MHS World History semester 1 review

Questioning philosopher who was convicted for corrupting the youth of Athens and sentenced to death

200 year period of peace in Rome from Emperor Augustus to Marcus Aurelius

How were we able to decipher hieroglyphics

King of the Greek gods

Pyramid-temple dedicated to the chief god or goddess of a Sumerian city-state

First written system of laws

Common people of Ancient Rome

Turning point in Persian wars. Greek navy defeated Persians in a narrow straight

wrote The Republic and created the first university, the Academy

Spread of ideas, customs, or technology from one people to another

Who ruled during the Golden Age of Athens?

methods and tools for doing work

Who made up the Roman senate?

conflict between Sparta and Athens

Romans built these to carry water

Period of history before writing

Belief in more than one God

Why were rivers important to early civilizations?

Study of physical remains

Mark Antony's wife and ally who was the last pharaoh of Egypt

Person who studies physical remains

what gave ancient people a more dependable source of food

conflict between Rome and Carthage

What the Greeks called their city-states

The Agricultural revolution where people went from hunting/gathering to farming or agriculture is also called the

Scientist who created the theory of Evolution

What geographic theme can be described in either absolute or relative values?

Christianity is based on the life and teachings of?

Belief in the __________ led Egyptians to mummify their dead.

Civilization adapting beliefs, practices, ways, of another civilization

Study of people, their environments, and resources

First people to extract and use iron.

First emperor of Rome. Julius Caesar's grand-nephew

Contact with other people through trade, war, and migration often brought __________ to ancient people

Elected officials of the Plebeians that held veto power

Who was the most responsible for spreading Greek Culture outside of Greece?

Carthaginian General who gained fame during the Punic Wars

Christianity promised all of the following except

This was a masterpiece of Greek architecture

Where did Minoan (Greek) civilization start?

a person who wanders instead of settling down

Form of writing that used wedge shaped marks

Type of government where representative officials are chosen by the people. First gov't set up by Rome

Another term for Messiah

Which two rivers create the Fertile Crescent?

Rome was built on which river?

A follower of the Islamic religion who believes that Mohammad is the final profit of God is called a

Two officials who were elected to lead the Roman Senate

Who kept records for orderly government? (Egypt)

Alliance between the city states of Greece after the Persian War. led by Athens

City state that valued toughness above all else

Why did the Spartans build themselves into a strong military state?

citizens control the government. Started in ancient Athens

Taming wild animals to help humans

Person who dies for their beliefs

Although he never held this title, Caesar was killed because the patricians feared he would become one.

The Hebrews/Israelites practiced this religion

Emperor who built a new Eastern capital for the Roman Empire

What factors led to Greek Polis' to develop isolated and independently

Why were Romans so successful in their conquests?

These sea people created the alphabet

who took over Constantinople in 1453?

Conflict between Athens/Greece and Persia

government controlled by a few. (Sparta's Gov't)

Someone paid to fight for Rome