Religion
This is the belief in one God
What is monotheism?
This ancient civilization began in the Fertile Crescent, between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
What is Mesopotamia?
This Roman social group consisted mostly of common, everyday people, which made up most of the Roman population
He was considered king of the Greek gods
Who was Zeus?
The leader/god-king of ancient Egypt
What was Pharaoh?
This is the belief in multiple gods
What is polytheim?
This ancient civilization was based around the Nile River and the fertile land along its banks
What is ancient Egypt?
This Roman social group consisted of the wealthiest Roman, who were typically involved in Roman government
Who were the Patricians?
City-state (polis) state that won the Peloponnesian War, giving them a more powerful short-term stance in the ancient world, but long-term weakness.
What is Sparta?
The highest ranking officials in the ancient Roman Republic
Who were consuls?
This religion arose around Judea, a predominantly Jewish area, at the time
What is Christianity?
This ancient civilization began in what is now India and Pakistan
What is the Indus River civilization
This is a major reason that the Roman Empire declined and eventually fell.
What is the size of the empire became too large to govern/control
Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle are examples of this group of thinkers.
What are Greek philosophers
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Reincarnation is a belief in this religion
Christianity opposed the worship of these, and became a major reason for Rome's opposition if the religion.
What are Roman gods/Roman religion?
Greek city-state that won the Peloponnesian War
What is Sparta?
Byzantium or the Byzantine Empire became the name of the eastern part of this
What was the Roman Empire?
Greek philosopher that believed in using a series of questions to lead his students toward logical reasoning and thinking
Who was Socrates?
Ancient Chinese believed their leaders were chosen with this mandate
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
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This apostle/disciple is important to Christianity because he helped to spread Christianity around Asia Minor and eastern Europe
This ancient republic was ended when Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon and started a civil war
What is the Roman Republic?
This Roman divided the empire into four parts because it became too large for one person to manage completely
Who was Diocletian?
The Odyssey as well as this other epic are most closely associated with Greek literary culture
What is the Iliad?
Conquered the known world and was responsible for the spread of Hellenistic culture
Who was Alexander the Great?