The Ancient World Flashcards
What is the Christian calendar system based on?
Christianity
Who is the most important person in the Christian calendar system?
Jesus of Nazareth
Christos?
Greek; anointed one
What was Jesus’ nickname
Christos
What do people not the of the Christianity religion uses when they live in a place that uses it?
Western System
B.C.?
Before Christ
A.D.?
Anno Domini; latin; in the year of our lord
B.C.E.?
Before Common Era
C.E.?
Common Era
How much is a Millennium?
1,000 years
What was the most important event in the Christian calendar system?
The birth of Jesus
What was the Muslim calendar system based on?
Mohammed’s flight from Mecca to Medina
Muslamic people’s culture is based on what?
The religion of Islam
How is the Muslim calendar system dated?
Before and after his death
B.H.?
Before Hegirae
A.H.?
Anno Hegirae
Anno Hegirae?
Latin; in the year of the flight
Hegirae?
Latin; the flight
The Hebraic, Chinese, and Japanese calendar are all..?
Continuous Calendars
Continuous Calendars start where?
They all start where they thought the world began. No special date. Pick and go
Anno Mundi
Latin; the year of the world
When was the oldest human writing dated back to?
4241 B.C.
What is the difference between Prehistoric Period and Historic Period
The invention of writing
Paleolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic are all apart of what?
The prehistoric period
What is Aristotle the father of?
Anthropology
What is Anthropology?
Study of human beings
Paleolithic?
Greek; old stone age
Paleo - old
Lithic- stone
Hominid?
Human Like
What did people living in a nomad life do?
Moved around a lot
What were the different types of Australopithecus Africanus?
East African Man, Java Man, and Peking Man
Homo Sapiens?
Latin; wise man
What were the two type of people that lived a nomadic life?
Neanderthals, and Cro-Magnons
Meso?
Middle
Paleo?
Greek; old
Meso?
Greek; middle
What happened during the mesolithic age?
- Domestication of animals
- Alloys (combination of two metals)
Cogito Ergo Sum?
Latin; I think therefore I am
Who said the latin quote I think therefore I am?
Rene Descartes
Neo?
Greek; new
What happened during the neolithic age?
- Food production
- Trade & commerce
- Permanent settlements
- Wheel & sail
- Writing Systems
Barter System was..?
When there was no money and people traded. ex) how much corn for a chicken
Logia
Greek; the study of
Civilization
- Any organized attempt by humans to create order and stability in their environment.
- A human group of several different societies who share a common origin and or/ common characteristics.
Raison d etre
French; reason for being
Why do people want to form civilization
It makes life easier and they hope it will increase your chance of survival and improve quality of life.
Das Kapital
German; the capital (money)
Every civilization has a way to what..?
Organize people
Patriarchy?
Rule by father (boy)
Matriarchy?
Rule by mother (girl)
Archy?
Latin; to rule
What is the organic system
A government system created by Karl Marx were each person gives what they can and receives what they need; everything is equal.
What is school kind of like?
Alma mater ; foster mother
Poly?
Greek; many
Mono?
Greek; one
Theos?
Greek; god
Ism?
Greek; belief
What major world religions are monotheistic?
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
What major world religions are polytheistic?
Hinduism, Buddhism, Shintoism, and Taoism
What is the cost of civilization?
Sacrifice of personal freedom and individual liberty.
What gender is the Sun?
Male
What is the gender of the Earth?
Female
What were the most common gods?
The Sun and the Earth
What is a civilization?
A human group of several different societies that share a common origin and/or common characteristics
Who do the four beginning human civilizations belong with?
Themselves
What are the first four human civilizations?
Mesopotamian, Nile, Yellow, and Indus
What was Charles L. Woolley obsessed with?
Genesis
Where is Mesopotamia?
Between the Tigris and Euphrates
Which direction is the occidental civilization?
West
What number did the sumerians base their math on?
60
Where the Sumerians Polytheistic?
Yes
Who created cuneiform?
Sumerians
Who created the Tower of Babel
Babylonians
Who thought that the location of the stars impacted your personality?
Babylonians
Who created zodiac?
Babylonians
Who was the chief of Babylon
Markduk
Where were the hanging gardens
Babylon
Pseudo?
False
Who were very interested in the stars
Babylonians
What are Hitties very protective of?
Iron and bees
Which warriors were the scariest?
Assyrians
What was Assyrians system of government?
Fascism
What is Assyrians largest city?
Nineveh
What was the Persians capital?
Perserpolis
Who is the Hebrews god?
Yahweh
Who created Zoroastrianism?
Zoroaster
What does Ahura-Mazda mean?
Good
What does Ahriman mean?
Evil
What direction what the Oriental Civilizations
East
What were the most important discoveries in Ancient Eygpt?
Rosetta Stone and Tomb of Tutankhamon
Eygptology?
The study of Eygpt
Who found the tomb of Tutankhamon?
Howard Carter
Why was the tomb of Tutankhamon so important?
It had no been raided
Why was the Rosetta Stone so important?
It had a language that they understood on it and was able to translate other Ancient Eygpy languages
What was the symbol of a city in Ancient Eygpt?
A circle with thick x
What was the symbol of life in Ancient Eygpt?
A T with a circle over it
What is a cartouche?
It is a oval or rectangle that joins that put symbols together to create a bigger word like a name
Sociology?
The study of human groups
Pharoh?
Great house
Where is upper Eygpt?
South
Where is lower Eygpt?
North
What is upper Eygpt represented by?
Vulture
What is lower Eygpt represented by?
Cobra
What did Mexes create?
The Dynasty Rule
Helipolis?
Greek; City of the sun
What is the orignial name of Helipolis?
On
What is a delta?
The mouth of a river
Helio?
Greek; sun
Polis?
Greek; city
Who invaded the Nile
Hyksos invaded the Nile
Why did the Eygptian councor their neigbors of the south (Nubia)
For gold
What all happend during the Empire period?
Exodus, Tutankahamen, Aenhotep IV, Hatshepsut, Ramses II
