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Pantheon
This is Romes most famous domed structure, a temple to all the Roman gods (it still stand today).
mosaic
A picture made from chips of colored stone or glass( this is in conjuction with Roman Art-- Romans beutified their homes(Pompii- city burried by volcanoe).
Mandate of Heaven
the belief that Chinese rulers had the gods' approval to rule
Who studies history?
Historian
Hammurabi's Code
first set of written laws, consistent but not equal
civilization
a complex highly organized social order
Monotheism
belief in only one god
caste system
rigid class structure in India, aperson is born into a class and cant move out of it or marry someone from a different caste,must wait for reincarnation
confusion
philospher who belived social order
Reincarnation
process by which a soul is reborn continuously until it achieves perfect understanding
polytheism
belief in many gods
artisans
skilled craftworkers
history
study of what was and how people lived in the past
Galon
A greek doctor- he advanced the frontiers of medical science by insisting on experiments to prove a conclusion. He also compiled a medical enclopedia that remained in its standard text for 1,000.
monsoons
seasonal winds that control India's climate
What do geographers study?
where people live, why they live there, & how they live
Old stone age (another name, lasted from when to when)
Paleolithic, lasted from 2,000,000 b.c.e -> 10,00 b.c.e
Greco-Roman Civilization
The Romans first adsorbed ideas from the Greek colonists in S Italy, and even after Rome conquered Greece.This led to the blending of Greek, Hellenistic, and Roman traditions known as the Greco-Roman Civilization.
domestication
the taming of animals for human use,such as work or as food
Law of Nations
The second system of laws that replaced the civil law ( bec it ruled out many foriegners) ;it aplied to all people under roman rule ( citizen or not). Eventualy these 2 systems merged when Rome expanded citizenship across the whole empire.
Geography
the study of earth, people, and their resources
Livy (History)
A Rome historian who sought to rouse patriatic feeling& restore Traditional virtues of the Romans by recalling the heroic images of Romes past( gr8t heroes as Horatius, and Cincinnatus).
parts of a civilization
cites, complex religions, art and architecture, social classes, organized government, written language, public works, job specialization
siddhartha gautama
the founder of buddhism, the buddha
Engineering
The application of science and mathamatics to develope useful structures & machines.(ROman Engineering built harbors, roads, bridges and aqueducts thoughtout the Roman Empire).
Aqueduct
Are bridgelike stone structures that brought water from the hills into the Roman cities.
satirize
To make fun of- The roman poets satirised the Roman Society.
Pax Romana
golden age of Rome
cultural diffusion
the spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from 1 person to the next
Dynasty
a series of rulers from a single family, especially in China and Japan
steppe
less fertile lands or sparse dry grasslands
City-State
a city and its surrounding lands that act as a government
cataract
waterfall
What do archeologists study?
artifacts, tools, weapons, clothing, and pottery
delta
a triangular area of marshland formed, Triangular area of marshland formed by deposits of silt at the mouth of some rivers
Archeology
study of early people by examing artifacts
vizier
cheif minister
empire
a group of states or territories controlled by one ruler
Another name for new stone age
Neolithic
Silk Roads/Routes
trade routes from China through Asia, India, Europe
2 types of location
1-exact location; longitude & latitude 2- relative location; in relation to
karma
in hinduism and buddhism,the total of the good or bad deeds performed by a person, which is believed to determined how he/she is reborn
silt
soil
Geography is studied by.........?
geographers
Virgil (Poetry)
Wrote an epic poem called the AENEID; it potrays Romes past as a heroic one just as that of the Greeks. This poem was written after Augustus came into power.His hope was that it would arouse patriotism & help unite Rome after yrs of civil war.
city-state
a political unit that included a city and its surroundings
pharoah
egyptian ruler
pictograms
simple drawings
Civil Law
During the republic this system of law applied to Roman citizens.
What do historians study?
artifacts, written documents, photographs, they look for PRIMARY RESOURCES- most reliable
Torah
holy book of judaism
untouchables
lowest class people in the caste system
scribes
specially trained people who learned to read and write
Who studies archeology?
archeologists
golden age
period of prosperity, peace, and cultural growth
mandate of heaven
in chineese history,the belief the ruler had gods approval to rule

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