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
great wall of china built
chin dynasty
descendants of ganghas khan
yuan
travelled in the east during KHUBLAI KHANS RULE
marco polo
4 main islands of japan
Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku
first inhabitits of japan
ainu
oldest surviving religion (in japan)
shintou
founder of Japanese civilization; established a constitution for japan
prince shitoku
means emperor
mikado
when the mikado lost their power, these ruled. THE FEUDAL LORDS OF JAPAN
shogun
destroyed economy of southeast asia
communism
Isthmus that connected asia and africa
Isthus of Suez
united upper and lower egypt
menes
called egypt gift of the nile
herodotus
written language of egypt
hieroglyphics
helped translate hieroglyphics
rosetta stone
built in the great sphinx’s likeness
kafre
pyramid thats a wonder of ancient world
The Great Pyramid of Cheops
who were the pyramids of giza built for?
three most important pharaohs
process of preserving bodies for afterlife
mummification
expanded egypt farther than any other
thutmose III
capital of Egypt; center of Egyptian life
Cairo
first important postdilluvian civilization of greece
minoams
peninsula of ancient greece
balkan
famous war fought in troy
trojan war
poet whose stories became basis for greek religion
homer
king of greek gods
zeus
humans given powers by greek gods
heroes
greek word for city state
polis
year of first olympics
776 BC
rule by the people
democracy
greatest leader of Maurya empire
Asoka
“The Great Reform” period
Taika
most important alexandria
alexandria, egypt
first major naval battle in history
Battle of Salamis
Persians Chased Athenians to Salamis; Persian fleet was destroyed; Persians burned Athens
Battle of Salamis
final defeat of Persia
Battle of Plataea
rule by one
Monarchy
rule by the “best”
Aristocracy
rule by the few (rich)
Oligarchy
rule by the people
Democracy
power is seized by one (bad) man
Tyranny
What was sparta for most of their history
oligarchy
Sparta’s chief accomplishment; alliance
Peloponnesian League
Created first democratic laws for Athens
Draco
repealed many of Draco’s laws and created reform
Solon
first tyrant of athens
Peisistratus
brought true democracy to Athens
Pericles
people make decisions
Direct Democracy
citizens elect a few men who represent them in government
Representative Democracy
brought Athens into The Golden Age of Greece
Pericles
An organization led by Athens; created to prevent future attacks by Persia
Delian League
Fought in peloponnesian war
SPARTA (Peloponnesian League) vs. ATHENS (Delian League)
Considered themselves Greek
Macedonia
Private tutor of Alexander the Great who taught him to spread Hellenic culture
Aristotle
decided he would conquer all of Greece (Macedonian king)
Philip II
Alexanders most lasting contributions
spread of Greek culture and language
How and when did Alexander the Great die
he died on their journey home in Babylon in 323 B.C while his army was drinking either from a fever or Poisoning
Battle to decide who the kingdoms of Alexander would be divided to
Battle of Ipsus
STUDY 8 and 9
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“Classical Greece”
Hellenic age
well-educated slave hired as a teacher of morals and manners
pedagogue
temple dedicated to the goddess Athena
parthenon
Father of History
herodotus
wrote Fables
Aesop
wrote 2 of the greatest tragedies
sophocles
discovered math concepts
pythagoras
Formulated a theory of atoms
Democritus
Father of medicine; known for Hippocratic Oath
Hippocrates
believed there is no absolute truth
Relativists
name of early philosophers
sophist
student of Socrates; wrote The Republic
plato
student of Plato at 18; “order in the universe must come from God”
aristotle
A time when Alexander spread Greek culture throughout his empire
hellenistic age
founded the school of philosophy known as Stoicism
zeno
highest good of man was to live a life of calm pleasure
Epicurus
Plane geometry
euclid
proposed the earth revolves around the sun
Aristarchus
wrote Geography
strabo
principles of geometry
Hipparchus
calculated the circumference of the earth
Eratosthenes
mathematics, engineering, and physics
Archimedes
commonly spoken greek language used during the time of Christ
koine
