Midterm Review Flashcards
The Egyptian old kingdom
2575-2160 BC
The Egyptian new kingdom
1539-1075 BC
The Trojan war erupts after a dispute over trade routes from the Mediterranean to the Black Sea
1250 BC
The Persian wars
490-479 BC
The greek classical period
480-323 BC
The fall of Rome
476 AD
The Peloponnesian war
431-404 BC
The Punic wars
264-146 BC
The Han dynasty in China
202 BC-220 AD
Considered by many as the greatest historian; wrote about the Peloponnesian war from 431-404 BC
Thucydides
The father of history; wrote about the Persian wars
Herodotus
The study of past events, particularly human affairs. Historians are people who study this
History
The study of human activity in the past. Archaeologists are people who study this
Archaeology
2 kinds of archaeologists
Prehistoric so and historical archaeologists
The study of humans, past and present. Anthropologists are people who study this
Anthropology
A first-hand account of historical events
Primary historical source
A source that writes about primary sources
Secondary historical sources
Information not under dispute
Fact
This describes the how and why of events
Interpretation
The word history (historian) comes from
Greek
What does the word history, or historia mean
Learning or knowing by inquiry
How many separate city-states did the Sumerians have
12
When did Hammurabi live?
1810-1750 BC
What empire did Hammurabi rule over and where
The Babylonian empire in Mesopotamia
What did Hammurabi create and what is it?
He created Hammurabi’s code which is divine right codified
What does Hammurabi’s code require?
“An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth” amongst equals and lesser penalty for the privileged, designed to protect the powerless
The Sumerians invent writing in Mesopotamia and history begins
3200 B. C.
