HISTORY MIDTERM

relating to or characteristic of a system of society or government controlled by men

a citadel or fortified part of an ancient Greek city, typically built on a hill.

the Eastern Roman Empire

a class structure that is determined by birth.

a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution.

a succession of people from the same family who play a prominent role in business, politics, or another field.

form of government in which a state is ruled by representatives of the citizen body

a building or buildings occupied by a community of monks living under religious vows.

form of democracy in which the electorate decides on policy initiatives without legislative representatives

a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god.

the rebirth of a soul in a new body.

a Babylonian legal text. It is the longest, best-organised, and best-preserved legal text from the ancient

a going out; a departure or emigration

the stage of human social and cultural development and organization that is considered most advanced.

an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, formerly especially an emperor or empress.

a political system consisting of an independent city having sovereignty over contiguous territory

belonging to or characteristic of the aristocracy.

the centers of origin of ancient civilizations

the doctrine or belief that there is only one God.

a long narrative poem in elevated style recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical hero

type of democracy where elected persons represent a group of people

denoting or relating to the wedge-shaped characters used in the ancient writing systems

citizen-soldiers of Ancient Greek city-states who were primarily armed with spears and shields.

the chief Muslim civil and religious ruler

the sum of a person's actions and previous states of existence, viewed as deciding their fate in future existences.

capital of the Roman/Byzantine Empire

a person sent on a religious mission, especially one sent to promote Christianity in a foreign country.

a body of troops or police officers standing or moving in close formation.

earliest ruling dynasty of China to be established in recorded history, though other dynasties predated it.

the time before written records

absence of government and absolute freedom of the individual, regarded as a political ideal.

absolute authority

the process of making someone fond of and good at home life and the tasks that it involves.

first five books of the Hebrew Bible

e boomerang-shaped region of the Middle East

a person drops their head into the bent crook of a slanted, upwardly angled arm,

a form of government with a monarch at the head.

pyramidal stepped temple tower

an object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest.

of or belonging to the commoners of ancient Rome.

a primate of a family. That includes humans and their fossil ancestors and also at least some of the great

the spreading out and merging of pieces from different cultures.

a struggle or fight against the enemies of Islam.

the three main philosophies and religions of ancient China

the belief in or worship of more than one god.