World Studies Chapter 1 Flashcards
What did Eastern Roman empire turn into at its collapse?
Byzantine Empire
What is the importance of having a culture identity and how can a society lost it?
The importance of having a cultural identity is you will have historical knowledge and know who you are.
You can lose it by losing sight of God and his plan for you and be more focused on trends and not understand your mistakes.
What are the 5 categories that shape a civilization?
Justice
Power
Citizenship
Environment
Religion
Constantine
Legalized Christianity
Nero
1st persecutor of Christians
Diocletian
Worse persecutor of Christians
What was done in Mesoamerica to please their gods?
Human sacrifice
What did the Athenians focus on?
Intellectual advancement
What did the Spartans focus on?
Military Strength
Who did Xerxes marry?
Esther
What was the main god for the Hindu religion?
Brahma
What caused Nebuchadnezzar to lose his kingdom?
Pride
Where did Egypt built their civilization?
Around the Nile river
Study the map
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Define Kamikaze and what is origin/story behind the name.
Kamikaze means god given wind and they were called Kamikaze missions cause it was almost like a suicide missions. The origin was the ships were going over to Japan but the ships were stopped cause of the weather and winds so they called it God given wind
Shintoism
Paved the way to Emperor worship. Japanese Nature Worship.
Taoism
Chinese Nature Worship
Animism
Animism
African Nature Worship
Buddhism
Centers around the 4 Noble Truths,
Zen Buddhism
Uses mental focus to overcome human suffering
Mayans were known for their
Intellect
Christians can gain wisdom by learning from
Success and Failure
