Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
117 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
Corpus of civil law was compiled by a commission appointed by____
|
Justinian
|
|
|
IN general, Byzantine are depicted
|
religious subjects
|
|
|
Justinian became emperor of the byzantine empire in
|
527 A.D.
|
|
|
The first country officially to adopt christianity was
|
Armenia
|
|
|
The byzantines were frequently attacked from the east by the
|
persians
|
|
|
supporters of Leo III's ban on religious images became known as
|
iconoclasts
|
|
|
the primary chronical is a collection of
|
eastern slavic history tales and legends
|
|
|
after 550 a.d. the major byzantine industry was the production of
|
silk
|
|
|
The alphabet for slavic languages was devised by
|
Cyril
|
|
|
theodora persuaded justinian to ignore his advisers who advocated
|
fleeing constantinople
|
|
|
the writings of paul and other early christians are collected in
|
the new testament
|
|
|
the visigoth chief who captured rome in 410 a.d. was
|
alaric
|
|
|
the first emperor of rome took the title of
|
augustus
|
|
|
in 451 b.c. the patricians finally put___
|
the roman laws into writing
|
|
|
which of the following cultures had begun to form on the italian peninsula as early as 5000 b.c.
|
Neolithic
|
|
|
the first punic war began when rome resisted ___
|
carthage's attempt to take the strait of messina
|
|
|
in 53 b.c. julius caesar began a civil war by
|
crossing the rubicon
|
|
|
the author of confessions, which described his conversion to christianity was
|
augustine
|
|
|
the christian church in rome was probably founded by
|
peter
|
|
|
the italian peninsula is located ___
|
at almost the east-west midpoint of the mediterranean
|
|
|
the representatives of the plebeians were called
|
tribunes
|
|
|
after defeating the persians at granicus river and at issus alexander and his troops____
|
headed south to egypt
|
|
|
the oresteia illustraded how
|
the consepuences of one's actions can affect future generations
|
|
|
the code of conduct still practiced by mocern drs was developed by
|
hippocrates
|
|
|
the alexandrian author of hte elements of geometry was
|
euclid
|
|
|
ptolemy and his descendents rusled
|
egypt, libya, and prt of syria
|
|
|
the macedonian king who had conquered most of greece by 338 b.c. was
|
phillip II
|
|
|
the subject of the Historia was
|
persian wars
|
|
|
greece's golden age occurred during
|
the mid 400's b.c.
|
|
|
the earliest greek plays tended to be
|
tragedies
|
|
|
the 'dark age' fefers to the period after the fall of
|
mycenaeans
|
|
|
two aegean civilizations that preceded the greeks were the
|
minoans and mycenaeans
|
|
|
citizens of democratic athens favored lotteries over elections because
|
elections could ber dominated by the wealthy
|
|
|
words such as police and politics derive from the greek word polis meaning
|
city-state
|
|
|
despite greece's mild climate transport and communication were difficult because
|
rugged mountainous terrain
|
|
|
minoan civilization flourished between--- and ---
|
2500 b.c. and 1450 b.c.
|
|
|
spertan men were allowed to retire from the army at age
|
60
|
|
|
spertan society was notable for
|
the emphasis on military and athletic ability
|
|
|
harappa was located in present day
|
pakistan
|
|
|
the legal code of hammurabi called for
|
specific punishment for each type of violation
|
|
|
the existence of trade between the indus valley and mesopotamia is
|
indicated by the discovery of the harappan seals in mesopotamia
|
|
|
at its height ancient egypt had a population of around
|
5 million ppl
|
|
|
after conquering lower egypt narmer set up the capital of his gov. at
|
memphis
|
|
|
settlement of the nile valley began around
|
5000 b.c.
