Finals Flashcards
The egyptians cld move goods up the nile with the _______ and down the nile with the ______
Flow
Wind
What was the purpose of the pyramids
Burial place for kings
Who united the egyptian people into one kingdom
King menes
What type of religion did the egyptians practice
Polytheism
Who is considered to be the founder of hebrew people
Abraham
What is the name of the holy book in judaism
Torah
The agreement between the hebrew people and yahweh is called a ________
Covenant
Moses led the hebrews out of egypt which is called ______
Exodus
What were the 2 major rivers in ancient india that contributed to the growth of their civilization
Gangus
Indus
________ were at the top of caste system - while the _______ were the lowest class in indian society
Brahmins
Dalte
Brahmins =
Priests
Dalte =
Untouchables
In hinduism, its believed if you do good deeds called _______ then you can receive good _______
Darma
Karma
What religion did siddhartha gautama find
Buddhism
Which main hindu teaching did buddhism accept
Reincarnation
Why did buddhism appeal to peasants and not the upper classes
Denied importance of caste system and anyone cld reach nirvana
In buddhism it is believed if you know the ___________ and follow the ___________ you can reach nirvana
4 noble truths
8 fold path
Mayayana - buddha is _______
God
Theravad - buddha is ______
Teacher
__________ is a traditional belief
Theravad
_______ was the leader in india who converted much of india to buddhism
Asoka
Which leader conquered much of india thus creating the 1st empire
Chandra gupta maurya
How were scholars eventually able to translate hieroglyphics
Rosetta stone
3 rivers in china
Haung
Chang
XI
Huang =
Yellow
Chang =
Yangtze
xi =
Pearl
What geographical elements contributed to the isolation of china
Himalayan mt
Gobi desert
Yellow sea
The ______ dynasty was the 1st to rile china
Shang
Why was the great wall of china built
Clock northern invaders
During the han dynasty, trade along the ___________ prospered
Silk road
Series of tests to pick the most qualified candidate to work for the government
Civil service system
2 teaching of Confucius
Importance of family, respect for elders, reverence for the past and ancestors
_______ was the founder of daoism
Laozi
What shows the balance in nature between 2 forces
Yin and yang
Most greek city states had a fort on top of an ________ and market place called an _________
Acropolis
Agora
The ________ tells the story of the trojan war
lliad
the ________ tells the story of odyssues’s journey home
Odyssey
This is the type of government sparta had
Aristocracy
“Rule by the best”
Aristocracy
List 3 classes in spartan society
1 equals
2 half citizens
3 helots
Athens used a ________
Democracy
Rule by the people
Democracy
At the battle of __________, 300 spartan soldiers fought to the death against the persians
Thermopylae
After the persian war, athens formed an alliance called the _______
Delian league
Sparta formed an alliance w persian empire to defeat athens in the ___________ war
Peloponnesian
The parthenon was built to honor ______
Athena
The philosopher socrates believed in teaching using a series of questions called the _________
Socratic method
The philosopher ________ wrote a document called the “___________”
Plato
Theory of forms
What states that perfection cld not be reached in physical world
Theory of forms
The philosopher ________ organized and classified ideas which lead to the creation of sciences such as botany and anatomy
Aristotle
Phillip II of macedon used an army formation called ________
Phalanx
Alex the greats goals included ________ the known world and spread ________ culture
Conquer
Greek
Who educated alex the great
Aristotle
Name of culture that alex created through conquests
Helinistic culture
3 culture that alex’s new culture combined
Asian
Greek
Persia
The mathematician _______ calculated the value of pi
Archimedes
Most greek city states had a fort on top of an ________ and market place called an _________
Acropolis
Agora
The ________ tells the story of the trojan war
lliad
the ________ tells the story of odyssues’s journey home
Odyssey
This is the type of government sparta had
Aristocracy
“Rule by the best”
Aristocracy
List 3 classes in spartan society
1 equals
2 half citizens
3 helots
Athens used a ________
Democracy
Rule by the people
Democracy
At the battle of __________, 300 spartan soldiers fought to the death against the persians
Thermopylae
After the persian war, athens formed an alliance called the _______
Delian league
Sparta formed an alliance w persian empire to defeat athens in the ___________ war
Peloponnesian
