Vocabulary 1
This term refers to the study of past societies through analysis of what people left behind
What is archeology
This term is a form of government in which the leader is not a king and certain citizens have the right to vote
What is a republic
This person was Plato's most established pupil who categorized over 500 animals creating the study of zoology
Who is Aristotle
What are two Egyptian Accomplishments
What are the pyramids and 365-day calendar
Name one mathematical contribution by Arab and Islamic tribes
What is Algebra or Arabic Numerical System
This term refers to an administrative organization that relies on nonelective officials and regular procedures
What is a bureaucracy
This term refers to the dominant social system in medieval Europe, in which the nobility held lands from the Crown in exchange for military service
What is feudalism
This dictator launched a series of political and social reforms when he was assassinated by a group of nobles in the Senate House
Who is Julius Caesar
What is the Code of Hammurabi?
A strict codification of laws that relies on "an eye for an eye" or the punishment fits the crime
Who created the Socratic Method that utilizes a question and answer format that you can find being used in law schools today
Who is Socrates
This term refers to a large political unit or state, usually under a single leader, that controls many peoples or territories
What is an empire
This uniform system of law was developed in England based on court decisions and on customs and usage rather than on written law codes
What is common law
This person established the council and Creed of Nicaea
Who is Theodosius
What occurred during the rise of Christianity?
Jesus' mission was to complete the salvation God had promised to Israel
Roman authorities ordered Jesus' crucifixion to end a perceived threat of revolution against Rome.
Early apostles of Christianity preached the words of Jesus, wrote accounts, and established churches
This term refers to the study of human life and culture
What is anthropology
This term refers to the process for temporarily banning ambitious politicians from the city by popular vote
What is ostracism
This term refers to the representative government that emerged and was composed of two knights from every county, two people from every town, and all nobles and bishops throughout England
What is Parliament
This person was one of the greatest Philosophers of Western civilization who came up with the concept that there is a higher world of eternal that exists
Who is Plato
What are the 6 basic characteristics of civilizations?
cities, religion, government, social structure, writing, art
This term refers to a system of government in which people participate directly in government decision making through mass meetings
What is direct democracy
This school of thought was developed by Zeno in Hellenistic Athens that promotes happiness through inner peace
What is stoicism
This terms refers to a group of indepedent villages organized into clans led by a local ruler or clan head without any central government
What is a stateless society
This conqueror believed in cultural diffusion and expanded Greek culture through parts of Macedonia, Asia Minor, and North Africa
Who is Alexander the Great
What are three ways that geography influenced societies in East Africa?
Africa, the largest continent, includes several distinct geographic zones and four distinct climate zones.
The landforms and climate zones influence farming and herding.
The mild climate of the northern coast and southern tip are most conducive to farming and herding.
This term refers to the process by which towns and cities become larger as population increases and more people begin to occupy a central area
What is urbanization