mid-term Flashcards
What term means “Old Stone Age”
Paleolithic
Who is considered by many as being the greatest of the New Kingdom Pharaohs
Ramses 3
The first 5 books of the Hebrew Bible
Torah
In Greek means the land between the rivers
Mesopotamia
Jewish weekly day of worship
Sabbath
using artificial means of bringing water to crops
Irrigation
a mixture of the metals, copper and tin
Bronze
complex societies that have organized governments, culture, and writing
Civilization
a group or band of traveling merchants
Caravan
Wrote a legal code that covered most aspects of daily life
Hammurabi
the western Asian people who conquered the Egyptians
Hykosos
a family of rulers who pass power down through the family
Dynasty
wrote many of the Psalms(or hymns)of the Hebrew Bible
David
Was the name for the Egyptian writing system
Hieroglyphics
was better known as the “boy king”
King tut
The belief in 1, single god
Monotheism
the worlds largest “hot” desert
Sarah Desert
the woman pharaoh that was focused on trade and the economy
Hatsheput
the structure in which the first pharaohs were buried
Pyrimid
the name for the Sumerian writing system
Cuneiform
the chief god of the Egyptians
RE
led the Israelites out of Egypt and into the Sinai Desert
Moses
the worlds longest river
Nile
times of extreme cold, when great sheets of ice covered the world
Ice Age
the archaeologist who found King Tut’s tomb
Howard Carter
a short tale that teaches a moral lesson
fable
the author of the epic poem the Odyssey
Homer
Tallest mountain in the world which is located in the Himalayan mountains
Mt. Everest
A long poem about heroic deeds
Epic
What’s considered by many to be the greatest historian of the ancient world
Thucydides
Was Alexander’s famous last words
“To the strong”
What a person leaves behind when he or she dies
Legacy
Became the king of Macedonia at the age of 20
Alexander the great
Was the Buddha’s real name
Siddhartha Gautama
The term for an Indian prints or leader of a tribe
Raja
Is a major river in western India
Indus
The universal spirit in Hinduism- creator
Brahman
A body of land with water on three sides
Peninsula
Was a priest or priestess who could tell the future
Oracle
Means enlightened one
Buddha
Was the lowest class in India’s caste system
Untouchables
Means the “love of wisdom”
Philosophy
Often taught upper cast boys in India
Guru
Xerxes was the king of where?
Persia
Was the highest mountain in Greece home to the gods and goddesses
Mount Olympus
The worlds tallest mountains are found in this mountain chain
Himalayas
Is the belief that people passed through many lives
Reincarnation
What is the language developed in India
Sanskrit
What is a time when Greek ideas spread to the non-Greek world
Hellenistic Era
Who was known as the “father of history”
Herodotus
What is the practice that requires kids to respect their parents and older relatives
Filial Piety
What is how much of China’s Land that was good for farming
1/10
Romulus and Remus founded the city
Rome
This word is Latin means “I forbid”
Veto
the ruling class of top officials was from this class in Rome
Patricians
Antony fell in love with this woman from Egypt
Cleopatra Vll
A phrase that was used in Rome in times of great anxiety
“Hannibal is at the gates”
Who is Jupiter in Roman mythology Greek(Greek)
Zeus
Who is Venus in Roman mythology (Greek)
Aphrodite
Were a series of wars fought between Rome and Carthage
Punic wars
Who is Ares in Greek mythology (Roman)
Mars
Who is Hermes in Greek mythology (Roman)
Mercury
Lead a rebellion that overthrew the Shang dynasty of China
WuWang
Was a group of 6000 soldiers in Rome
Legions
Was Julius Caesar’s famous last words… LATIN
“Et tu’ Brute”
What does “pax Romana” mean
Roman peace
Was Julius Caesar’s great Nephew (original name)
Octavian
the Carthaginian general who fought against Rome
Hannibal
Was Pluto in Roman mythology… Greek
Hades
Was Poseidon in Greek mythology… Roman
Neptune
What is the goddess of wisdom in Greek mythology
Athena
Is a Christian holy person
Saint
Were military leaders in ancient China with their own army
War lords
What is the hero of the epic poem the Odyssey
Odysseus
What is Odysseus’s epic flaw
Pride
