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WHO IS HE?
Conquers the known world, begins the period of hellenization, the known world adopts Greek culture, They allowed to have their own customs, but the people had to pay a fee, he could not be too repressive or the locals will revolt.
Alexander the Great
What was this?
Came from central Asia. They Rise horses, hunter gatherers, not as well educated.
Aryan Invasion
What was the Great schism?
A schism between Rome and Constantinople which started the first major split of the Church.
Name the Dynastic Circle 1-11
1. A ruler comes, Unites China, and gets Mandate of Heaven.
2. Prosperity
3.Population Increases.
4.Corruption in politics brings decline.
5. Natural disaster, causing Famine.
6. Famine will cause a civil war.
7. Population decreases.
8. Revolt
9. Warring states.
10. Ruler loses mandate of heaven.
11. Wining state comes out as victor and gets mandate of heaven.
This Mountain range runs between China and India.
The Himalayas
Rome sit on the Bank of this river.
The Tiber river.
Jesus of Nazareth worked in this city, and because he worked in this city he learned Greek.
Sepheris
This geographic feature dominates the northern part of India
Indo-Gangetic plain
Which three bodis of water are typically considered to be the boundaries of the Arabian Peninsula.
Red Sea to the west, Persian golf borders to the east, and the Indian Ocean bordering the south part.
This Mountain Range runs down the center of the Italian Peninsula.
The Apennines.
Name the Four Noble Truths.
-Life means Suffering
-The origin of Suffering
-The cessation of suffering.
- The path to the Cessation of Suffering.
Name the Five Pillars and what they mean.
Shahadat- The Muslim creed.
Salat- Daily praying
Zakat- Giving charitably.
Saul- The fasting Month
Hajj- Going to Mecca.
1. Name the Wisdom part of the EIghtfold Path
Right Views and RIght Intention.
2. Name the Ethics part of the Eightfold Path.
Right speech, Right Action, Right livelihood.
3. Name the Concentration part of the Eightfold Path.
Right effort, Right mindfulness, Right concentration.
Name the Author of Ab Urbe Condita
Livy
Name the Author of An Edible History of Humanity.
Standage.
Name the Author of The Politics.
Aristotle.
Name the Author of the Allegory of the cave.
Plato
Name the Author of the Quran.
Muhammad.
Name the author of the Short History of the World
J.M. Roberts.
Name the author of the Code of Hammurabi
Hammurabi.
Name the author of The laws of Manu
Brahman
Name the author of The Analects
Confucius
Who developed John Keay's State of Nature?
John Keay.
What is a Monarchy?
When one person rules a country for the interest of the common good.
What is an aristocracy?
When a few people rule for the people's interest.
What is a Polis?
When everyone rules for themselves.
What is a Tyranny?
When one person rules a country with the interest of themselves in mind.
What is a Oligarchy?
A few amount of people who rule for the rich.
What is a Democracy?
When everyone Rules for the interest of the poor.
What does the State of Nature do, or say?
It says you have zero security, but you can do w/e you want.
What does the Social Contract theory do?
It adds security to people, with the compromise of freedom.
What body of water lays east of Greece and to the west of Modern day turkey.
Aegean Sea.
The Plate civilization was known as Mesopotamia, what two bodies of water border Mesopotamia?
Tiger and Euphrates.
This body of land was promised to the Jews by god.
Canaan.
Name the five tops that we often discuss when we discuss about geography.
1. Climate-The weather
2. Geographical makeup- Mountains, rivers, lakes, swamps.
3. Resources- What we can extract from the land.
4. Proximity- How close we are to other civilizations, or accessibility.
5. Area- How much space is available.
Describe Greece with the Geologic Terms.
1. Climate- The weather is seasonal, they have precipitation so they can grow stuff there.
Geographic Makeup- Surrounded by mountains that would separate them from other civilizations, makes it hard to communicate, and hard to settle and farm on hills, but great for defensive purposes, and surrounded by Mediterranean sea.
Resources- They have alot of fish, timber.
Proximity- Very close to other civilizations, but hard to access.
Area- Small pockets of area.
list the Order of Greek Pottery.
1. Messenian
2. Geometric.
3. Orientalizing
4. Black figure ware
5. Red figure ware.
In the paleolithic age, what major discovery lead to a complex civilization.
Fire.
Name the three Monarchs and their achievements.
1. Saul= Establishes the monarchy
2. David= Establishes itself as a nation.
3. Solomon= Builds the first temple.
What is a diaspora?
- When a lot of people leave an area for a famine or war or forced to leave.
What is a power vacuum?
A lack of power in a position.
Why was the delian league made and who made it?
Athenians made it. Athens wanted more money, so they got other city states to surrender to their laws with the guarantee of safety from the Persians (which was no threat)
Who were in the First Triumvirates and when did they hold power?
Julius Caesar, Pompey, and Marcus Licinius Crassus. They held real power in Rome from 60-54 B.C.
Who was in the Second Triumvirates and when did they hold power?
Octavian, Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, and Mark Antony. It was created in 43 B.C.
What was the Importance of the Torah.
The Torah governs most of the religious practices of Jews (and has for the last 6000 or so years) and was the source material for Christianity (where it is known as the Old Testament) and Islam.
Explain the Impact of Confucius.
Confucius is one of the three great philosphers in China. He created the philosophy of Confucianism that emphasized respect for elders, social obligations, and rules of courtesy that promised humanistic family relationships.
What was the importance of the Code of Hammurabi
the Code of Hammurabi is one of the earliest know written codes of law known to exist today.Each part describes in detail a crime or incident, and the punishment/procedure for it.
What was the impact of the The politics.
it intended to guide rulers and statesmen, reflecting the high political circles in which he moved.
What was the Impact of The Rig Vedas.
It was the most holy of all Hindu Texts that had hyms which sing praise for the gods.
Explain the Impact of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle.
Plato, Socrates, and Aristotle were Greek Athenian Philosophers who made a big impact of Greek's Philosophers which diffused to cultures.
Explain the Impact of Saul, David, and Solomon.
They were the first 3 kings of Israel, All 3 of them reigned for 40 years.
Saul led Israel to victories.
David Defeated Gloiath, Expanded the kingdom to its greatest size.
Solomon wrote most of the books of proverbs, he built the temple.
Explain the impact of Julius Caesar and Caesar Augustus.
Julius Caesar ( Dictator of the Roman republic) won battles for Rome and conquered much of modern France and Germany as well as invading Britain.
Caesar Augustus was the First Roman Emperor.