking skills created by Socrates

Question 28

Platonic ideal

Answer 28

It is ideal to have columns and plan ideal forms

Question 29

Hellenistic

Answer 29

Greek like

Question 30

Epicureanism

Answer 30

Hellenistic philosophy seeking pleasure but not involvement

Question 31

Stoicism

Answer 31

Hellenistic philosophy seeking pleasure and involvement

Question 32

Natural law

Answer 32

Stoic philosophy explaining the unisson of people and the universe

Question 33

Senate

Answer 33

Group of 300 during the Roman monarchy and republic that gave advice to the king

Question 34

Consuls

Answer 34

Type of magistrate

Majority plebeian

Question 35

Struggle of orders

Answer 35

Patricians vs Plebians.

Plebeians wanted place in society, being that they are military majority

Question 36

Tribunes

Answer 36

Presided over the plebeian assembly

Question 37

Paterfamilias

Answer 37

Male head of household

Question 38

Manumission

Answer 38

Release from skavery

Question 39

Latifundia

Answer 39

Farm land in Rome worked by slaves

Question 40

Imperator

Answer 40

Leader of Rome

Question 41

Princeps

Answer 41

Rule of Augustus to end of the crisis

Question 42

Messiah

Answer 42

Expected king of Hebrews

Question 43

Pagan

Answer 43

People who did religions other than Christianity

Question 44

Heresy

Answer 44

Belief contrary to Christianity

Question 45

Tetrarchy

Answer 45

Rule of four

Question 46

Arianism

Answer 46

Belief that Jesus Christ is the son of god

Question 47

Petrine doctrine

Answer 47

Basis of Roman Catholic doctrine on papal primacy