Human Origins &
River Valley Civilizations
River Valley Civilizations
The theory of evolution states that humans have evolved from a single celled organism over the span of _________ of years?
millions
What was the capital of the Aztec Empire
Tenochtitlan
He conquered the Persian Empire with the Greek Army
Alexander the Great
This religion preceded Christianity
Judaism
Which philosopher is credited with creating the Socratic method, where one asks and answers questions to find new ideas
Socrates
What is a story used to explain the beginnings of the earth and humanity and based on cultural context?
creation myth
A government run by elected representatives is called?
republic
The Peloponnesian Wars was a series of wars fought between which two Greek cities?
Athens and Sparta
This religion began in Israel and is most popular in Europe and the Americas?
Christianity
Plato’s Republic is considered the first book on what topic?
Political Science
What is the organization of labor in which humans live in a nomadic pattern off the land without building permanent settlements to keep in harmony with the environment?
hunter gatherer
The first caesar of the Roman Empire was
Julius Caesar
These were a series of wars fought between Christian and Islamic forces over control of Jerusalem and Israel and later focussed on Western Europe?
The crusades
This eastern religion began in India and focuses on Human attachment, suffering, and meditation as a way to reach Nirvana.
Buddhism
Who does Socrates characterize as "the Heroes of the city" in the The Republic
the guardians
he region between these two rivers is known as Mesopotamia?
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
After the fall of the Roman empire in the West, What empire emerged in the East to carry on Rome’s legacy?
Tribal or nomadic people living outside of an empire’s borders are often characterized as?
Barbarians
This was offered to Christians who opted to fight overseas in the Crusades.
Indulgences (forgiveness)
Legalism is a philosophy in which governments enact
strict laws with strict punishment
This set of laws was codified in Mesopotamia and served as a model for justice in ancient Eastern society?
Code of Hammurabi
What was the largest land based empire in history which maintained control of the silk-route during much of the medieval period?
Mongol Empire
A series of wars fought between Rome and Carthage over control of the Western Mediterranean
Punic Wars
The holy scriptures in Hinduism are referred to as
Four Vedas
The Chinese philosophy based on harmony with the universe through non-intervention is called?
Daoism