1st semester final World History.

Why did the Egyptians build pyramids?

How are Patricians different from Plebeians?

Plato's most famous student  and also tutored Alexander the Great.

guaranteed rights of English people

Pericles built a temple to Athena in Athens. What is the name of this very famous building?

Socratic Method of Teaching

preserved history, established schools, established modern style bureaucracy

Why was Marcus Aurelius so famous?

Edict of Milan

economic system from the Middle Age based around the development of resources needed to survive

The first known civilizations of mankind found here

Egyptian form of writing using pictures

turned back Muslim invaders and kept Christianity the dominant religion in Europe

 A Greek poet who wrote The Iliad and The Odyssey

Focus on secular topics and themes instead of religious topics and themes

Why did the Romans sentences Jesus to death?

combines both Greek and Persian cultures and was spread by Alexander the Great

type of play where a lead character struggles against fate yet only to be doomed.

of the world

kicked off the Protestant Reformation; written by Luther

Who fought Octavian for power in Rome

A person willing to die for their beliefs

famous for spreading Greek thought and culture to the lands he conquered

A city that is powerful enough to have its own government and laws

Explain the importance of Nicolo Machiavelli's book The Prince

Form of government that is headed by a god or a god-like leader

peace stability, flourishing trade, architectural construction

The head of the Catholic Church

What was the significance of the Nile River to ancient Egyptians

Three leaders that share power in Rome

seek out and punish heretics

Greek term for "city"

a political system based on land given in exchange for military assistance

The cultural center for Greece was

win back holy land from Muslim control

Famous Renaissance Artists

Why is Jerusalem such a significant city?

followers of Jesus

How was the Catholic Church all powerful during the Middle Ages?

Rule by a small number of wealthy citizens

Who was responsible for attacking Rome during the Second Punic War?

it led to the decline of the Greek Empire

Babylonian ruler noted for establishing a published code of laws