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who- Sumerians
what- wedge-shaped reed on wet tablets of clay
when- 3500 bc
where- Mesopotamia
why sig.- first radical step that scribes took from pictograms which allowed them to derive sounds as opposed to just pictures, it was essentially the 1st form of writing |
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who- Mesopotamians
what- tiered tower dedicated to gods that stood near many temples
when- 2000 bc
where- Mesopotamia
why sig.- huge feats accomplished by early civilizations, they still stand today at 120 ft |
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who- Jews were the chosen ones
what- 1st monothesists that were semitic bands that travelled under patriarchal chieftains
where- coasts of Egypt and Mesopotamia
when- 1200 bc
why sig.- created the monotheistic religion that to this day has been recorded |
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who- ruler of persian army
what- incredible ruler who expanded persias lands greatly with his tactics
when-539 bc
where-Persia
why sig.-he took over babylon & lydia under his reign |
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who- Greeks
what- a city-state which formed center of government & religious life w/ temples & citadels
when- 800-500 bc
where- Archaic Greece
why sig.- gave the ppl a place to go for trading as well as politics and religion, marked center of city-states |
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who-Greeks
what- invasions of the Dorians
when- 1100-800 bc
where- Greece
why sig.- it eventually led to the period of peace and certain rights were given to people that normally would not have them such as women |
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who- Greeks
what- armed infantry soldiers
when- 800-500 bc
where- Archaic Greece
why sig.-these foot soldiers developed their own warrior pride, equal to but differing from that of the aristocrat |
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who- individuals who seized power
what- rulers who seized power illegally
when- 750 bc
where- Greece
why sig.- often rise to power come from popularity, they depended on individual qualities of their rulers for success which did not always work |
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who- philosopher
what- student of Socrates who preached for new forms of government
where- Greece
when- 430-350 bc
why sig.- he believed that the evils of the world & particularily vices & failures of the government & society result from ignorance of the truth |
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who- 1st historian known as 1st political scientist
what- through oral interviews & reading he painstakingly recovered info about all the events he described at the Peloponnesian War
when- 484-420 bc
where- Athens, Greece
why sig.- he was the 1st historian of all time to write down the accounts of what he saw. He wanted to reserve the memory of what took place as well as explain how the 2 came into conflict |
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