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Mrs. Mason Final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| are hardened remains of a past life | fossils |
| contains the idea of survival of the fittest and only the strong adapt and survive, and also the idea that things evolve slowly over time | theory of evolution |
| reason we study history | understand and learn from past cultures, recognize their mistakes and accomplishments |
| occurred in Neolithic period, was a time when nomads were able to settle down and cultivate the land instead of moving around from place to place | agricultural revolution |
| in this government people needed the rulers just as a military leader in times of war | early governments |
| eye for an eye | Hammurabi's code |
| geometry, calendar, irrigation systems, keeping records, and medicine | egyptian contributions |
| egyptian writing | hieroglyphics |
| egyptian belief | many gods including Ra |
| in charge of the flood, the sacrifices, in charge of protecting the city and being a judge in all legal matters | Pharaoh responsibilities |
| Similarities between hinduism and buddhism | live a life helping people and not asking anything in return, also reincarnation |
| chinese rulers had to rule from orders of spirits and if not they would loose their throne | Mandate of Heaven |
| unique culture without the influences of other nations | China because it was hard for people to enter the land |
| were harsh and strict, efficient government, strict laws, forced labor, high taxes, limited people's freedom | legalist philosophy in china |
| forces of yin and yang, government should minimize control of man and man should passively accept their own lot in life | taoism in china stressed |
| vigorous government action, and placed little emphasis on the afterlife, obedience being the golden rule, reverence of leaning and cherishing honestly | confucianism in china stressed |
| pharaoh, nobles/priests, scribes, merchants/tradesman, farmers/peasants/serfs | egyptian social structure |
| Priests, warriors, merchants/landowners, servants/peasants/slaves bound to the land and then untouchables | Varna structure |
| time when greek civilization began to take shape | Hellenistic Age |
| greatest athenian ruler, rebuilt city after it was all but destroyed by the persian war, promoted democracy, cherished learning and physical strength and health | pericles |
| reasons why colonizing greece was hard | built on rocky hills, mountains block interior travel, however it gave rise to independent city states |
| turned to sea to make a living | Greeks |
| had some rights in athens but were not considered citizens | women |
| people were seeking wisdom and the meaning of life, man must reason to seek answers to a question | the Socratic method that was taught in Athens |
| spartan government | oligarchy |
| Aeschylus, started these, and stressed ideas that displayed certain messages | Greek tragedy's |
| Greeks admired the human body and therefore it reflected in these | Sculpted reflected the beauty of the human body |
| Athens was destroyed, widespread destruction, loss of life in Greece | political unrest and democracy declined in Athens |
| a time where there was no king and people elected their own leaders. The government was controlled by the upper class and officials were elected by adult males citizens | The roman republic |
| Rome granted citizenship to conquered areas, gained parts Spain and its rich mines, Carthage was not permitted to have a navy, Carthage paid Rome large wat indemnities,m Rome controles western Mediterranean Sea | Results of the Punic Wars |
| had no rights and main responsibility was to manage the household and to teach the children | Women in the Republic of Rome |
| upper class, controlled government, | patricians |
| lower class, most of the population, store keeper, artisans, and farmers | plebeians |
| this lef to the end the rule of conspirators and Brutus, led Rome into a period of darkness | Roman Civil Wars |
| developed legal principles and practices that are sill in use today, according to natural law, all men are equal | Roman Law |
| a time when the Mediterranean world was at peace, there were law and good government, people became loyal to Roman and Emperor, but NOT Demagogues | Pax Romana |
| Christianity became legal with this | edict of milan |
| he made christianity a state religion, and imposed harsh punishments on people who did not obey him | Theodosius |
| internal forces of decay- taxation of farmers, greedy governors, debasement of currency, economic slavery of farmers, trade decline, development of caste system external forces of decay- germanic barbarian invasion | reasons roman empire fell |
| arabic numbers, anesthetics, surgery and libraries | Achievements of Muslim empire |
| purpose of feudalism | provide protection for the king |
| it was self sufficient, economy relied on the manor, war and invasion made trade difficult | feudal system |
| Feudalism declines because.. | crusades revive trade |
| rulers resented church courts, church's claims of supremacy over all civil authority, opposed church's tax exemption, wanted their wealth and property, educated people began doubting church teachings, church abused things | led to a decline in the catholic church |
| he founded a new capital , aided the spread of christianity and issued the edict of milan | Constantine |
| time of rebirth and revival, 250 years marking the transition from Medieval to modern Western Europe | The Renaissance |
| Church lost followers and people challenged its authority, and led to a reform | impact of the Protestant Reformation |
| insisted human intuitions should conform to logic and reason. challenged traditional royal and church authority and they called an end to the old regime | Enlightenment philosophers |
| protected the privileges of feudal lords, limited power of the king, safeguarded the right of people by making the king subject to law | the significance of Magna Carta |
| the time when egypt was split into two groups ad Menes united them | early egyptian history |
| unique development of India and China | they were isolated by mountains so it was difficult for ideas to spread |
| some of his accomplishments are stabilized the government, maintained peace within the empire by developing a strong army, and developed trade and industry | Augustus Caesar's accomplishments |
| Muslims developing a strong army and forcing their religion upon the people they conquered, led to... | A rapid spread of Islam |
| this was a time of stagnation, where there was hardly any economic or political growth, education vanished | The dark ages |
| He was one of the greatest rulers of the middle ages, helped spread christianity and blended Roman, Christian and Germanic cultures | Charlemagne |
| During the dark ages, these people appeared, they came on ships and were ruthless fighters, their boats helped spread the plague | The Vikings |
| church courts who vigorously combated heretics | The holy inquisition |
| the holy inquisition helped stop the spread of this | Protestantism |
| this occurred in the church when someone criticized or challenged the church | excommunication |
| occurred when there was a need for shopkeepers, merchants, bankers and professional men. Towns needed these men in order to keep the town running | rise in the middle class |
| in this period the religion was forgotten about in the basis of all learning and sciences. the church had no authority | during the later middle ages |
| the feudal system declined, people began hiring others and towns grew and grew during this time period | the end of the middle ages |
| deadly sickness, spread by fleas that had bitten rats, since there was dirty living conditions it spread rapidly and killed about 1/3 of the population | The black death |
| a writer who wrote the prince which is about ethics and government. It talked about the kings philosophies about the "end that justifies the means" | Machiavellian |
| this was invented in 1450 by Johannes Gutenberg. it was important because books could be printed and they were affordable with the option to learn how to read and write | Printing and moveable type aka Printing Press |
| leader of the Protestant Reformation, condemned the church for the sales of indulgences and denounced Papel agents for selling the in Germany. Translated bible into German, so his people could read it | Martin Luther |
| Martin Luther developed the "Justification of Faith" which taught... | faith alone ensures salvation |
| the result of this ended of the religious unit in western europe, religious wars, beginning of religious tolerance and the encouragement of education | result of the reformation |
| he was an enlightenment writer who wrote spirit of laws. In the book he said despotism could be prevented by reorganizing the government. He proposed that the government should be run by three branches | Montesquieu |
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