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What is a tribune? |
The job of each tribune was to protect his constituents from patrician injustice: elected leaders from the Plebians |
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What and where is Mesopotamia? What are the civilizations that came from Mesopotamia? |
- where western civilization had its roots - was in the Middle East - Sumer, Akkadian, Babylonia, Hittie, Assyrian, & New Babylonian |
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What does lecture have to say about the Epic of Gilgamesh? |
- it was written in cuneiform - It had a play on morality - it taught that there was no afterlife |
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What is the Torah? What is the Talmud? |
- Yahweh's teachings that were written by Moses in the first 5 books of the Bible (the law) - The interpretations of God; how Judaism relates to now |
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Where were the Upper and the Lower Kingdoms of Egypt in relation to where they were at? |
- the upper kingdom was on the bottom and the lower kingdom was on the top |
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What is the phalanx? |
- a body of troops or police officers, standing or moving in close formation
- Shields up, spears through |
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Who was Aristotle? |
- the father of logic - student of Plato - believed Plato's forms were not concrete - believed that by using reason to interpret the senses man could understand the world - he said, "trust the argument that makes the most sense" |
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What is caesaropapism? |
a political theory in which the head of state, notably the Emperor ('Caesar', by extension a 'superior' King), is also the supreme head of the church ('papa', pope or analogous religious leader).
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What is Chivalry? |
- Society, especially noble society, lived by an elaborate code.
- a society bound by duty and honor |
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Who was Octavian? |
- was the nephew and adopted-son of Julius Caesar - he defeated his rival Mark Anthony - changed name to Augustus in 27 BC - had religious connotations suggesting that he was part god - ruled virtually unopposed for 45 years. - started the Pax Romana |
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treaty of verdun |
between france and germany |
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What are the 5 Pillars of Faith according to Islam? |
1. There is only one allah and the quaran is the only truth 2. One must pray regularly 3. One must be generous 4. One must fast 5. One must pay pilgrimage to Mecca |
