Ancient Civilization in between Tigris and Euphrates River
Mesopotamia
Ancient Roman Religion
Polytheistic
Which religion first practiced monotheism?
Judaism
Who is this Frankish Ruler? Known as the light of the Dark Ages
Charlemagne
What time period included painters such as Michelangelo and Da Vinci?
Renaissance
The head of government and religion in Ancient Egypt
Pharaoh
2 leaders selected in Ancient Rome as the head of state
Consuls
one of two branches
· based in part on the Qur'an
· the largest of all of the denominations of Islam
· holds that the first four caliphs were Muhammed's rightful successors
Sunni Muslims
What led to a decline in Europe's population during the Dark Ages?
Bubonic Plague
Martin Luther
Benefit of the Nile River
-predictable flooding
Social class in Ancient Rome with few political rights, they were the poor working class citizens
Plebeians
Two holiest cities of Islam
Mecca and Medina
Goal of the Christian Crusades?
Capture the Holy Land from Muslim leaders
Which invention helped spread the ideas of the Renaissance?
Printing Press
Which two religions believe in reincarnation?
Hinduism and Buddhism
"All I know is that I know Nothing"
-Who said it
-what does it mean
Socrates; to question everything
Who was the Byzantine emperor who collected and codified all laws?
Emperor Justinian
What was the result of the Crusades?
the weakening of the catholic church
These were "free passes" to heaven, they involved the purchase of forgiveness for your sins in the catholic church
Indulgences
A sum effect of one's actions during life
Karma
What is the example we learned about thanks for Alexander the Great?
Cultural Diffusion
Hellenistic Culture
Advocating for laws to protect women, giving women more legal freedoms.
What was the result of the Great Schism?
Split of the Catholic church into the Roman Catholic Church and the Greek Orthodox Church
Which explorer found a sea route from Europe to the Americas?
Which explorer found a sea route from Europe, around Africa, to India?
Christopher Columbus
Vasco da Gama