Dr. Jack History D Quest
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- Orthodox Christianity
- A strict sect of Christianity
- Jesus
- God's son, savior of the world
- Anacondas
- REALLY BIG SNAKES
- Monotheism
- Belief in one god
- Prophets
- People who delivered messages directly from God to other people
- Mississippi R.
- River that covers about half the United Sates
- Judgment Day
- A day when God will judge who goes to Heaven and who goes to Hell
- Germanic Invaders
- Goths, Saxons, Huns, Anglos, Franks, etc...
- Justinian's Code
- Set of rules for Rome passed by Justinian
- Council of Nicaea
- Gathering of bishops from across the Roman empire to decide what would be put in the Bible, and what the church's beliefs would be
- Dark Ages
- Time when nothing was recorded and chaos reigned
- Promised Land
- Place God promised to the Isrealites, "flowing with milk and honey"
- Judaism
- Religion founded by Abraham, belief in a covenant with a personal god
- Quechua
- Incan language
- Paracutin
- Volcano that formed practically overnight
- Individualism
- The belief that each person is unique and can have a specifically personal life and relationship with God
- Improvement
- The belief in making oneself and others better
- Progress
- Moving forward, changing things for the better
- Hopewell
- Northern Native Americans (around Cincinnati)
- Edict of Milan
- Statement issued by Constantine declaring that the Christians should no longer be persecuted
- Abraham
- Founder of Judaism
- Constantine
- Emperor who issued the Edict of Milan and renamed Byzantium after himself
- 1st Americans
- Olmec, Aztecs, Iroquois, etc...
- Chasquis
- Runners used to deliver messages
- Pagan Conversions
- People who were very superstitious converting to Christianity, encouraged by bishops, sped up by the aligning of Christian holidays with these people's holidays
- Andes
- Mountains on the east coast of South America
- Trial by Ordeal
- Inhumane and ridiculous tests to decide whether or not someone was guilty of something
- Leo III
- the Pope who crowned Charlemagne the Holy Roman Emperor
- Amazon River
- Widest river in the world, in Brazil
- Great Schism
- Split in the church and in the empire
- Nazca Geoglyphs
- Huge drawings in the ground made by feet
- Quetzalcoatl
- White Aztec god with a beard who left, but promised to return in 1519, just when the Spanish invaded
- Olmec
- Famous for creating big stone heads
- Diocletian
- Emperor who divided the Roman empire into two parts
- Holy Roman Emperor
- Title given to a person who had charge of not only the empire, but also the church
- Tenochtitlan
- Capital of the Aztec civilization
- Pope
- Leader of the Roman Catholic Church, bishop of Rome
- Polytheism
- Belief in many gods
- Vikings
- Invaders from the north, excellent fighters, used the hit-and-run tactic
- Christianity
- Sect of Judaism that believes that Jesus is God's son and the savior of the world
- Republic
- Citizens elect representatives to vote for them in the government
- Greek Empire
- Emphasis on learning, people like Euclid and Aristotle, Democracy, Reason & Rationalism instead of superstition--we are still inspired by this culture today!
- Catholicism
- The main sect of Christianity at the time of the Roman empire
- Muslims
- People who serve a god named Allah, invaded Rome
- Monarchy
- Rule by a king or queen
- Rockies
- Mountains in the United States (Not Sierra Madres)
- Zero
- Nothing, concept mastered by the Mayans
- Kipus/Quipus
- Ropes with knots used to keep records
- Golden Rule
- "Do unto others as you would have others do unto you"
- Constantinople
- Second name of the capital of the Byzantine Empire
- Messiah
- The promised savior of the world
- Magyars
- Invaders from the east, also known as Hungarians
- Mississippian People
- Native Americans who lived around the banks of the Mississippi River
- Treaty of Verdun
- The document that split the Byzantine empire into three parts between Charlemagne's three grandsons
- 12 Tables
- Rome's laws, displayed in the city forum
- Clovis
- 1st Christian Germanic ruler
- Hagia Sophia
- The Church of Holy Wisdom built by Justinian
- Aztecs
- Great warrior tribe, big on human sacrifice, city built on an island (eagle on cactus legend)
- Byzantine Empire
- Western portion of the split Roman empire
- Incas
- Civilization in the Andes Mountains, Capital was Cuzco, spoke Quechua, used Chasquis and Kipus to deliver messages or record information
- Mt. Aconcagua
- Highest peak in the Andes and in the western hemisphere
- Machu Pichu
- Abandoned Incan city in the clouds
- Democracy
- Every citizen votes or takes part in making decisions in the government, like whether or not a bill is passed
- Human Sacrifice
- Killing of humans for a purpose like worshiping a god, practiced widely by the Aztecs and a little by the Maya
- Mayans
- Terrace farming, drained swamps, grew maize, Polytheistic, hieroglyphic writing, accurate calendar ending in 2012, Zero, mysteriously disappeared in 900 AD
- Woodland Tribes
- eastern Native American tribes like the Iroquois
- Roman Empire
- This civilization emulated the Greeks, but were much stronger engineers and fighters, Government: Republic, Language: Latin
- Greek Fire
- Sulfurous, nasty, explosive weapon used by Greeks
- Pax Romana
- Peace and prosperity in Rome
- Horace Quote
- "Captive Greece enslaved her fierce captor"
- Cuzco
- capital of the Incan civilization
- 10 Commandments
- Laws given to Moses by God for the Jews to follow
- Theocracy
- Government based on religion
- Greco-Roman Traditions
- A combination of Greek and Roman civilization
- Torah
- Jewish holy book, first five books of the Bible
- Sierra Madres
- Mountains in the US (Not Rockies)
- Ritual Ball Games
- Game played by hitting a rubber ball with anything other than hands through a vertical stone goal, losers usually sacrificed
- Puebloan
- Southwestern Native American tribes who built homes made of clay, sticks, mud, grass, whatever!
- Bible
- The Christian holy book
- Charlemagne
- Great emperor of the Byzantine empire, first person to hold the title Holy Roman Emperor
- Reason/Rationalism
- Using one's brain to figure out a problem instead of relying on superstition
- Battle of Tours
- Battle led by a Frankish leader Charles Martel to defeat the Muslims