|
|
|
the oldest continuous cvilization in te world is that of
|
china
|
|
|
to irrigate crops egyptian farmers relied on
|
annual flooding of the nile
|
|
|
less is known about the harappans than the egyptians or mesopotamians b/c of
|
lack of written records
|
|
|
land bridges that allowed migration between places now separated by water fromed during
|
the ice age
|
|
|
bones found at the hadar site indicate that the hominid there could
|
walk upright
|
|
|
complex societies with advanced knowledge of farming trade gov are called
|
civilizations
|
|
|
cultural ald lifestyle changes of the neolithic revolution were mostly caused by
|
development of new farming methods
|
|
|
the paleolithic period is characterized by the use of
|
stone tools
|
|
|
the process by whichpeople become more proficient at earning a living by perfoming a single task is called
|
specialization of labor
|
|
|
many scientists date the existence of human like creatures to about
|
4.4 million yrs ago
|
|
|
many archaeologists believe that writing developed from the record keeping of urban
|
priests
|
|
|
why did the mongols never capture the city of novgorod
|
in spring the land became an uncrossable swamp
|
|
|
ruler who led the second campaign against the mainland greeks in the persian war
|
xerxes
|
|
|
athenian general who led the battle at salamis
|
thimosticles
|
|
|
hammurabi's code advanced the cause of justice by
|
making govt resopnisible for justice
|
|
|
how long did odysseus wander after the trojan war before returning to his home in greece
|
10 yrs
|
|
|
an elaborately decorated book
|
illuminated manuscript
|
|
|
artwork made of tiny pieces of colored stone
|
mosaic
|
|
|
ruled the byzantine empire at its height
|
justinian
|
|
|
largest church in the byzantine empire
|
hagia sophia
|
|
|
break between the roman catholic and eastern orthodox church
|
great schism
|
|
|
leader of an asiatic tribe that raided the eastern empire and the larger cities of italy
|
atilla
|
|
|
he married cleopatra
|
marc antony
|
|
|
a general of the carthaginian army
|
hannibal
|
|
|
he is the grand-nephew of julius caesar
|
octavian
|
|
|
laws of rome
|
12 tables
|
|
|
latin nonles are called
|
patricians
|
|
|
the peninsula in central greece where athens is built
|
attica
|
|
|
sumerian system of writing
|
cuniform
|
|
|
the blind poet wrote illiad and odyssey
|
homer
|
|
|
leader of a germanic tribe that sacked rome
|
alaric
|
|
|
the scientist who discovered the principles of buoyancy and the lever
|
archimedes
|
|
|
the southern greek peninsula on which sparta was built
|
peloponesis
|
|
|
reigned for 67 yrs
|
ramses II
|
|
|
divided the roman empire into two administrative units
|
diaclecian
|
|
|
philosopher who developed a teaching method whereby students could correct their own mistakes
|
socrates
|
|
|
system of gov in which the political power lies in the hands of a few wealthy ppl
|
oligarchy
|
|
|
place where remains of early homo sapiens were discovered in the late 1850's a.d.
|
neander valley
|
|
|
the ruler of the greek gods
|
zeus
|
|
|
hippocrates recommended all of the following to promote good health except:
a. regular exercise b.prober hygiene c.regular diet d. plenty of rest |
a regular exercise
|
|
|
the period known as the pax romana included all of the following except
a. peace and stability b. the construction of roads and public buildings c. flourishing trade d. a comfortable standard of living for almost everyone |
d a comfortable standard of living for almost everyone
|
|
|
he was an early christian scholar
|
augustine
|
|
|
scientist who contributed a code of ethics to the field of medicine
|
hippocrates
|
|
|
rows of foot soldiers who used their shields to form a wall in battle
|
phalynx
|
|
|
wat was the significance ofthe 'lucy' find in 1974
|
most nearly complete remains of humanlike country
|
|
|
each greek colony kept close ties with its 'parent city' called the
|
metropolis
|
|
|
the philosophy of plato the 'real' world could be understood only through
|
ideal forms
|
|
|
why was constantinople built
|
located where europe and asia meet
|
|
|
philosopher who wrote about logic science and political science
|
aristotle
|
|
|
system of gov controlled by the ppl
|
democracy
|
|
|
homo sapiens are
|
modern humans
|
|
|
free artisans and merchants who lived in sparta were known as
|
perioeci
|
|
|
in the roman family the absolute head of the household was the
|
father
|
|
|
wat language ws used in eastern orthodos church
|
greek
|
|
|
galen and ptolemy were
|
roman scientists
|
|
|
huge wooden horse tricked them
|
trojans
|
|
|
the most important alloy in early civilization was made by
|
mixing melted copper and tin
|
|
|
the first persian invasion ended when darius I was defeated at
|
marathon
|
|
|
the punic wars were fought between ---
|
rome and carthage
|
|
|
which was the first officially christian country in the world
|
armenia
|
|
|
cicero, ovid, horace, and vergil were all
|
roman writers
|
|
|
ruler of athens throughout its golden age
|
pericles
|
|
|
name meanin 'land between the rivers'
|
mesopotamia
|
|
|
the egyptian god responsible for life, death and rebirth was
|
osiris
|
|
|
greek temples were intended as places
|
for a god to live
|
|
|
cyril's purpose in inventing hte cyrillic alphabet was to
|
spread christianity
|
|
|
tiberius, caligula, claudius and nero are
|
julians
|
|
|
king who lost the battle of thermopylae and helped the greeks win the persian war
|
leonidas
|
|
|
a sumerian terraced temple
|
ziggurat
|
|
|
the everyday writing of ancient egypt is called
|
heiroglyphics
|
|
|
who wrote historia the first history of ancient greece based on the fact rather than legend
|
herodotus
|
|
|
octavian won control of rome by convincing romans that
|
marc antony planned to rule w/ a foreign queen
|
|
|
why ws moscow, or muscovy proclaimed the third rome
|
zarr was regarded as the successor of the byzantine empire
|
