Ancient Civilizations
This region was home to some of the world's first great civilizations
What is the Fertile Crescent?
The term means belief in one God.
What is monotheism?
The city-state is considered the birthplace of democracy.
What is Athens?
This title was associated with Roman political leaders.
What is Caesar?
This is a government in which citizens participate in decision-making.
What is democracy?
This civilization developed the first known written language.
Who are the Sumerians?
These were known as the first monotheist.
Who were the Hebrews?
The philosopher is often called the father of Western philosophy.
Who was Socrates?
These were Rome’s earliest written and publicly displayed laws.
What are the Twelve Tables?
This principle says that everyone, including leaders, must obey the law.
What is the Rule of Law?
This writing system developed by the Sumerians.
What is cuneiform?
The term means belief in many gods.
What is polytheism?
According to Aristotle, living according to reason and virtue leads to this.
What is happiness?
The Twelve Tables were displayed so that laws would be known by this group.
Who is everyone?
This is the belief that certain principles of justice come from nature or a higher source.
What is natural law?
The Babylonian king created one of the earliest written law codes.
The religious tradition combines ideas connected to Judaism and Christianity.
What is the Judeo-Christian tradition?
This type of architecture is based on the styles of ancient Greece and Rome.
What is neoclassical architecture?
The Twelve Tables were created during this period of Roman history.
What is the Roman Republic?
This document is the written plan of government for the United States.
What is the Constitution?
These people moved from place to place and did not have a permanent home.
Who are nomads?
This is the inner sense tht helps a person judge right from wrong.
What is conscience?
The Greek philosopher taught that a life guided by reason and virtue leads to happiness.
Who was Aristotle?
Roman law influenced modern legal systems by establishing this important principle: a person accused of a crime is considered innocent until guilt is proven.
What is innocent until proven guilty?
DAILY DOUBLE - Name three major civilizations, cultures, or traditions that influenced Western Civilization.
Correct responses may include:
Ancient Greece
Ancient Rome
Judaism
Christianity
The civilizations of the Fertile Crescent