history 9 week exam (1) Flashcards
the first foundational civil ordinance
capital punishment
destructive faith
evolution
the worship of man
humanism
Gods power to rule over all nations
sovereignty
three historys
Ancient History (3600 B.C.-500 A.D.),
Middle Ages (500-1500 A.D.), and.
Modern Age (1500-present).
ability to rule and control the affairs of others
government
large group of peoples who think of themeselves as one
nation
name means division
peleg
the builder of the first world empire
nimrod
garden of eve is located (two names)
fertile crescent/ cradle of civilization
noah and his family settled (in mesopotamia)
plain of shinar
two important rivers that flow through the fertile crescent
tigris and euphrates
the place where the first postdiluvian civilization began
Sumer
The greatest contributions of sumerians
art of writing
way of life for a group of people
culture
established the worlds oldest law code
Ur Nammu
ruler during golden age of ur
ur nammu
most important part of civilization
control of food supply
name of sumerians school house
Edubba
Sumerians most important archeological achievement
ziggurat
abraham was from ___
Ur
First empire to use iron weapons
Hittites
The famous capital of assyria
ninevah
captured northern israel
assyria
gave us the worlds first postal service
Darius I
the king of babylon who conquered southern israel
nebuchadnezzar
the cupbearer
nehemiah
false religion of persia
zoroastrianism
three names of israel
canaan
promised land
palestine
made israel powerful
david
solomon
nation ruled by God
theocracy
2nd king of israel
david
conquered southern israel
babylon
followers of islam
muslim
holy book of islam
koran
capital of byzantine
byzantium; constantinople
middle east is important because ___
of its oil reserves
largest continent
asia
the lowest point on land
dead sea
classified as a subcontinent because of its size
india
earliest known people in asia
dravidians
becoming one with brahma
hinduism
social division on india
caste system
attempts to reach nirvana through reincarnation
buddhism
founded buddhism
siddharta gautama
east and west of india
east: bangladesh
west: pakistan
highest quality steele
damastene
the worlds oldest living civilization
china
by the huang he river; means middle country
chung kuo
chinas longest ruling dynasty
chou dynasty
dynasty known for silk, cast bronze, horse drawn chariots
shang dynasty
ruled over united china
shih wang ti
height of chinas power
han dynasty
great silk road built
han dynasty