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History M01A Study Guide 1
A study guide for Western Civ. Part 1
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02/20/2011

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Term
paleolithic
Definition
Old Stone Age
Humans using stone technology
From 400,000 bc - 7,000 bc
Humans started using stone tools, most of our technological history
Term
homo sapiens
Definition
Thinking Humans,
100,000 years ago
Began hunter gatherers
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neolithic
Definition
humans
domestication of food supply, use of laws, agriculture
new stone age
7,000 bc - 3,000 bc
Term
Herodotus
Definition
Ancient greek historian
400 bc
first to record a systematic form of history
Term
Mesopotamia
Definition
People living between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, the summerians and akkadians
3000 bc
Developed the first form of writing, Cunieform
A civilization often considered the cradle of civilization
Term
cunieform
Definition
wedge shaped writing
people of Mesopotamia developed it
30th century bc
allowed invoices for trading
Term
Shamash
Definition
A Mesopotamian deity
god of justice
Time of the Mesopotamians
Inspiration for Hammurabi's code
Term
Dumuzi
Definition
god of the mesopotamians
constantly reborn, seasons changing
time of mesopotamian
helped people understand their world
Term
Gilgamesh
Definition
King of Uruk
center of story
showed meaning of life and death, journey was a metaphor
showed the peoples view of the after life was dismal
Term
ziggurats
Definition
built for priests
they were massive, raised structures
mesopotamia
they allowed a way of defense
Term
Sargon
Definition
Leader of Akkad-Semitic
First world conqueror
233 bc
Turned mere city states into an empire
Term
Hammurabi
Definition
6th king of babylon
creator of hammurabi's code
around 1700 bc
created hammurabi's code, a set of laws
Term
Polis
Definition
political structure
700 bc
the people and their town god
place for people to live? idk
Term
Penelope
Definition
Wife of odysseus
the perfect example of a woman
gave women an example of what to be like
created by homer in 700 bc
Term
Helen
Definition
wife of Achilles in the illiad
bad example of a woman
created by homer 700 bc
during trojan war
Term
Odysseus
Definition
strong man
trojan war
very god-like, good example of a male
Term
arete
Definition
excellence, virtue
what the gods what
homer gave examples in his poems in 700 bc
kind of an example of what people should act like
Term
homer
Definition
poet in 700 bc
one of the only to write during the time
showed arete and how people should act
greek
Term
Odyssey
Definition
written by homer
its about odysseus
written in 700 bc
Term
Illiad
Definition
written by homer
700 bc
trojan war, and achilles
Term
zeus
Definition
he was a god
god of sky, lightning and earth
leader of the gods, basically
700bc
Term
democracy
Definition
rule by the people
Term
theocracy
Definition
clergy rules
Term
oligarchy
Definition
rule by a select few
Term
aristocracy
Definition
when the best rule
Term
tholos
Definition
tomb
built by the mycenaeans
little after the minoans
Term
mycenaean
Definition
greek speakers
occupied crete
around 1200
they were a large colony based on war
Term
minoans
Definition
first greeks, but not greek speakers
3000-1450 bc
Term
Temple of Solomon
Definition
created by solomon
said to house the ark of the Ark
aroud 900bc
Term
Old Testament
Definition
Sacred text of the Hebrews
Written in 900 bc
Term
Abraham
Definition
first patriachal leader
hebrew leader
1800-1500 bc
Term
Torah
Definition
1st 5 books of the Old Testaments
contained creation story and laws
Term
Tiglath-Pileser III
Definition
ruled Assyria in 748-727
created professional army,
iron weapons
egineering corps
Term
Ramses II
Definition
Kadesh 1274
brings stability
warrior/builder
egyptian
Term
phaoah
Definition
earthly representation of living god
egypt
power between god and man
Term
ma'at
Definition
egypt
ideal state of the universe, justice, order
pharoah tries to bring that
Term
Ahmenhotep
Definition
part of the middle kingdom of egypt
reunites egypt
Term
pyramids
Definition
key to after life
house dead bodies
example is giza
Term
book of the dead
Definition
used to help the dead
new kingdom
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