History Jeopardy Review Thing
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- Lack of written records.
- Why is less is known about the Indus Valley civilizations than the Egyptian and Fertile Crescent civilizations?
- Marcus Lepidus, Marc Antony
- Two of Julius Ceasar's top ranking officers who joined forces with Octavian to kill Julius Ceasar's assassins
- Herodotus
- The historian who chose his subject the Persian Wars, and called his work the "Historia"
- Aeschylus
- The first of the great writers of Tragedies, wrote the "oresteia" which is a trilogy.
- Augustine
- Wrote the world's first autobiography, "Confessions," based on hoe he was converted to Christianity
- barely civilized, backward mountaineers
- How did the Greeks view the Macedonians prior to Philip II's conquest.
- Civilizations, trade, government, arts, science, written language
- ________ are highly organized societies marked by advanced knowledge of ________, ________, ________, ________, and often ________________.
- Served as a tomb for the eternal rest of the inhabitant.
- What was the main purpose of the Egyptian pyramids?
- Tiberius Gracchus, Gaius Gracchus, Marius, Sulla, Julius Caesar
- Put the following reformers/rulers in chronological order: Julius Caesar, Gaius Gracchus, Sulla, Marius, Tiberius Gracchus
- Marc Antony
- Given ownership of Greece in the second triumvirate, and later married Cleopatra
- Galen
- The ancient medical ideas compiled by this Greek Physician formed the basis of Roman Medical Science
- Comedies, tragedies, and satyrs
- Name the three types of Greek dramas
- Consuls
- The two Patrician Officials who headed over the Executive Branch, they were elected for one-year terms.
- Edict of Prices
- Diocletian issued this order to slow inflation by freezing wages and setting maximum prices for goods.
- Eratosthenes
- Estimated the Earth's Circumference within 1 percent of the correct figure
- Arabic and Hebrew
- Aramaic is closely related to what two languages?
- Australopithecus, Homo habilis, Homo erectus, Neanderthal, Cro-Magnon
- In chronological order of their appearance, name the five early human groups that we've studied in class.
- Constantine
- This Emperor made it legal for land owners to chain their workers to the farm, made jobs hereditary, and moved the capital of the eastern empire to the Greek town of Byzantium.(later named the Greek town Constantinople)
- Specialization of Labor
- A defining practice of civilizations where workers are skilled in a limited number of specific tasks is known as what?
- eddubas
- Sumerians wishing to learn cuneiform and become scribes studied for many years at special schools called__________
- Bartering
- What system was in place before the Lydians introduced coins?
- Pericles
- The Athenian General who led Athens through its Golden Age
- The Goths, the Alemanni, the Franks, and the Saxons
- Germanic Tribes who repeatedly and successfully attacked the Empire
- Assembly of Centuries
- Named for the military formation of 100 soldiers, this group elected officials of the executive branch
- Sun, Stars
- Expert Phoenician navigators plotted their voyages by means of the __________ and __________
- Nineveh
- The Assyrian Capital
- King Nebuchadnezzar
- The king of the Chaldeans
- King Darius
- The King of Persia who was defeated by Alexander's forces
- Odoacer
- The german soldier who seized Rome and overthrew the young emperor Romulus Augustulus in AD 474 then named himself king of Italy
- A new approach to a cultural, scientific or technological problem, or an improvement on an earlier solution, that has a significant impact on a group's lifestyle..
- Define innovation.
- The Tarquins
- A wealthy etruscan family who provided kings to rule over the Romans
- Ptolemy, Seleucus, Antigonus
- The three generals of Alexander who divided Alexander's empire amongst themselves
- The Arameans
- The ____________ were another trading power whom used caravans to import and export instead of using ships like the Phoenicians
- the Chaldeans
- The ___________ captured the town of nineveh and conquered the Assyrians
- The brutal ruler that was overthrown before the Latin nobles established the Roman Republic
- Who was Tarquin the Proud?
