Social studies 101

ehats special alexander battle tequniques

30 ft swords

which man died and then became ruler

Alexander the great

what was name of Egypt's monotheistic god?

Amen- Ra

why was socrates unliked by people in city?

Because he asked deep questions that couldn't be answered.

what are 2 main rivers in the indian subcontinent

Ganges and Indus

what was name of the dude who tried to conquer lands and failed>

Justinian

what are 5 earliest civilations

Mesopotamia, Egypt, india, china

what did greek polis have in common

They had similar religions and languages

what is a ziggurat

a building temple or palace is called a......

what is a republic

a govt. where power rests in citizens hands

what is an acropolis

a temple usually on a hill dedicated to greek gods

wht are 5 things make a city

advanced cities, specialized workers, complex institutions, record keeping, advanced technology.

whats name of god of god in zorastrinaism

ahura mazda

how many people were in roman senate

approximately 300 men

was weather bad or good for indian subcontinent

bad because the seasonal wet and dry seasons were bad for plants and things.

why did roman change republic?

because A king Taarquin the proud was a harsh ruler

why were monsoons helpful

because deposited silt and other materials

why do people relate roman culture to greek culture?

because rome took from greece and added on to thier ideas

name 3 similarities betweeen roman and greek culture

both were tremendous builders both had somewhat of a senate both polis

how did alexander great spread greek culture

by conquering cities and forcing them into acceptance greek culture

what is name of the new eastern rome

byzatine empire

how was christianity spread

christian spread through misssonaries

what is the purpose of cities

cities birthplace first civilizations, made trading easier

differences Greek and rome

different building styles. huge language difference. Roman copy greece in art and much else. Math came from Greece

what special about meso.

first to irrigate land

what morals guide zorastrinsim

good thoughts good words good deeds=heaven

how socrates die

he died by drinking hemlock poison

what did plato do

he was a student of socrates and wrote down conversation of socrates.

what are hominids

hominids are (1st humans) and shared some qualities of "Aps."

what is name of indian language and what is one problem with the leanguage

it is called Harapin and it was hard to decipher

how justinian influence rome

justinian code built buildings tried recuoner west

whats mesopotamia geography

land between 2 rives

what is the Indian subcontinent

landmass between instanbul and bangledaesh

name 3-5 reasons why we study history

make connections learn from past mistakes understand cultures prevent wars find ways to solve problems

what town/city has borders and was bothered by barbarians for it?

mesopotamians

what are monsoons

moonsoons are wet rainstorms that sometimes accompany tornadoes.

who ruled in the roman republic (what social group)

patricians

where zorastraniasm begin

persia was birth

how theodora influence govt

persuasive met lot of foreign leaders

religion play role Egyptian government '

pharoh were gods pharoh worshipped

whats another name for Greek city states

polis

what did aristole do

questioned the world and life.

what caused rise civilizations

rise caused neanthrathals made religions and things. Developed civilized groups called villages. These groups developed overtime and caused irrigation which caused cities.

what was the goverment of india

run by priest and karma

what was great schism

split of religious beliefs east orthodox and roman catholic

what was Alexander the great known for

starting hellenistic culture through war tactics and language

what was posted all over town for the people to see?

the 12 tables

what is the main difference between Greek city states

the govermnment was main one.

what did the phonecians add to our culture that we still use today

the sail!!! The alphabet agriculture

what group of 300 men made laws

the senate

what is hellinistic culture

the spreading and mixing of cultures

what is job of consuls in roman republic

these people commanded the army and direct govt.

what was the government jobs like in indus river valley

they had specialized workers

what was one downfall of the mountains separated greece

they made greece hard to unify

what is the purpous of mountains in indian subcontinent

they protect area from invasion

what job dictator republic

this persom stopped emergencies (6 month rule)

how was hinduism buddhism spread

this was spread through trade and by word of mouth

what did greeks specialize in?

trade :D

how phonecian impact world

trading

what was Hammurabi law code

uniform code made bring diverse groups together