Language
Before there was written Language, how were archaeologists able to speculate about early humans' daily lives?
Artifacts (Cave Art)
Led the Hebrews out of slavery in Egypt
Received the 10 commandments from Yahweh
Moses
Between the rivers
The people hold the power
Direct democracy
Italian Renaissance artist who sculpted the David and painted the Sistine Ceiling
Michelangelo
Writing system used along the Nile River Valley in Ancient Times.
Hieroglyphics
What is the Caste System?
A social structure tied to Hinduism in Ancient India. Determined by birth and decides your occupation and duty.
Temple to the goddess Athena located on the acropolis in Athens
Parthenon
What document did King John sign? What was the purpose?
Magna Carta-- limit the power of the king.
Invented the printing press in 1440
The first printing of the Bible was in 1445
Ideas of the Renaissance spread quickly due to the availability of books
Johannes Gutenberg
The earliest writing system created by the worlds first civilization.
Cuneiform
Mauryan ruler who converted to Buddhism
Sent missionaries spreading Buddhism throughout AsiaAsoka
Keep out northern invaders/ Qin Shi Huangdi
What was the name of the Roman Law Code?
Twelve Tables
Italian Renaissance humanist Wrote love sonnets His writings celebrated human accomplishments and potential.
Petrarch
Created by a civilization along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea that was known for setting up colonies and trading purple dyes.
The Phoenician Alphabet
What are the 3 monotheistic religions we discussed. What do they have in common (besides monotheism)
Judaism, Christianity, Islam.
They are all Abrahamic Religions/ Jerusalem is the Holy City
City in Western Russia. Ivan the Great threw off the Mongols & centralized power in this city. Where St. Basil's Cathedral is located
Moscow, Russia
The earliest set of written law-Babylon the first group of laws for Sumerians: eye for an eye
Hammurabi's code
Florentine statesman who wrote a book which advises rulers to be good when possible, but be evil when necessary. The end justifies the means.
Niccolò Machiavelli
This was created by a Byzantine Missionary to help Slavic peoples translate the Bible.
Cyrillic Alphabet
State the 5 Pillars of Islam.
1. Faith
2. Alms
3. Hajj
4. Fasting
5. Prayer
City on the Black Sea that was a cross-roads of trade between Western Europe and Asia
Byzantium/ Constantinople
Which tyrant was known for strict laws and harsh punishments? What civilization was he from?
Draco/ Ancient Greece (Athens)
List 4 people from the Golden Age of Athens
Hippocrates, Archimedes, Aeschylus, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Herodotus, Etc.