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25 Cards in this Set
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chronos
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time
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logos
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science
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The Ancient World
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by dates: 3500 BC to 750 BC
by events: from the Sumerian Civilization to Homer takes place: in the lands of the Bible, which we call the "Middle East" |
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3500-750 BC
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The Ancient World
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The Classical World
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by dates: 750 BC to 500 AD
by events: from Homer to the Fall of the Roman Empire takes place: centers in Greece and Rome |
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750 BC - 500 AD
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The Classical World
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The Medieval World
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by dates: 500 AD to 1500 AD
by events: from the Fall of Rome to the Discovery of America takes place: centers in Europe |
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500 AD - 1500 AD
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The Medieval World
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The Modern World
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by dates: 1500 AD to the present
by events: from the Discover of America to this very day takes place: centered in America |
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1500 AD to the present day
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The Modern World
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Where does the earliest writings seem to come?
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The oldest writing we have seems to come from the ancient Sumerians.
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Who is Homer?
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Homer was a Greek poet who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey around 750 BC.
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What do we mean by Classical?
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By "Classical" we mean the world of Greek and Roman Civilization.
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What happens when the Roman Empire falls?
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When the Roman Empire falls, Christianity takes over the world.
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What dominated life in the Medieval World (Middle Ages)?
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Religion dominated life during the Middle Ages/Medieval World.
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BC stands for ____
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BC stands for "before Christ".
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"AUC" stood for ____.
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ab urbe condita
"from the founding of the city of Rome" |
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When did BC and AD come about?
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After the fall of Rome, a system was designed to date all events in world history by the birth of our Lord, Jesus Christ.
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"ACN" stood for ____.
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"ante Christum natum"
"before Christ was born" |
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"AD" stands for ____.
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"anno Domini"
"in the year of our Lord". |
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What was ACN changed to?
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BC = before Christ
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What is the movement from the Middle East to the West called?
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Western Civilization
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What is Eastern Civilization?
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Eastern Civilization is very different and is that of China, India and Japan.
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Western Civilization has moved ____ from ____ to the _____ to the _____ and lastly to the _____.
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Western Civilization has moved West from the Ancient World to the Classical World to the Medieval World and lastly the Modern World.
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How did they date events in the Ancient World?
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Most nations dated events by who was in power as, "In the year King Uzziah died...".
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