Arete
Troy
Socrates
Domestication
Phillip II
Oligarchy
Plato
Senate
Siddhartha Gautama
Harappan
Trade
Mohenjo Daro
Iliad
epic poems
Julius Caesar
Cultural Diffusion
Neolithic
Paleolithic
Mountainous
Systematic agriculture
Ziggurat
Pax Romana
Mount Olympus
Democracy
River Valleys
Silt
Nile River
Hajj
Jupiter
referred to as the Buddha, founder of Buddhism
“the rule of many”; government by the people, either directly or through their elected representatives
the keeping of animals and growing food on a regular bases
a long poem that tells the deeds of a great hero
Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca that toke place in the last month of the year and that all Muslims are expected to make at least once during their lifetime
the action of buying and selling goods and services
Chief god of ancient Rome and Italy
the process of adapting wild plants and animals for human use
relating to or denoting the later part of the Stone Age, when ground or polished stone weapons and implements prevailed
fine sand, clay, or other material carried by running water and deposited as a sediment, makes land fertile in river valleys after flood of river
provided ancient Egypt with fertile soil and water for irrigation, as well as a means of transporting materials for building projects
An advanced civilization flourished in these cities for hundreds of years.
a region having many mountains
where the Greek myth of the Trojan War took place
a massive stepped tower on which was built a temple dedicated to the chief god or goddess of a Sumerian city
“the rule of the few”; a form of government in which a select group of people exercises control
built sophisticated cities, invented sewage systems that predated ancient Rome's, and engaged in long-distance trade with settlements in Mesopotamia
he founded the Academy, an academic program which many consider to be the first Western university
the qualities of excellence that a hero strives to win in a struggle or contents.
a certain cultural values, ideas, or even cultures are adapted by different cultures.
relating to or denoting the early phase of the Stone Age, lasting about 2.5 million years, when primitive stone implements were used.
a mountain peak in northeast Greece near the Aegean coast; believed by ancient Greeks to be the dwelling place of the gods
state council of ancient Roman republic &empire,shared legislative power with popular assemblies,administration w/ magistrates,judicial power w knight
A roman general and politician who named himself dictator of the Roman empire.
king of the Spaniards from 1556 to 1598 and king of the Portuguese (as Philip I) from 1580 to 1598.
valley formed by flowing water
Any state of peace in Rome imposed by a strong nation not weakened or defeated.
the founder of Western philosophy and among the first moral philosophers of the ethical tradition of thought.
explains the Trojan, conflict between the city of Troy
Paterfamilias
Babylon
Greek
Aristocracy
Edict of Milan
Nomad
Constantinople
Bible
Republic
Gilgamesh
Constantine
Quran
Monotheistic
Dynastic Cycle
Torah
Homer
Abraham
the Islamic holy book (like our Bible)
a legendary Sumerian king and hero of the Gilgamesh Epic
author of two most famous Epic Poem, iliad and Odyssey
the law of God as revealed to Moses and recorded in the first five books of the Hebrew scriptures (the Pentateuch).
the Christian scriptures, consisting of the Old and New Testament
First covenant with God. In the book of Genesis he obeys unquestioningly commands of God.
Constantine made Christianity the main religion of Rome, and created Constantinople
the highest class in certain societies, especially those holding hereditary titles or offices
capital of the Roman Empire was moved here for more than a thousand year
the rise, fall and replacement of dynasties or empires, in China; Mandate of Heaven
in roman social structure, the dominant male head of household
belief in one God
relating to Greece, its people, or their language
a person who moves from place to place rather than settling down and living in one area
was an ancient city located on the lower Euphrates river in southern Mesopotamia
proclamation that permanently established religious toleration for Christianity within the Roman Empire
a form of government in which the leader is not a king and certain citizens have the right to vote