Government
type of government developed in the city-state of Athens allowing citizens to vote directly
What is Democracy?
Belief in only one true God
What is Monotheism?
Early civilizations rose near river valleys because
What is fertile soil, transportation, drinking water, irrigation?
Due to the increasing population and vastness of its empire, this empire created a way to get water to its citizens from higher elevations to its cities
What are the Ancient Romans?
what lead to the development of river valley civilizations
What is agriculture?
Type of government developed in Roman Empire allowing free male citizens to elect representatives
What is a Republic?
Belief in many Gods
What is Polytheism?
Civilization protected by natural barriers; 1st to create silk textiles from silkworm cocoons
What is the Huang He/Yellow River Valley civilization?
Due to its natural geographic location, this empire developed into city-states with varied individual governments
What are the Ancient Greeks?
Division of people based on lines of work and political power; people on top of the list hold most if not all power in comparison to people at the bottom of the list
What are social classes?
The idea of an eye for an eye or that a punishment should fit the crime comes from-
What is the Hammurabi Code?
The first monotheistic religion in the world started in Ancient Israel.
What is Judaism?
Civilization who believed in the afterlife and being judged based on their good and bad deeds depending on how heavy the heart weights
What is the Nile River Valley?
Created a coin system, postal system, royal roads, and promoted acceptance of conquered peoples' religion
What is the Persian Empire?
Humans giving up the Hunter/gatherer nomadic lifestyle to settle domesticate animals and raise crops
What is the Neolithic Revolution?
Laws confirm the right of all free citizens to protection of the law; Rule of Law- all are equal under the law
What is the Twelve Tables?
Was founded by Jesus Christ, who was believed to be the son of God.
What is Christianity?
Most houses had toilets and private bathrooms and connected to underground sewer systems
What is the Indus River Valley Civilization?
Confucian idea which demands respect and obligation to aging parents, honoring the family name, and an emphasis on group harmony rather than individual identity
Filial Piety
Created concrete in order to strengthen the structures which would allow troops to travels faster through the empire
What are the Roman Roads?
Pharaohs ruled over Egypt as king and as representation of the Gods. Were religious leaders have control or influence over the state
What is a Theocracy?
Religion spread through the Gupta empire missionaries which became a major religion in China
What is Buddhism?
The land between two rivers whose center center was the Ziggurat temples
What is Mesopotamia?
Reasons the Han and Roman empire collapsed
Answers may vary
(What is lack of secure borders, political corruption, peasant rebellion/uprisings, etc. )
Pythagoras theorem was created by Pythagoras
What is Greek Mathematician?