- Marius
- As a result of this Consul's action, Rome for the first time had a professional army in which soldiers owed allegiance to their commander, not the Republic
- The Assyrians
- The ___________treated conquered peoples badly, and their army earned the reputation as the most lethal fighting force in the Middle East
- Zoroaster
- This prophet called for reform of Persian Religion, and founded Zoroastrianism
- Ionia
- The Greek City-States in Asia Minor that were conquered by Cyprus II in the Persian Wars
- Commerce and trade dominated their city-states.
- Why did the Sumerians need to develop a writing system?
- The Twelve Tables
- The most significant Plebeian victory, the creation of this written law code.
- Marcus Lepidus
- Given ownership of North Africa, Octavian forces him to retire from political life
- Theocracy
- the government of Egypt
- Punici
- The Romans called the Carthaginians _________.
- Tribunes
- The chosen representatives of the Plebeians, granting them legal protections and the right to veto government decisions.
- Hippocrates
- called "the father of medicine," believed diseases were caused by natural not supernatural caused, and that the body could heal its self
- Thucydides
- the second noted historian of Greece, who wrote about the Peloponnesian War, regarded as the first scientific historian
- Sophists
- Proffesional teachers who claimed that they could find the answers to all questions
- Agriculture
- The greatest accomplishment/innovation of the Neolithic Revolution was _____________.
- Aramaic
- Until the AD 800s the majority of the people living in the Fertile Crescent spoke________________
- Euclid
- Wrote the Elements of Geometry
- Julius Ceasar
- The ambitious aristocrat who allied himself with the General Pompey and the politician Crassus, later forming a triumvirate over Rome.
- Myron
- The Greek Sculptor who sculpted the Discus Thrower
- Theodosius
- The Roman Emperor who made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire
- Pontius Pilate
- The Roman Governor who arrested Jesus as a political rebel and ordered that he be crucified.
- ziggurat
- A Sumerian Temple made of sun-dried brick and painted tile
- They cared for their sick and aged. They may have been the first to practice medicine. They covered the bodies of their dead with flowers and buried them in shallow graves with food, tools, and weapons.
- Give two reasons that Neanderthals were advanced culturally.
- Assembly of Tribes
- What legislative group was created to represent the plebians?
- Homer
- The blind Greek poet who wrote the "Illiad" and the "Odyssey"
- The Lydians
- The ___________developed a money system using coins as a medium of exchange
- Gilgamesh
- A Sumerian Epic Poem, may be the oldest written story in the world
- Euripedes
- The last of the 3 great Greek tragedians, he wrote "The Trojan Women"
- Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antonius Pius, and Marcus Aurelius
- Who were the five good emperors?
- Mandate of Heaven
- According to Chinese belief, what did just and effective rulers receive?
- Sulla
- The general who drove Marius into exile and had himself appointed as dictator.
- Scipio
- The Roman General who attacked Carthage and forced Hannibal's recall to Africa.
- Alphabet
- The Phoenicians developed the first___________ consisting of 22 characters
- Theodosius I
- This emperor divided the eastern and western parts of the empire into 2 empires, the byzantine empire and the roman empire. He did this in hopes to lessen the internal problems of the empire.
- A form of government in which a small group holds political power.
- Define oligarchy.
- Aristotle
- One of the Great philosophers of Greece, he wrote over 200 books on topics ranging from astronomy to political science.
- Plato
- Wrote the earliest book on Politcal Science, called "The Republic"
- Amenhotep
- The Pharaoh of Egypt who declared that all Egyptians should worhip the god Aton, the sun disk god.He also changed his name to Akhenaton
- Raised the number of legions in the army, divided the empire into two administrative divisions, Edict of Prices, required farmers who rented land never to leave their property, all workers remained at the same job for life.
- Name three attempted reforms (not accomplishments!) of Diocletian?
