The Ancient World

Question 1

What is history as defined by social science/liberal arts?

Answer 1

It is the study of human societies from the past through written documents

Question 2

What is History (with a capital h)?

Answer 2

The past involving human societies uncovered through written documents

Question 3

What is history (with a lowercase h)?

Answer 3

It is the study of past human societies through written documents

Question 4

When does History begin?

Answer 4

It begins in 3,300 BC, who writing was invented

Question 5

What did the Ancient Greeks use as a point of reference to date things?

Answer 5

They used the Olympic Games as a point of reference (ex: 2 years after the Olympic Games)

Question 6

What did the Ancient Romans use as a point of reference to date things?

Answer 6

They used who was ruling (emperor) or the council (republic)
(ex: the 2nd year of the council of Caesar)

Question 7

Who does History end?

Answer 7

It ends when the present begins

Question 8

What is the time span from the beginning of History to its end?

Answer 8

3,300 BCE - the Present

Question 9

What does BP mean?

Answer 9

Before the Present (everything in the past)

Question 10

What does BCE mean?

Answer 10

Before the Common Era (before the hypothetical year 0)

Question 11

What does CE mean?

Answer 11

of the Common Era

Question 12

What is the first period in history?

Answer 12

Antiquity

Question 13

What kind of evidence is used in the historical discipline?

Answer 13

Written documents

Question 14

What are primary sources?

Answer 14

Documents written at the time being studied

Question 15

What are secondary sources?

Answer 15

Books/articles written by specialists/historians about the past that use primary sources or a survey of information from primary sources to write them

Question 16

What is the definition of a civilization?

Answer 16

It is a society that has reached a complex level of development

Question 17

What are the typical features (5) of of a civilization?

Answer 17

1) Cities
2) Intensified/long-distance trade
3) Writing
4) Organized society/government
5) Having the tendency to compare themselves to uncivilized societies in order to describe their superiority

Question 18

What is the definition of an organized society?

Answer 18

When a society has a structured system for large-scale community living that normally furnishes protection, continuity, security and a national identity

Question 19

What are the pros of a civilization?

Answer 19

Cultural development
Technological wonders
Quality of life
Wealth

Question 20

What are the cons of a civilization?

Answer 20

Pollution
Epidemics
Warfare
Slavery

Question 21

What are the core areas of the West?

Answer 21

Western Europe
Central Europe
North America

Question 22

What are the characteristics (7) of the West?

Answer 22

European ancestry
Ancient Greek and Ancient Roman foundation
Christianity (Roman Catholic/Protestant)
Democracy
Capitalism
Colonization
Industrialization
Etc.