vocab quiz #15 Flashcards
a ritual gesture common in the roman catholic church, eastern orthodox church, and Anglican communion, made at the beginning and end of prayer
sign of the cross
states that governmental organization should be based on the general will of a society and should conform to the nature of human beings.
the social contract
a roman slave of the first century B.C. He led an insurrection of slaves that defeated several Roman armies before being crushed.
spartacus
Before the bronze age, people learned to make and use stone tools and weapons
stone age
ancient circles of large, upright stones that stand alone on a plain in England
Stonehenge
Stoics believed that people should strictly restrain their emotions in order to attain happiness and wisdom; hence, they refused to demonstrate either joy or sorrow.
stoicism
in Judaism, a house of worship
synagogue
a religion native to China. Live according to the Tao ( the way ), which they believe governs the universe
Taoism
an ancient Greek historian and general. _____ history of the Peloponnesian War is famous for its careful reporting of events, and its sharp analysis of causes and effects.
Thucydides
an outer garment for men in ancient Rome. worn as a sign of citizenship
toga
the _________ is the route along which the Cherokees were forced to move from their traditional homelands in the Southeast to new lands west of the Mississippi River
trail of tears
the law on which Judaism is founded. this law is contained in the first five books of the bible
torah
first 5 books of the bible
genesis, exodus, Leviticus, numbers, and Deuteronomy
thirty nine fundamental beliefs of the anglican communion
thirty-nine articles
a war in ancient times between forces from the mainland of Greece and the defenders of the city of Troy
trojan War
a pharaoh, or king of Egypt. The discovery of his unplundered tomb in the 1920s is numbered among the great archaeological discoveries of a ll time
tutankhamen
a system of ethics according to which the rightness or wrongness of an action should be judged by its consequences
utilitarianism
under Feudalism, a subordinate who placed himself in service to a lord in return for the lord’s protection
vassal
the independent state within the borders of Rome, where the Roman Catholic church has its headquarters
Vatican
warriors from Scandinavia who raided much of coastal Europe in the eighth to tenth centuries
vikings
the duke of Normandy, a province of France, and the leader of the Norman conquest of England. He defeated the English forces at the battle of Hastings in 1066, and became the first Norman king of England
William the Conqueror