- Hannibal
- The Carthaginian General who marched about 40,000 soldiers and about 40 elephants out of Spain, crossing southern Gaul, and then up the Alps.
- Largest empire of its time. Government bureaucracy to organize and control local government. Tolerant rulers. Royal Road to improve trade and communication. Followed Zoroastrianism.
- Name three specific accomplishments/characteristics of the Persian Empire.
- Persepolis
- The most magnificent city in the Persian Empire
- Romulus
- The man who created Rome
- Rights: They could vote, hold public office, own property, and speak for themselves in court. Responsibilities: Serve in the government and defend the polis in a time of war.
- Name three rights of a citizen in a Greek polis and one responsibility/expectation.
- Protector, Christianity
- The Roman Emperor Constantine became the ____________ of _____________
- Neanderthals
- They cared for sick, may have been the first to practice medecine
- because each was a member of Augustus' family
- Why are they called the Julio- Claudians?
- Xia
- China's first dynasty
- The Minoans
- These people curled their hair, bedecked themselves with gold jewelry, and set off their narrow waists with wide metal belts. Their Chief deity was the Great Goddess, or Earth Mother.
- Pythagoras
- developed the Pythagorean Theorem, and taught that the world was round and revolved at a fixed point
- The Mycenaeans
- The ______________ worshipped the Earth Mother as well.
- Brutus, Cassius
- These two people led a group of senators to kill Ceasar on March 15, 44 BC
- sea
- Phoenicians were the first ___________ empire.
- Zeno
- Founded Stoicism, the belief that what happened to people was governmend by natural laws
- Alaric
- The visigoth chief who led his people into Italy, capturing and sacking Rome.
- The Persians, King Cyrus II
- The ____________ led under ____________ seized Babylon, and conquered the rest of the Chaldean Empire.
- Plebeians
- Included wealthy, nonaristocratic townspeople and landowners as well as merchants, shopkeepers, small farmers, and laborers.
- Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero
- Who were the Julio-Claudians?
- The Appian Way
- The first major Roman road, constructed in the 300s BC
- Literally meaning 'Roman Peace,' it was the period of great stability from 31 B.C. to 180 A.D. that boosted trade, raised standards of living, and generated many achievements in the arts.
- What was the Pax Romana?
- The city-states usually operated independently, making it difficult to cooperate and, at times, causing animosity.
- How did the geography of Greece affect the city-states?
- King Phillip II
- The King of Macedonia who was killed before he could lead the Greeks and Macedonians into a war with Persia
- Cro-Magnons
- They built long houses that held communities of 30-100 people
- Socrates
- Sentenced to death by Athens, some accused him of "corrupting the young" and of "not worshipping the gods worshipped by the state"
- Carthage
- _______________ eventually became the most powerful city in the Western Mediterranean
- Sophocles
- Wrote the play "Oedipus Rex"
- Attila
- The chief of the Huns, who raided the eastern empire then plundered the larger cities of Italy
- Mesopotamia
- The piece of land that lies between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, the name also means "The land between the rivers"
- Alexander the Great
- His vision was to create an empire that would unite Europe and Asia and combine the best of Greek and Persian Cultures.
- Patricians
- The wealthy, Aristocratic Latin Nobles of Rome
- Menander
- The most renowned Hellenistic Playwright, who specialized in comedies about everyday life.
- Phidias
- The Greek sculptor who carved the towering statue of Athena that was placed in the Parthenon
- Tiberius Gracchus, Gaius Gracchus
- The two brothers who proposed limiting the size of latifundia, and distributing land to the poor. Both were opposed and killed by the Senate ( which was made up of the most wealthy Romans)
- They had very impressive sewer systems.
- Why do we believe that the Harappan people valued cleanliness?
- jus gentium
- The law created by Rome that dealt with non-citizens
- Shang
- The first dynasty to be dated from written records in China
- Ptolemy
- The observations of this Greek astronomer formed the foundation of Roman Astronomy