World Civilization (Quiz 2)

Front 1

Who freed the ancient Hebrews from the Babylonian captivity?

Back 1

Cyrus the Great

Front 2

The group given credit for inventing writing was whom?

Back 2

Sumerians from Mesopotamia

Front 3

What are the 4 noble Truths?

Back 3

1. All life is suffering
2. The source of suffering is desire
3. Stopping desire is the way to end suffering
4. The path to end suffering - the eight fold path

Front 4

The Israelites accepted Yahweh but continued to maintain belief in a few lesser deities. What is this type of theology called?

Back 4

Monolatry

Front 5

Which school of philosophy in ancient Greece rejected almost all social conventions, traditions, and religious values?

Back 5

Cynics

Front 6

Socrates:
Who/What?
When?
Where?
5 Important facts:

Back 6

Who/What? Well known philosopher that was a contemporary though in opposition to sophists thought.
When? 469 BCE - 399 BCE
Where? Athens, Greece
5 Important facts:
1. Wrote down none of his ideas so knowledge of him mostly comes from disciples Plato and Xenophon
2. Committed to search for truth and knowledge of human affairs through reason
3. Urged people to seek "the greatest improvement of the soul" rather than wealth, power, pleasure.
4. Created the Socratic Method
5. Forced to commit suicide by drinking Hemlock

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Plato:
Who/What?
When?
Where?
5 Important facts:

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Who/What? Most important student of Socrates
When? 429 BCE - 347 BCE
Where? Athens, Greece
5 Important facts:
1. Unlike Socrates actually wrote down his ideas
2. Thought democracy was responsible for Peloponnesian War disasters and wrote his version of the ideal state entitled "The Republic".
3. Thought ignorance is a wretched state but can be remedied through education
4. Wrote "Theory of Forms" which indicates the world we live is NOT the world of reality.
5. Founded the "Academy"

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Sophists:
Who/What?
When?
Where?
5 Important facts:

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Who/What? A group of traveling professional teachers who emerged in the mid-fifth century
When? 500 B.C.E.
Where? Ionia in Asia Minor
5 Important facts:
1. Traveled and received pay for teaching practical techniques of persuasion. (rhetoric and oratory)
2. Chose not to focus their inquires on the physical universe but rather human affairs
3. Subjected all conventional beliefs to rational analysis
4. Thought even truth itself was relative
5. Thought that learning the arts and science would lead to material success

Front 9

Judaism:
Who/What?
When?
Where?
5 Important facts:

Back 9

Who/What? Abrahamic religion which recognizes Abraham as Patriarch
When? App. 1800 B.C.E.
Where? Israel
5 Important facts:
1. Abraham makes covenant with Yahweh to serve only him and in return he (God) promises to bless his descendants
2. Main religious text is Torah
3. Predicated a savior or messiah would show up to rebuild temple
4. Is not a static religion but rather evolves
5. Branched off to create Christian/Islam religions

Front 10

Mycenaean Society:
Who/What?
When?
Where?
5 Important facts:

Back 10

Who/What? A cultural period of ancient Greece taking its name from the archaeological site of Mycenae
When? 1600 - 1150 B.C.E.
Where? Mainland Greece
5 Important facts:
1. Warlike in nature due to warlike neighbors
2. Purveyors of slaves that they would sell for large sums of money
3. Citadel Palace Mycenae sits on a massive hill
4. City entrance walls extremely thick
5. Grave shafts/tombs found containing gold silver, weapons, jewelry

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Socrates:
Who/What?

Back 11

Well known philosopher that was a contemporary though in opposition to sophists thought.

Front 12

Socrates:
When?

Back 12

469 BCE - 399 BCE

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Socrates:
Where?

Back 13

Athens, Greece

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Socrates:
5 Important facts:

Back 14

1. Wrote down none of his ideas so knowledge of him mostly comes from disciples Plato and Xenophon
2. Committed to search for truth and knowledge of human affairs through reason
3. Urged people to seek "the greatest improvement of the soul" rather than wealth, power, pleasure.
4. Created the Socratic Method
5. Forced to commit suicide by drinking Hemlock

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Plato:
Who/What?

Back 15

Most important student of Socrates

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Plato:
When?

Back 16

429 BCE - 347 BCE

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Plato:
Where?

Back 17

Athens, Greece

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Plato:
5 Important facts:

Back 18

1. Unlike Socrates actually wrote down his ideas
2. Thought democracy was responsible for Peloponnesian War disasters and wrote his version of the ideal state entitled "The Republic".
3. Thought ignorance is a wretched state but can be remedied through education
4. Wrote "Theory of Forms" which indicates the world we live is NOT the world of reality.
5. Founded the "Academy"

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Sophists:
Who/What?

Back 19

A group of traveling professional teachers who emerged in the mid-fifth century

Front 20

Sophists :
When?

Back 20

500 B.C.E.

Front 21

Sophists:
Where?

Back 21

Where? Ionia in Asia Minor

Front 22

Sophists:
5 Important facts:

Back 22

1. Traveled and received pay for teaching practical techniques of persuasion. (rhetoric and oratory)
2. Chose not to focus their inquires on the physical universe but rather human affairs
3. Subjected all conventional beliefs to rational analysis
4. Thought even truth itself was relative
5. Thought that learning the arts and science would lead to material success

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Judaism:
Who/What?

Back 23

Abrahamic religion which recognizes Abraham as Patriarch

Front 24

Judaism:
When?

Back 24

App. 1800 B.C.E.

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Judaism
Where?

Back 25

Israel

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Judaism
5 Important facts:

Back 26

1. Abraham makes covenant with Yahweh to serve only him and in he (God) promises to bless his descendants
2. Main religious text is Torah
3. Predicated a savior or messiah would show up to rebuild temple
4. Is not a static religion but rather evolves
5. Branched off to create Christian Islam religions

Front 27

Mycenaean Society:
Who/What?

Back 27

A cultural period of ancient Greece taking its name from the archaeological site of Mycenae

Front 28

Mycenaean Society:
When?

Back 28

1600 - 1150 B.C.E.

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Mycenaean Society:
Where?

Back 29

Mainland Greece

Front 30

Mycenaean Society:
5 Important facts:

Back 30

1. Warlike in nature due to warlike neighbors
2. Purveyors of slaves that they would sell for large sums of money
3. Citadel Palace Mycenae sits on a massive hill
4. City entrance walls extremely thick
5. Grave shafts/tombs found containing gold silver, weapons, jewelry