Judaism
Founder of Judaism, Made a covenant with God
Who was Abraham?
Games in ancient greece to honor the Gods
What were the Greek olympics?
King of Gods
Who is Zeus?
Series of wars between Rome and Carthage that helped unify Italy under the Roman Empire
What were the Punic Wars?
Spreading of ideas from one culture to another.
What is cultural diffusion?
The same groups of people at different times in history
What is Israelites, Canaanites, Hebrews
Why was Ancient Greece never unified?
The city-states had many political differences and were often fighting eachother. Geopgraphic Islolation
Goddess of Wisdom/War
Who was Athena?
Roman code of Law
What were the 12 Tables of Rome?
people vote directly on issues
What is Direct democracy?
becomes King and defeats the Philistines. Helps to unite the tribes of Israel
Who was David?
the groups of hebrews led by Davids grandsons out of Mesopotamia during the exodus
What were the 12 Tribes of Israel?
God of the Sea
who was Posedon?
Groups of 3 ruling emperors in rome
What is the Roman Triumvirate?
Greek City State
What is a polis?
How have Jews been persecuted through history?
They have been enslaved, killed and martyred by different groups -Romans, Egyptians, Nazis
Unified Greece, built a huge empire ranging from Macedonia to India. He combined Greek and Persian cultures
Who was Alexander the Great?
Goddess of love
Who was Aphrodite?
Period of the Great Caesars and Roman peace and achievements
What was the Pax Romana?
Dominated by males
What is Patriarchal?
promised god to spread his word and get followers in exchange for the Promised Land
Who was Abraham?
valued military honor and war, slavery
King made decisions with help of a council of elders
Women ran the homes, were not equal to men, but held some rights and power
What is Sparta?
God of the underworld
Who was Hades?
senators were chosen and would make decisions with the help of tribunals. It was a form of balanced government
What is the Roman republic?
wrote politics, taught alexander the great, scientific method
Who was Arisitole?