Prehistory
Mesopotamia
Rome #1
Rome #2
Islam
100
This is the era of history before written records.
What is Prehistory?
100
This group of people established the idea of Monotheism.
Who are the Israelites (Jews)?
100
This was an elected group of about three hundred partricians who served for life in Rome.
What is the senate?
100
Under which emperor did Rome adopt Christianity.
Who is Theodosis the Great?
100
He was the prophet of Allah and considered a messenger.
Who is Muhammad?
200
This latin term means "city"
What is "civilization?"
200
The term "Mesopotamia" translates to this.
What is "The land between two rivers?"
200
This is a form of government in which the leader is not a monarch and certain citizens have th right to vote.
What is a republic?
200
The Punic Wars were fought between Rome and this city.
What is Carthage?
200
This was the strict law code developed by Muslim scholars to apply to government practice.
What is shar'ia law?
300
This early human development not only created warmth and a means of cooking, it gave humans confidence that they could control their environment.
What is fire?
300
The area of Mesopotamia was located between these two rivers.
What are the Tigris and Euphrates? (modern day Iraq)
300
This term means "point of no return" and it derives from something that Julius Caesar did when he defeated Crassus' forces and became emperor of Rome.
What is "Cross the Rubicon?"
300
This is a term for someone how is killed because of their religion.
Who are martyrs?
300
Confession of Faith, Prayer, Charity, Fasting and Pilgramage are all part of a Muslims duty to obey Allah's will. They are known collectively as this.
What are the Five Pillars of Islam?
400
This revolution changed the way early humans lived. Humans discovered farming and began to settle in civilizations.
What is the Neolithic Revolution?
400
Hammurabi, King of Babylon, is most remembered for this.
What is his strict law code?
400
Caesar, Pomepy and Crassus were members of this political alliance.
What is 1st Triumvirate?
400
These brothers were murdered in Rome because they wanted the government to take land from the rich and give it to the poor.
Who are the Graccus brothers?
400
This is a pillar of Islam that requires each member of the Muslim faith to travel to Mecca one time in their life.
What is the Hajj or Pilgramage?
500
These are the six characteristics of civilization.
What are cities, government, religion, social structure, writing, and art
500
The abundance of food from farming resulted in this in ancient Mesopotamia.
What is civilization?
500
The earliest Roman Law code was engraved on these.
What arethe twelve tables?
500
Prior to Jesus, these were Jews who wanted to expel the Romans from the province of Judea.
What are the Zelots?
500
This term refers to "struggle in the way of god" Muslims use this term as a reason to use violence for change.
What is Jihad?
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