Civilizations of Middle East
What was the epic of Gilgamesh?
Narrative poem
regarded as the earliest surviving notable literature
The epic is regarded as a foundational work in the tradition of heroic sagas
What type of religion did Rome have? What type of Gods did they have?
Romans were polytheistic, believing in multiple gods, which resembled Greek and Etruscan gods.
What were the civil service exams?
Exams used to recruit people and give them jobs
Used in China
What are steppes?
Less fertile sparse and dry grasslands
What was "bread and circuses"?
Public entertainment that roman elites used to keep the plebeians happy and distracted from problems in the empire and revolting
What is atman?
Is the essential self, really just another name for Brahman
What was Buddhism's sacred text?
Tripitaka
What is a consul?
Consuls = one of the two annually elected chief magistrates who jointly ruled the republic (chosen from the patrician class)
What was Buddhism's sacred text?
The tripitaka
Who developed the earliest form of writing?
The Sumerians- Cuneiform
What were the art and Architecture of Rome?
-Romans stressed realism like the Greeks.
-portrayed people as they were
-Romans beatified home with works of art
-Emphasized Grandeur in Architecture
-Developed the rounded dome to roof large spaces
What religion came from Hinduism, was founded by Mahavira, rejected the idea that only Brahmin priests could perform sacred rites, and believed in an extreme force of non-violence
Jainism
Who was Akhenaton and what did he do?
An Egyptian pharaoh who making it so that you could only worship Aton
Who is Horatius?
He was a office of the roman empire who supposedly single-handedly save all of Rome from Etruscans
Who were Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus? What did they do?
Two brothers who tried to reform Rome. Tiberius gave away state land while Gaius Gracchus bought food to give to the poor, using the state's money. The reforms that they wanted angered the senate, and T and G, along with their followers were murdered.