Unit 1
What were nomads?
People who move from place to place as they follow game animals and ripening fruits/vegetables.
Who developed the earliest form of writing? What is it?
The Sumerians; Cuneiform
What were the civil service exams?
Exams used to recruit people and give them jobs.
Who are the Demos?
the common people of an ancient Greek city-state
What is a consul?
Consuls were two annually elected chief magistrates who jointly ruled the republic (chosen from the patrician class).
What brought the change from the Paleolithic age to the Neolithic age?
The agricultural revolution, the discovery of farming and domestication of animals
Who built the first empire?
What were the three pillars of Indian life?
Dharma, Family and Village
What was the Delian League?
It was a alliance between several city states to unite in case of more Persian threats. However, Athens dominated the League, using it’s authority to create an Athenian empire and forcing the other city states in the League to pay taxes to it
Who were Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus? What did they do?
Two brothers who tried to reform Rome. Tiberius gave away state land while Gaius Gracchus bought food to give to the poor, using the state's money. The reforms that they wanted angered the senate, and the brothers, along with their followers were murdered.
What is a cataract?
A waterfall
What was the epic of Gilgamesh?
Regarded as the earliest surviving notable literature, the epic is regarded as a foundational work in the tradition of heroic sagas.
What was Buddhism's sacred text?
The Tripitaka
What is the Socratic method?
Pose a question or series of questions to his students and challenge them to examine the implication of their answers
What type of religion did Rome have? What type of Gods did they have?
Romans were polytheistic, believing in multiple gods, which resembled Greek and Etruscan gods.
Who united upper and lower Egypt?
Menes (Narmer)
What empire was Cyrus the Great part of?
Persia, the largest empire ever seen.
What religion came from Hinduism, was founded by Mahavira, rejected the idea that only Brahmin priests could perform sacred rites, and believed in an extreme force of non-violence?
Jainism
What were the three architectural styles of ancient Greece?
Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian.
By what method did the Roman Government calm the people?
"Bread and Circuses"
What was Akhenaton's greatest impact?
He ordered his priests to stop worshiping all gods except for Aton and to remove their names from temples.
Who were the Phoenicians?
They were sea traders who spread culture and goods. They are known as the carriers of civilization. One of their cities, Tyre, was known for creating purple dye, a novelty at that time. Perhaps most importantly, they created the first known alphabet.
Who was Ban Zhao?
The first female Chinese historian who wrote "Lessons for Women" on how to act/behave.
What is dactylic hexameter?
"The meter of epic."
What was Roman art and architecture like?
Romans stressed realism like the Greeks. They portrayed people as they were, beatified homes with works of art, emphasized Grandeur in Architecture, and Developed the rounded dome to roof large spaces.