history exam 1

Question 0

city state

Answer 0

a city and the land controlled by it

Question 1

fertile crescent

Answer 1

curved shape, rich land

Question 2

polytheism

Answer 2

belief in many gods

Question 3

empire

Answer 3

political unit, many people controlled by 1 guy

Question 4

pharaoh

Answer 4

king of ancient Egypt, political, military leader

Question 5

hieroglyphics

Answer 5

Egyptian writing system

Question 6

trojan war

Answer 6

fought between greeks and trojans

Question 7

homer

Answer 7

a blind storyteller who composed epics

Question 8

polis

Answer 8

greek city state, political unit of Greece

Question 9

democracy

Answer 9

government controlled by its citizens, either directly or with representatives

Question 10

classical art

Answer 10

art of Ancient Greece and rome

Question 11

Aristotle

Answer 11

questioned nature of world and human beliefs, thought, and knowledge

Question 12

Alexander the Great

Answer 12

the ruler who conquered most of Europe and Asia

Question 13

hellenistic

Answer 13

relating to the civilization, language, art, science and literature of the Greek world from the rein of Alexander the Great

Question 14

republic

Answer 14

form of government in which power is in the hands of representatives elected by people

Question 15

senate

Answer 15

supreme governing body

Question 16

Julius caesar

Answer 16

strong military leader

Question 17

augustus

Answer 17

ruled for about 40 years during golden age

Question 18

Jesus

Answer 18

public minister-one of the most important figures in history

Question 19

constantine

Answer 19

made christianity official religion of Rome

Question 20

inflation

Answer 20

decline in the value of money, accompanied by the rise in the prices of goods and services

Question 21

greco-roman culture

Answer 21

ancient culture from greek, hellenistic and roman

Question 22

beringia

Answer 22

ancient land bridge

Question 23

maize

Answer 23

corn-most important crop of the time

Question 24

olmec

Answer 24

earliest know mesoamerican civilization

Question 25

Zapotec

Answer 25

early mesoamerican civilization that was centered in Oaxaca valley

Question 26

monte alban

Answer 26

first real urban center in the americas capital of the Zapotec civilization

Question 27

chavin

Answer 27

flourished around 900bc-200bc first people to have art in the Andes mountains

Question 28

nazca

Answer 28

flourished around 200bc-600ad in modern day peru very religious made nazca lines

Question 29

moche

Answer 29

flourished from 100ad-700ad in northern peru made ceramics

Question 30

allah

Answer 30

god

Question 31

Muhammad

Answer 31

prophet of islam

Question 32

islam

Answer 32

monotheistic religion that developed in arabia in 7th century

Question 33

hijrah

Answer 33

Muhammad’s journey from Mecca to yathrib in 622ad

Question 34

hajj

Answer 34

a pilgrimage to mecca performed as a duty by all muslims once in their lives

Question 35

shi’a

Answer 35

branch of islam whose members acknowledge Ali

Question 36

Sufi

Answer 36

a muslim who seeks to achieve direct contact with God through mystical means

Question 37

house of wisdom

Answer 37

a center of learning established in Baghdad in the 1800’s