Exam Flashcards
Where did early civilizations form
Near river Mesopotamia Tigris and Euphrates Egypt Nile Indus Indus Shang Shang
Judaism
Abraham Monotheistic Torah God 10 commandments
Hinduism
Brahma Vishnu shiva caste system
Polytheistic
Vedas Upanishad
No key founders
Buddhism
Sihartha Gutama No official next Meditation Nirvana 4 noble truths No god
Sparta vs. Athens
Athens- democracy navy
Sparta- oligarchy military army
Hellenistic achievements
Art math medicine astronomy architecture
Alexander the great
Fall of Roman Empire
Disease invaders political turmoil economic weakness
Social downfall
To much land
Pax Romana importance to Roman history
Peace in Rome
Advanced architecture
Roman Empire legacy
Christianity military political/economic stability
Christians
Jesus
Monotheistic
Bible
10 commandments
Roman Empire lands
North Africa
Europe
North Britain
Middle East
Great schism 1054???
Important Christianity history?
First split of Christianity
Catholic and Greek Orthodox
Islam
Muhammad Alah Monotheistic Quran 5 pillars
Why does Muslim faith split
Muhammad dies and they can’t agree who should lead
Causes for crusade
Holy war between Christians Muslims and Judaism for who would have control of Jerusalem
Sighs for plague
Booboos
Fleas on rats
Lower population
Bad economy
Guilds
Modern day labor unions
Voice to merchants and traders
Middle class
Renaissance
A time when people began to question the old ideas of the Middle Ages and rebirth of Greek and Roman culture focusing on humanism
Why does Martin Luther protest against Catholic Church
He believed the church was corrupt because it offers indulgences
And people should be able to interpretation the bone on their own
95 theses
Who made the printing press
Johannes Gutenberg
How did printing press play a role in spread of Protestant reformation
Help spread ideas quickly 95 theses
Protestants vs. Catholic
Protestants think bible should be interpreted on your own
No pope
No indulgences
Vernacular
Common language
Don’t rely on priest to read bible previously only written in Latin
Scientific method why hated by church
Against what the church originally said geocentric