Unit 1 Melanie Zakarian

History promotes awareness of problems, sorrows, joys, and hardships faced by people in other times and places.

What is cultural influences known as?

Jewish religious leaders called rabbis what does it mean?

a belief found in Hinduism and other Indian traditions that a person has a duty or obligation to live an honorable life

Three long periods often appear in world history courses which is in the correct order

the spread of the Jewish people outside their homeland, beginning about 586 B.C.E.

a system of government in which the people rule through representatives who govern according to law

customs relating to the position of men and women in society

What was domesticated in China about 8,000 years ago?

Which culture is Hinduism linked to?

a human-made object from the past

the ability to imagine oneself in another's place in order to understand the person's feelings, ideas, and actions

a collection of ancient texts that are the foundation of Hinduism

Where was the first compass invented in?

Judaism also stresses the importance of equality and social justice.

What are two concepts that historians rely on?

the Chinese belief that a ruler’s power stemmed from divine authority

rule by the people, carried out through direct participation in government

relgious leader

to come into existence

an ideal state of happiness and peace, attained through enlightenment

a highly organized and complex society

Identify the steps that are part of the historical investigative process.

Where is the Fertile Crecent?

What did trade routes across Asia get known fpr?

to give a misleading or false account or impression of something

a series of rulers who come from the same family

What do historians after use to identify patterns?

Around how many years ago did humans begin to settle down?

Where was the birth place of christianity?

Men did the hunting and the women did the gathering

a human who subsists by hunting wild animals and gathering wild plants

a ranking of groups of people according to their importance, status, or power

document or other record of past events created by someone who was not present during the events or the time period

What was the name of the apostole that played a key role in Christianity?

writing that uses wedge-shaped characters

a set of basic ideas, beliefs, and values that form the basis of a social, economic, or political philosophy or program

the twelve followers of Jesus, designated to spread his message

Where did our ancestors first migrate out of?

How many pillars of Islam are there?

ideas or values, such as human rights, that are said to apply to all people

How many punic wars were there?

a document or other record of past events created by someone who was present during the events or the time it occurred

What do historians often divide up history into ?

What does Judisim stress?

islam is the first largest religion in the world today

What is the holy book of Christanity called?

the order in which events occur, or the arrangement of events in the order in which they occur

a personal leaning or a preference for a particular outlook

How many times a day do muslims have to pray?