How We Study History
Early Civilizations
Cooking with Greece
When In Rome
Africa and the East
100

This way to study history is the belief that history is guided by God's hand and divine intervention.

Providential History

100

This is the name of the Sumerian, wedge-shaped form of writing.

Cuneiform

100

This ruler did the Persian Empire expand all the way to Greece?

Darius the Great

100

These were the two main social classes of ancient Rome.

patricians and plebeians

100

These are the three main religions found in sub-Saharan Africa

Christianity, Islam, tribal religions

200

This term describes a perspective from which we may examine and interpret the universe and everything in it

Worldview

200

This term means the belief in many gods and was a natural result of the scattering of the people into separate ethnic groups, with each developing its own religion.

Polytheism

200

This term means, "The Love of Wisdom".

Philosophy

200

This is the name for the period of peace in the Mediterranean world lasting from 31 BC to AD 180?

Pax Romana

200

This Apostle is traditionally believed to have brought Christianity to India

Thomas

300

These are records produced during the time period being studied, often produced by the people involved in the events being studied.

Primary Sources

300

This type of government is a people governed directly by God.

Theocracy

300

This Civilization’s army gained entry to the city of Troy using a constructed wooden horse as a gift?

Mycenaean civilization

300

This famed Carthaginian leader invaded Rome in the second punic war by an unexpected march over the Alps into northern Italy.

Hannibal

300

This ancient African civilization conquered the Egyptians for a time

Kush

400

These are records that explain or interpret original sources.

Secondary Sources

400

This city became the capital of the Assyrian Empire.

Nineveh

400

Culture in Athens nurtured creativity, commercial endeavors, democracy, and individualism. In contrast, culture in this Greek city-state centered on the training of warriors.

Sparta

400

This is the list of the the different government structures of Rome in order.

Monarchy > Republic > Triumvirate > Dictatorship > Empire

400

This ancient African civilization converted to Christianity?

Aksum

500

These are the three steps a historian must go through in order to produce a historical account.

evaluation of historical sources, historical synthesis, and historical interpretation

500

These are the four themes of civilization.

Justice, Power, Citizenship, Environment

500

This is the list of the great Greek philosophers and their pupils in order leading to Alexander the Great.

Socrates > Plato > Aristotle

500

This was the year when the Western Roman Empire collapsed, signified by a non-Roman being placed on the imperial throne.

476 AD

500

These two empires temporarily brought national unity to India.

Mauryan and Gupta