Early Man
Religion
Greeks
China
Aztecs, Mayan and Incas
100
Paleolithic means
Old Stone Age
100
Define Monotheism
one god
100
What type of religion did the ancient Greeks practice?
Greek Mythology -
100
Name the great teacher of China
Confucious
100
What relgious practice did these three cultures observe?
human sacrifice
200
Paleolithic peoples were?
hunter gatherers
200
Define polytheism
many gods
200
Name one Greek god
Atlas, Herculeas, Titan, etc...
200
What was the main contribution of Shi Huangdi?
He unified China
200
What did these two cultures share?
complex religious ceremonies
300
What is the name of the earliest record of law?
Hammurabi's Code
300
Female pharoah
Hatshepsut
300
Who was the greatest Greek ruler?
Alexander the Great
300
Name the two great Mongol leaders that almost conquered the world?
Ghingus Khan, Kubli Khan
300
Explain their archetectual structures
complex and pyramid like
400
What are cunniform and hieroglyphics?
Early forms of communication
400
The Roman Empire was centered around which large body of water?
Mediterranean
400
Where were the Incans located?
Peru by the Andes Mts
400
Why was the Great Wall of China built?
To keep out the Mongols
400
What Mt Range and River are a part of South America?
Andes and Amazon
500
What does the art and archetecure of Egypt emphasize?
religious ideas of eternal life
500
Language of early Islam
Arabic
500
The Magna Carta
The basis for the English and US Bill of Rights
500
Explain one basic concept of Buddhism
Unhappiness is a part of life People are unhappy because they are too attached to possessions Escape suffering by living a good life
500
Where was the Incan Empire located?
Peru