What is the oldest remnants of a human like being?
100
tolerating other people's religion
What is religious toleration?
200
civil war, division of the empire, contrast between rich and poor, inflation, threat from northern tribes and leaders such as Attila the Hun.
What are the reasons for the fall of the Roman Empire?
200
he was the teacher of "Alexander the Great" and a pupil of Plato
Who is Aristotle?
200
showing respect for one's elders( parents and ancestors) as taught by Confucius
What is filial piety?
200
the 12 disciples of Jesus
What are the apostles?
200
a government in which power is in the hands of a single person
What is a monarchy?
300
he moved the capital of the Roman empire to Constantinople, and ended the persecution of the Christians in Ancient Rome
Who was Constantine?
300
the group of people known as the "upper class" in Ancient Greece who were in power until changes were made. A member of the wealthy, priviledged upper class.
Who were the Patricians?
300
a philosophy taught by Laozi that said people were guided by a universal force called the dao
What is Daoism?
300
the ,military leader killed by his friends in the senate, in Ancient Greece; he was also part of the first triumvirate and ruled with Crassus and Pompey. He was an absolute ruler which made him have many enemies.
Who was Julius Caesar?
300
a man from Ancient Greece who developed geometric studies
What is Euclid famous for?
400
the land bridge used by Ancient people to bring the first people to the Americas
What is Beringia?
400
the "lower class" of Ancient Greece who were common farmers, artisans or merchants and made up most of the population
Who were the Plebians?
400
a system of departments and agencies formed to carry out the work of government.
What is a bureaucracy?
400
a government in which power is in the hands of a few people especially one in which rule is based on wealth
What is an oligarchy?
400
a powerful person who gained control of government by appealing to the poor for support. A more modern definition would be, a ruler who is cruel and dictatorial in their use of power.
What is a tyrant?
500
a person who moves from place to place usually due to the food supply
What is a nomad?
500
a Greek city-state
What is a polis?
500
a society in which families are governed by the eldest male relative.
What is a patriarchal society?
500
a government in which the ruler has unlimited power and uses it in an arbitrary( random) manner