Early Civilizations & Religion
This development transitioned humans from the Paleolithic era to the Neolithic era and led to permanent settlements.
What is the Agricultural Revolution?
This strict set of laws was created by the Babylonian ruler Hammurabi and is based on the principle of "eye for an eye."
What is the Code of Hammurabi?
This monotheistic religion originated in the Middle East around 1,500 BCE and uses the Torah as its sacred text.
What is Judaism?
This Chinese philosopher developed a philosophy intended to restore order to society during the end of the Zhou Dynasty.
Who is Confucius?
What decade was I born in?
1970's (1979)
This term describes the belief in more than one god or goddess, which was common in early civilizations to explain natural phenomena.
What is polytheism?
This term describes a government led by a small group of people and was used in both Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.
What is an oligarchy?
Both Christianity and Judaism share a belief in this sacred text, also known as the Hebrew Bible.
What is the Old Testament?
This system in ancient India determined a person's occupation and social position based partly on skin color and was created to maintain order.
What is the Caste System?
Name the movie from the quote:
"As you wish"
The Princess Bride
Name three of the six characteristics common to all early civilizations.
Cities, government, religion, social structures, writing, and art
In Ancient Rome, leaders called consuls were chosen by this governing body, with one running the government and the other running the military.
What is the Senate?
This monotheistic religion originated in the 6th century in the Arabian Peninsula and follows the Five Pillars of Faith, Prayer, Fasting, Charity, and Pilgrimage.
What is Islam?
This Asian philosophy proposes that human beings are evil by nature and can only be brought to the correct path by harsh laws.
What is Legalism?
Which Egg did Gatsby live in?
West Egg
Explain the relationship between religion and early civilizations, including why polytheism was initially preferred over monotheism.
Religion allowed civilizations to make sense of the world; polytheism was used because civilizations created "nature gods" to explain natural phenomena.
This period of peace in Rome lasted about 200 years under five emperors, including Trajan, Hadrian, and Marcus Aurelius.
What is the Pax Romana?
Name two major similarities between Hinduism and Buddhism.
Both are polytheistic, originated in India, believe in reincarnation, and believe in karma
These competitive exams ensured that China had an educated government by allowing candidates to qualify for government positions.
What are civil service exams?
Who originally wrote and sang "American Pie"
Don McLean
This term describes a society's shared beliefs, customs, practices, and way of life, including language, religion, and art.
What is culture?
Identify one way that the Roman Republic's government structure (with consuls and the Senate) influenced later democratic systems in Europe and America.
The separation of powers between leaders, the use of a legislative body (Senate) to check executive power, the concept of elected representatives, and the idea of term limits for leaders
Explain one key difference between Judaism and Christianity regarding their view of the Messiah.
Jews have not yet found their Messiah, while Christians believe Jesus was the savior/Messiah.
Explain how the Caste System used the concept of karma and reincarnation to maintain social order in ancient India.
People wanted good karma so they would be reincarnated into a higher caste; this kept people from questioning their role and maintained the social hierarchy.
Complete the famous short story from Ernest Hemingway...
"For Sale: Baby Shoes, ____ _____"
"Never Worn"