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Records produced during the time period being studied and often produced by the people involved in the events
Primary Sources
The most accurate and reliable of primary sources
Written Records
The Roman Senate was supposed to serve everyone, but it soon only served the
Patricians
In the 4th century AD, Christianity became the official religion of the Roman state by edict from Emperor _____________
Theodosius I
After Alexander's death, his empire was divided up to three generals who created their own dynasties:
Antigonid in Macedonia & Greece
Seleucid in Syria & Persia
__________ in Egypt
Ptolemy
In 2270 BC, Sargon conquered the neighboring city-states to create the world's first empire. What is its name of the empire?
Akkadian Empire
With the decline of Rome, what would be the final death nail to the already decaying Empire?
Barbarian invaders
Definition: The formal study of human thought and and culture
Humanities
Who invented the wheel?
Sumarians
What caused inflation in Roman currency?
Coins would be minted with inferior metals rather than just pure gold or silver
The central teachings of Buddhism states that human suffering is the result of selfish desires
Four Noble Truths
The goal of Hinduism is
To become one with the world soul, Brahman
What is a polis?
Greek city-state
Why is the Battle of Tours significant?
Stopped the Muslim advance from going further into Europe
The Roman code of laws was preserved by what civilization?
Byzantines
The office of __________ protected the plebeians from the unjust acts of the patricians by crying out veto!
Tribune
This man led Athens from an oligarchy towards democracy by instituting reforms to help the common man, and creating the Council of 400
Solon
What was the Great Schism?
The separation of the Christian Church into Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox
In Islamic history, what is the Hegira?
The flight, marks when Muhammad fled Mecca to Medina and is also year 1 in their calendar
In Hinduism, one must fulfill the obligations of their caste in order to escape the cycle of rebirths
Wheel of Life
Why did Rome have a trading deficit with China and India, and what was the result of the deficit?
Rome imported many luxury goods but had nothing equivalent to export to them. This resulted in Rome still importing luxury goods, but draining their treasury of gold & silver to buy them
In the 5 Pillars of Islam, what is Shahadah?
Its a confession that Allah is god and Muhammad is his prophet
In the 5 Pillars of Islam, what is Salat?
Muslims must pray 5x a day facing towards Mecca
Why was the Law of the Twelve Tables hung publicly in the Roman Forum a big deal?
Because the law was written, everyone knew what the laws were and they were applied equally to all.
A form of government the Greeks went through where one person ruled with total control
Tyranny