World History - Chapters 1-3 Review

divine providence

Who fought the city of Troy in the possibly mythological Trojan War?

This type of government is rule by a few

What two Greek city-states represented two opposing ways of life in Greek society?

Why was the Delian League formed?

Taoism and Shintoism are similar in that both religions stress

Who led the Peloponnesian League?

Tyre & Sidon were major cities of which civilization?

In 338 B.C. _______ began tutoring Alexander the Great.

Under what ruler did the Persian Empire expand all the way to Greece?

What is the most important type of primary resource?

When did the Greek Dark Ages occur?

historical interpretation

Who led the Hebrews out of Egypt to Canaan?

Who was atop the social structure of Ancient Egypt?

The world's first true democracy was founded in the city state of _________________ ?

What is a polis?

What is Hammurabi best remembered for?

Ancestor worship occurs when

Which term describes the systems of basic values, beliefs and behaviors toward God (or gods)?

What are the two basic kinds of resources available to historians?

What is the Creation Mandate?

What is the name of the Sumerian wedge-shaped form of writing?

23. What philosopher developed the three-stop logical process of thinking called a syllogism?

The three major periods of Ancient Egypt civilization are:

What are traditions?

What term denotes the tendency for humans to love themselves instead of God?

What separates "Prehistory" from "History?"

What is the ultimate goal of Hinduism?

What is historical synthesis?

The belief in many gods.

What is anthropomorphism?

Theocracy is:

Fortified hilltop

How do Primary and Secondary Sources Differ?

Polytheism = belief in multiple gods. Monotheism = belief in one god. Which were the Sumerians?

What city became the capital of the Assyrian Empire?

Who wrote Iliad?

What drives a historian's decisions about selection and emphasis?

This was the area of the world's first civilization...means land between the rivers.

Records produced during the time period being studied

What is the ultimate goal of Buddhism?

Abrahamic Covenant

What are helots?

What is the name of the command for man to control the earth by exercising dominion over it?

What is the cycle of rebirths called?

Who established the first known empire?

Which was not one of Buddhas Four Noble Truths

King Tut, Hatshepsut and Ramses XI were pharaohs during which time period?

What does the word tyranny as it is used today mean?

What is the term that means 'Greek-like'?