 | Term | Definition |
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Hammurabi |
King of Bablon, gathered the coed of laws, "eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth" |
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Zoroaster |
founder of the Persian religion, believed in god of good/evil and that your actions showed to which you belonged |
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Socrates |
Greek Philosopher, on trial for questioning the existence of god |
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Plato |
was taught by Socrates, taught Aristotle, Greek philosopher, mathematician, started "The Acedemy" |
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Alexander the Great |
Ruler of Macedonia, counquered the world as he knew it, taught by Aristotle |
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Caesar |
dictator of Rome after the 1st triumvirate failed, senator and military leader, assasinated by his best friend |
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Augustus |
adopted son of Caesar, Emeror of the Roman Empire, otherwise known as Octavian |
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Leonardo Da Vinci |
Italian painter, engineer, mathematician |
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Michelangelo |
Italian painter, sculptor |
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Raphael |
Italian painter |
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Machiavelli |
philosopher, politician, wrote the book "THE PRINCE" playwrite, poet, musician, |
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vassals |
ROLE OF ________(s): to give military service, and be loyal and serve their lord (get fief) |
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plebians |
ROLE OF ________(s): merchants and farmers in Rome (poor) |
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patricians |
ROLE OF ________(s): land owners. had 90% of power, held govt (rich) |
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serfs |
ROLE OF ________(s): bound to the land, did all the work (farmed) |
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Aristotle |
philosopher, student of Plato, taught Alexender the Great |
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prehistory |
before written records, before writing |
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neolithic revolution |
the _________ ___________ is when people went from being HUNTERS AND GATHERERS to FARMERS AND HERDERS (FOOD PRODUCERS) |
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river valley civilizations |
the _____ _______ ______________ was EGYPT and MACEDONIA. people built towns along a river (irrigation) |
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sparta |
military city-state, totalitarian, disliked CHANGE, bad to think, |
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athens |
city-state w. strong navy, center of art and literature, 1st democracy |
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punic wars |
the _______ _____ were between Rome and Carthage for control of the Meditteranean |
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roman republic |
democracy started in Rome is the "_____ _______" |
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German invasions |
barbarians (franks) were one of the causes of the Fall of the Roman empire. they took over |
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feudalism |
govt. based on land ownership |
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black plague |
disease which wiped out a HALF or A THIRD of Europe. Caused by rats with infected fleas |
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middle ages |
the period of history between the fall of the Roman Empire, around 500 A.D., to the birth of the Rennaissance, about 1450 A.D. |
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renaissance |
the period of European history at the close of the Middle Ages and the rise of the modern world, the period of European history at the close of the Middle Ages and the rise of the modern world. |
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mesopotamia |
river valley civilization |
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lower egypt |
Nile delta, and upstream |
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upper egypt |
to the south of the delta |
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pax romana |
peace that Augustus brought to Rome |
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ziggurat |
Mesopotamian temple |
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monotheism |
belief in one god |
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polytheism |
belief in many gods |
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theocracy |
govt. controlled by religiuos leaders |
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mummification |
the preservation dead bodies |
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Canaan |
holy land, palestine at the time |
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exodus |
moeses led ppl. out of Egypt |
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Zeus |
king of gods |
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christianity |
spread of ______________: based on jesus |
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islamic |
____(ic) religion : allah, muslims believe in it, word means SUBMISSION, Mohammed (founder) |
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pillars of faith |
5 duties that muslims must follow |
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book of the dead |
egyptians; boko that described how to have an after life and included spells |
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specialization |
developement of occupations |
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domestication |
taming of animals |
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irrigation |
artificial watering of crops |
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delian league |
alliance of city states led by athens |
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peninsula |
land surrounded on 3 sides by water |
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barter |
______ system: trade goods not $ |
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gladitorial games |
where people fight for public entertainment |
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empire |
lands ruled by one |
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democracy |
people choose their leaders |
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aqueduct |
canal to carry water (greek) |
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hieroglyphics |
egyptian drawings to explain events |
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monarchy |
kings/queens rule |
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market economy |
______ _________ : economy based on exchanging goods/services with producers and consumers |
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olympic games |
ancient Greek festival including contests of sports, music, and literature; made to honor Zeus - king of gods |
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cuneiform |
a system of writing used in ancient Mesootamia, in which wedge-shaped characters were produced b pressing a stylus into a soft clay tablet, which was then baked or otherwise hardened |
