Ancient Civilizations
Lack of writing means that historians often rely on these to learn about ancient civilizations ways of life.
What are artifacts?
The figure considered responsible for spreading Greek ideas and language to Egypt and Persia.
Who is Alexander the Great?
The Roman system of government in which leaders were elected was known as this.
What is a republic?
A feudal monarch would rely on these nobles to hold land in their name.
What is a vassal?
In early Islam, this title was given to the ruler of the entire Islamic world.
What is the caliph?
A term for the later stone age when agricultural societies developed more advanced tools.
What is the Neolithic?
The Greek figure credited with authorship of its greatest works the Iliad & Odyssey.
Who is Homer?
The lower class citizens of the Roman Empire were known as this.
What are plebeians?
A term for a feudal lord's home and the surrounding village and fields.
What is a manor?
Around 10% of Muslims identify as this sect.
Who are the Shia?
The ancient civilization credited with developing the earliest examples of writing in Mesopotamia.
What is Sumer?
Considered the father of history for his amalgamation of all known stories about various parts of the world known to the Greeks.
Who is Herodotus?
Who is Augustus Caesar?
The man who, in 1066 AD, became the last figure to conquer England.
Who is William the Conqueror?
The conqueror who established Mongol rule over all of China.
Who is Kublai Khan?
The Jewish holy book of laws, history, and other important beliefs that influenced Western civilization.
What is the Torah?
The Greek inventor credited with developing futuristic weapons to defend the polis of Syracuse from the Romans.
Who is Archimedes?
A term referring to a temporary position of power reserved for Roman leaders in cases of emergency.
What is a dictator?
The Magna Carta was signed due to the pressure of this group within English society.
Who were the barons?
The Japanese samurai's code of honor and conduct.
What is bushido?
The discovery of this trilingual artifact led to the translation of Egyptian hieroglyphs for the first time.
What is the Rosetta Stone?
Modern doctors take this vow to "do no harm" as part of their practice.
What is the Hippocratic Oath?
The emperor credited with spreading Christianity in Rome by legalizing its practice.
Who is Constantine?
The Magna Carta primarily was concerned with guaranteeing these two rights now considered essential in modern societies.
What are property rights & due process?
The Muslim ruler whose religiously tolerant policies created a brief period of peace his between Hindu and Muslim subjects.
Who is Akbar the Great?