Topic 1
Ancient man made items
Artifacts
Linked Lower and Upper Egypt
Nile River
A period known for the development of all numbers by ten symbols.
Gupta
Power in the hands of a few wealthy
Oligarchy
Were overthrown by the Romans who then established a republic.
Etruscans
2 million BCE-10,000 BCE
The Old Stone Age
Is the land promised to the Israelites by God.
Canaan
Poems that reflect Indian beliefs about immortality of the soul.
Vedas
Used balance and harmony in structure
Greek architecture
Constantine
One of the world's earliest villages.
Jericho
Developed a number system based on six, developing 60 minutes, and 360 degrees.
The Sumerians
Built in India to give people advice and provide government rules to everyone.
Stone Pillars (of Ashoka)
Building dedicated to the Greek goddess Athena
Parthenon
Our own legal system can be traced back to
Roman Law
Farming based on land settlement.
Neolithic Revolution
Was used to recite charms believed by Egyptians to protect them when they died.
The Book of the Dead
Buddhist belief of union with the universe.
Nirvana
Invented the screw to lift water for irrigation.
Archimedes
The order of power in the early Christian hierarchy
Pope/Bishop/Diocese
Early Civilizations
Were captured by the Babylonian armies and exiled to Babylon by King Nebuchadnezzar after destroying Jerusalem.
Ancient Jews
The highest spirit worshiped in Zoroastrianism.
Ahura Mazda
According to Plato, these individuals should rule in a republic.
Split the empire into East and West and kept the rich West for himself.
Diocletian