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Streams chapters 5-6
Words and people from Streams of Civilization: Chapters 5 and 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Reincarnation | The Hindu belief that a person’s soul goes into a different body after death. |
| Caste | The practice of separating people according to race and class |
| Law of the Medes and Persians | The Persian law |
| Cyrus | A person king who conquered Assyria, Babylon, Lydia and Media |
| Nebuchadnezzar | A Chaldean king who built the city of Babylon |
| Terrorism | The Assyrian form of government where they used brutality and violence against the common people to control the government |
| Upanishads | A book containing the basic beliefs of the meaning of life according to the Hindu religion that was written between 800 and 600 B.C |
| Vedas | A collection of writings written by the Aryans |
| “Eyes and ears of the king” | Inspectors who were appointed to check up on the Persian governors |
| Zoroaster | A wise teacher who lived around 300 B.C |
| Hanging Gardens | A five story ziggurat with exotic plants growing on it that Nebuchadnezzar had build for his wife. There were also fountains and aviaries for birds on it |
| Astrology | The study of the stars and planets combined with the worship of gods |
| Battle of Carchemish | A battle of the Egyptians vs. Nebuchadnezzar’s Chaldean army in Canaan. The Egyptians were defeated |
| Tiglath-Pileser I | An Assyrian king that founded an empire which became so powerful that it controlled the city of Babylon and even received gifts from the Egyptians. Brahmins: Indian priests |
| Zend Avesta | The ideas and teachings of Zoroaster compiled in over 20 volumes |
| Satrapies | The name for the 21 provinces of the Persian Empire |
| Astronomy | The study of the stars and planets |
| Mercenaries | Soldiers from foreign countries who fight for money |
| Rajah | The Indian name for a ruler who controlled the surrounding villages in his territory |
| Regent | Someone who rules on behalf of a monarch who is unable to rule because of youth, illness or absence |
| Absolute ruler | A ruler with unlimited power |
| Epicureans | A group of people that followed the philosopher Epicurus: they believed that the good things in life were to be enjoyed, but never to excess |
| Euripides | A Greek poet known as “The Poet of the World’s Grief” |
| Trilogy | A group of three plays |
| Philippides | A long-distance runner who was sent by the Athenians to Sparta. He ran 150 miles in 2 days |
| Helots | The people of Sparta that the Dorians made into their slaves |
| Hellenistic Age | The period after the conquests and death of Alexander the Great |
| Stoics | A group of people that believed that everyone should live a simple life without luxuries |
| Sophocles | A Greek play writer who wrote the play Antigone |
| Herodotus | A Greek historian called the “Father of History”. He is known for his vivid descriptions of the Greek-Persian wars |
| Marathon | A place in Greece north of Athens |
| Orators | Excellent public speakers |
| Hellenic Age | A period of great cultural growth in Greece. Also known as the “Golden Age of Greece” |
| Socratic Method | The process of asking questions or answering a question with a question |
| Hippocratic Oath | An oath that Hippocrates required his students to swear before they could practice medicine |
| Delian League | The group of Greek cities that formed a confederacy against the Persians |
| Thermopylae | A narrow mountain pass in Greece where king Leonidas held off the Persian army |
| Ostracism | A punishment where a person was forced to leave the state as the consequence of a serious crime |
| Archimedes | A Greek mathematician who was well known for his work in physics. He discovered the idea of the lever |
| Aeschylus | A Greek play writer known as the “Father of Greek Tragedy”. |
| Confederacy | A group formed for mutual benefit or action, but each individual group remains in control of its own government and affairs |
| Hoplites | Citizens of Corinth who fought in the Corinthian army |
| Banishment | To send a person away, typically as a punishment |
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