Carters social study final

TRUE/FALSE pericles did not strengthen Athenian democracy and glorify Athens

founded by Mahavira, everything has a soul and should not be harmed

caliph means ?

TRUE/FALSE shi'a believe all muslim rulers should be descended from Muhammad

Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey. Pompey got jealous and fought Caesar

upright man, fire and spoken language

TRUE/FALSE mercenaries are fired warriors

Persian king; treated conquered people well

dark and cold

war against troy, lasted 10 years, started because of Helen

Qin ruler,doubles size of China,forces nobles to move into city and puts Qin leaders in charge.

taming of animals

oldest hominid we see

one of the greates epics of India

single uniform code of laws

handy man, lived in groups and used tools

between tigris and Euphrates rivers, unpredictable flooding, used irrigation

Alexander the great worked to build the empire

constructed Aman Re temple for their god and Abu Simbul decorated with statues of himself

first five books of hebrew bible

_____ say muslim rulers should follow the sunna

laws of Islam

founder of Buddhism, Buddha, or enlightened one

rule based on relgious authority

built by the poor in china

algebra and astronomy, optics, mathematical solutions to problems

female pharaoh whose son wasn't old enough to rule, encouraged trade over war

wrote book on Persian wars, first work of history, historical accuracy

egyptian language; pictures represent ideas

process by which an individual soul or spirit is born again and again until moshka is acheived

TRUE/FALSE: Thucydides = history repeats itself, people should study events and learn from them

southern part of isreal when it divided

Asiatic (Asian) invaders

belief in a single god

important people were mummified to preserve the body

Athens becomes most powerful, control other city-states becomes wealthy and enters golden age

new idea or product spreads from 1 culture to another

= to Indus civilization,advanced city planning,drainage/plumbing systems,written language,trade

moves capital to Byzantium and renames it Constantinople

wealth landowner who held most of the power, inherited power, made laws

blind story teller, wrote Illiad and Odyssey

TRUE/FALSE Octavian/ Augustus = Caesar's son, changes his name to Augustus, or exalted one

belief in more than one god

military leader, creates jobs, grants citizenship

trading goods and services without money

local governors reported to a central authority

human-made objects; such as tools and jewerly

"holy wisdom," church built during reign of Justinian

founded by Zeno, people should live in harmony with will of God and natural law, avoid desires

TRUE/ FALSE Seljuk Mahooks take Baghdad, battle Byzantine empire and take Anatolia

China's most influential scholar, said society was based around 5 basic relationships

modern day humans

prince of Moscow, ends Mongol presence, first czar of Russia

Peloponnesian war is when?

2 powers that together represented the natural rhythms of life, balance and harmony.

king of Macedonia, brilliant general and ruthless politician

respect for parents and ancestors

TRUE/FALSE autocracy: a government that has unlimited power and uses it in an arbitrary manner.

father of Jewish people, shepherd, covenant with God

double-wise man, art and music advacned skill in spoken language

animal bones and tortoise shells on which priests scratched questions for the gods

real objects perceived by 5 senses, good comes from virtous conduct, enjoyment in moderation  

mountains ( Hindu Kush, Karakorum, Himalayas), rivers ( Indus, Ganges) Deccan plateu

2.5 million - 8000 BC; time of the ice age

peninsula in modern day turkey

bright and warm

holy book for Muslims, contains revelations of gabriel to Muhammad

TRUE/FALS Hellenistic is greek culture blended with other influences

political system in which novles are granted the use of land that belongs to the king

Hun chieftain, invades roman empire

Assyrian king who destroyed cities and villages; burned Babylon

pyramid shaped temple to worship a city's god

Roman peace, population increase, trading network

Octavian, Lepidus, Mark Antony, jealousy overcame it and Octavian forced others out

city and surrounding land it controlled, had religious leadership

8000 BC - 3000 BC

helped to throne by 10,000 Immortals, crushed uprisings, made reforms to their society

tin + copper = bronze; started making tools aout of bronze instead of stone

"hot gates," Greeks retreat, Spartans stay and are all killed

created by St. Cyril, used primiarily in Russia and some eastern countries, Slavic

good or bad deeds; follows from one reincarnation to another

seasonal winds, dry winter and wet summer

series of rulers from the same family

trained civil service, or those who run the government

want to drive Turks out of Anatolia and recover Jerusalem from Muslims

traders along mediterranean sea, city-states, trade, created alphabet