Vocabulary 1
This term means a government established by divine authority
What is theocracy
What is feudalism
This person was Plato's most established pupil who categorized over 500 animals creating the study of zoology.
Who is Aristotle
What is prehistory?
The time before writing developed
What are the 6 basic characteristics of civilizations?
Cities, religion, government, social structure, writing, art
This term means an administrative organization that relies on nonelective officials and regular procedures
What is bureaucracy
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 are two Egyptian accomplishments?
Pyramids, 365-day calendar
What is Christianity according to Merriam Webster?
The religion derived from Jesus Christ that is based on the Bible as the sacred scripture
This term means the process for temporarily banning ambitious politicians from the city by popular vote
What is ostracism
This term means 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 group of people favored cooperation with Rome
Who are the Sadducees
What are two elements of Roman Religion?
Polythiestic and Rituals were peformed by priests and priestesses
What is the Code of Hammurabi?
A strict code of laws that applies "an eye for an eye" or the punishment fits the crime
This school of thought was developed by Zeno in Hellenistic Athens and promotes happiness through inner peace
What is stoicism
This term refers to a group of independent villages organized into clans led by a local ruler or clan head without any central government
What is a stateless society
This person was a conqueror who believed in cultural diffusion and expanded Greek culture through parts of Macedonia, Asia Minor, and North Africa
Who is Alexander the Great
What are thw two mathematical contributions made by Arabic and Islamic tribes?
Algebra & Arabic Numerical System
What 3 things occurred during the rise of Christianity?
Jesus’s mission was to complete the salvation God had promised to Israel.
Roman authorities ordered Jesus’s 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 series of wars took place between Persia and the Greek states during the period of 499BC to 479BC
What is the Persian War
When differences and rivalries led to this war between Athens and Sparta
What is the Peloponnesian War
This group of people lived apart from society and waited for God to save Israel from oppression
Who are the Essenes
What are the 5 Pillars of Islam?
Belief (faith), prayer, charity (almsgiving), fasting, pilgrimage (hajj)
Give me three ways that geography influenced the 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.