Unit 1
the name of the command for man to control the earth by exercising dominion over it
What is the creation mandate?
Geographic feature that helped preserve the monuments, documents, and bodies of ancient Egyptian rulers
What is the desert?
The term means rule by a few.
What is oligarchy?
This was the first Roman law that was written down.
What is the Law of Twelve Tables?
This is a group of people that share a land area and a common language.
What is a nation?
The most important type of primary source
What is written records?
This city was not only the capital of the Assyrian Empire but also a city where Jonah preached.
What is Nineveh?
This was the basic political unit of Greece.
What is a polis?
The first Punic War was fought to control this island, which is present day Italy.
This is the interpretation of human events and destinies by the positions of the planets and stars.
What is astrology?
Legends, religious beliefs, and social customs are examples of this.
What is tradition?
First people to have a solar calendar
Who are the Egyptians?
This philosopher saw Stoicism as the solution to Rome's moral decline.
This time period of peace and prosperity in the Roman Empire was when Jesus Christ was born.
What is Pax Romana?
the first people to live in cities
Who are the Cainites?
What warlike people migrated into the Indus valley?
Who are the Aryans?
At this Greek battle, three hundred Spartans fought to the death in a mountain pass.
What is the Battle of Thermopylae?
This emperor declared Christianity to be the official religion of the Roman Empire.
Theodosius I
Under this man's leadership, Athens took its first step towards democracy.
The son of Cain was known for making musical instruments
Who is Jubal?
Under this ruler's reign, the New Babylonian Empire reached its height.
Who is Nebuchadnezzar?
The Peloponnesian War developed over a rivalry of what two Greek city-states?
Who is Athens and Sparta?
At this crucial battle the Visigoths defeated the Romans.
What is the Battle of Adrianople?
This founder of Stoicism taught that the affairs of men were dictated by strict laws.
Who is Zeno?