Ch 1
Yahweh is the name of who?
God
I am known for my code of laws with punishments based on your position in society.
Hammurabi
What government was created by the city-state of Athens that allowed certain people to vote in state affairs?
Democracy
According to traditional accounts, Romulus and Remus founded what?
Rome
__________ was the chief export of the Han Dynasty?
Silk
Definition: A perspective to examine and interpret the universe
Worldview
Who invented the wheel?
Sumerian
What made Greeks develop their sense of individualism and self-sufficiency?
The rugged terrain of Greece isolated many developing cities
We are an Asiatic group of people that invaded Germania and push the Germanic people out and into Roman Empire.
The Huns
What is the name of the theory that bases itself on how Sub-Saharan Africa was settled by using language after the scattering from the Tower of Babel?
Bantu Migration
What is the goal of human history
To seek redemption in Christ
I am an Akkadian man who created the first ever empire known as the Akkadian Empire
Sargon
What is an oligarchy?
A form of government where a select few control it.
The greatest contribute the Roman Civilization gave to humanity is
Law and government
After seeing the horrors of war while conquering Southern India, I converted to Buddhism and sent out Buddhist missionaries throughout all of Asia.
Asoka
Definition: An inquiry into the past and why it happened or the study of the record of the past acts of God and man on Earth from creation to present day
History
We are a central Asian group who migrated into India around 1,500 BC, and created the Sanskrit language that is still used today as Hindu chants.
Aryans
Definition: The formal study of human thought and culture
Humanities
What are the five languages that evolved from Latin that was being spoken in Rome?
Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Romanian
Which of Jesus' Disciples is thought to have spread the Gospel to India?
Thomas
Definition: Human culture that is lived in cities or under the influence of a city
Civilization
In Hinduism, the goal is to move up in the caste system through reincarnation, and ultimately reach Brahma. To do this, one must escape the ______________________.
Wheel of Life
Who is Hippocrates?
The Father of Medicine, he thought that diseases came from natural causes instead as punishment from the gods.
What Roman government position used the phrase "veto!" to stop unjust laws that would harm the plebeians and protect their rights?
Tribune
During the Gupta Empire, Hindu priests started to reestablish themselves as India's primary religion from Buddhism. How did they accomplish this?
They deemphasied their 1,000 god pantheon and simplified it to 3 gods, Brahma (creator of the universe), Vishnu (preserver of the universe), and Shiva (destroyer)