The parthenon was built to honor ______
Athena
The philosopher socrates believed in teaching using a series of questions called the _________
Socratic method
What is harsh laws and sever punishment
Legalism
City state of sparta - _______
Militaristic
Spartan women had more __________ that athenian
Respect
_______ women had to have their husbands permission to go out
Athenian
3 classes in athenian society
Athenian citizens
Metics
Slave
Athenian women managed ________ and had _______ to raise children
Household
Slaves
Spartan women received strict ________
Training
Spartan women were taught to be devoted to ________
City state
________ was executed y the roman government
Jesus
_______ believe jesus is the son of god
Christians
2 reasons why Christianity conflicted with roman beliefs
Monotheistic
Does not honor gods/emperor of rome
Roman currency was impacted by ________ which is the rise in price levels because the value of money is decreasing
Inflation
_______ was the general who became emperor who divided the roman empire in half
Diocletian
2 things constantine did during his rule
Reunites empire
Created Constantinople
The ______ were the first barbarian tribe to invade roman empire
Goths
The ________ were the first to conquer with the city of rome in over 800 years
Vandals
Great hun leader who wld invade roman empire
Attila
After the fall of the roman empire, western europe fall into __________
Dark ages
Which emperor restored order to the byzantine empire and created a law code
Justinian
Which branch out of government was the most powerful during the time of roman republic
Senate
In roman society, the __________ were the noble class while the ________ were the common people
Patricians
Plebeians
What empire dud the romans fight during the punic war
Carthage
_______ defeated ________ in the 2nd punic war
Rome
Carthage
Members of the 1st triumvirate
Caesar
Pompey
Crassus
_______ was the region that caesar conquered that brought him fame and fortune
Gaul
Under caesars government, he _______ the power of the senate
Reduced
Who was in the 2nd triumvirate
Octavion
Marc antony
Lepiaus
Once octavian becomes emperor he adopted the name _______
Augustus
__________ means roman peace that began with the emperor ________ and lasted over 200 years
Pax romana
Augustus
Egyptian ruler who had love affairs with caesar and marc antony
Cleopatra
_______ was blamed for great fire of rome
Nero
_______ amd ________ were both part of a group of emperors called the 5 good emperors
Hadrian
Marcus aurelius
Role of women in roman society
Manage house
Entertain guests
The geographical roots of Islam can be traced back to the __________ peninsula
Arabian
The 5 pillars of islam
- Profession of ______
- 5 _______ prayers
- Paying _______
- Fasting during _______
- ________
Faith Daily Zakat Ramadan Pilgrimage
What city is most sacred to the islamic faith
Mecca
________ is the islamic word for god and ___________ is the most important prophet in islam
Allah
Muhammad
Judaism, Christianity and islam are similar because they are considered to be ________ faith
Monotheistic
The term Jihad means “________ to defend ______”
Struggle
Faith
This title in islam means “successor to the prophet”
Caliph
__________ succeeded muhammad as the first caliph
Abu bakr
Why did the division between the sunnis and shiites occur
Disagreement about who shld be caliph
Muslims who settled in spain became known as the _______
Moors
_________ was given the title “holy roman emperor” by pope leo III
Charlemagne
What was the name of the rigid social hierarchy used during the middle ages
Feudalism
________ were peasants who were tied to the land
Serfs
Under this type of economic system, there were farming estates and the villages were sufficient
Manorial system
Which european institution impacted everyone’s lives during middle ages
The church
________ were below the pope in the roman catholic church
Cardinals
Most important advisors -
Cardinals
The process of the church seeking out heretics was called _________
Inquisition
After the black plague, there were a shortage of _____ and people lost faith in the _________
Jobs
Church
Main goal of crusades
Take back holy land from muslims
Which pope called for the 1st crusade to commence
Pope urban II
The city of _______ has holy structures that are important to judaism, christianity, and islam
Jerusalem
________ was the leader who united a muslim force under his command during the 3rd crusade
Saladin
_________ was the only european king to reach the holy land during the 3rd crusade
King richard I
The ______ of europe gained power after the crusades
Kings
