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Sem 1 finals
Western Civilization flashcards
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Social Studies
9th Grade
12/19/2012

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Term

Chapter 1

 

Stone Age

Definition
stone tools
Term
Nomads
Definition
people who wandered
Term
Prehistory
Definition
period before written records
Term
Bronze
Definition
copper + tin
Term
Irrigation
Definition
Water for crops
Term

To which subspecies do all humans of today belong?

Definition
homo sapiens sapiens
Term

What were the earliest tools made of?

Definition
stone
Term

Prior to farming, what did early humans rely on to obtain their daily food supply?

Definition
hunting & gathering
Term

What is considered to be the single most important development in human history?

Definition
systematic agriculture
Term

What are the characteristics of a civilization?

Definition

 government
cities

religion

social structure

art

writing

 

 

Term
Nile River
Definition
Egyptian civilization formed along this
Term
Mummification
Definition
preserved dead body
Term
Moses
Definition

Led enslaved Israelites out of Egypt

10 Commandments

Term

Pharoh

 

Definition
Ruler of Egypt
Term
Mesopotamia
Definition
"land between two rivers"
Term
heiroglyphics
Definition
pyramid/temple writing
Term
cuneiform
Definition
wedge-shaped writing
Term
Empire
Definition
country that rules other countries
Term
Dynasty
Definition
family of rulers
Term
polytheistic
Definition
worship
Term
monotheistic
Definition
worship one god
Term

What is Hammurabi best remembered for? 

Definition
code of laws
Term

What was the greatest accomplishment of the Phoenicians?

Definition
alphabet
Term

What was the basic unit of Sumerian civilization?

Definition
city-state
Term

Chapter 2



Polis

Definition
Greek city-state
Term
Oligarchy
Definition
ruled by the few
Term
Persia
Definition
tried to conquer Greece
Term
Socrates
Definition
Greek philosopher
Term
Homer/works
Definition
Homer was blind
Term
Sparta
Definition
military city-state
Term
Olympic Games/776 BC
Definition
Started in honor of Greek god Zeus
Term
Plato
Definition
Greek philosopher
Term
Democracy
Definition
started in Athens
Term
Athens
Definition
birthplace of democracy
Term
Zeus
Definition
Greek god
Term
Aristotle
Definition
Greek philosopher
Term

What did the 3 great Athenian reformers not do? 

Definition
give women a role in government
Term

How were Sparta and Athens similar? Different? 

Definition

Sparta

  • war-like
  • oligarchy

Athens

  • democracy 
Term

What was the major result of the Peloponnesian War? 

Definition
Athens was defeated by Sparta and other city-states
Term
Senate
Definition
300 patricians serve for life
Term
Punic Wars
Definition
Rome & Carthage
Term
Pax Romana
Definition

"Roman Peace"

lasted 100 years

Term
Paterfamilias
Definition
male-dominated society
Term
Plebians
Definition
small land owners
Term
Julius Caesar
Definition
assassinated in Senate by Brutus
Term
Spatacus
Definition
led slave revolt
Term
Twelve Tables
Definition
Rome's first code of laws
Term
Patricians
Definition
large land owners that made up ruling class
Term
Octavian
Definition
defeats Mark Anthony
Term
476
Definition
fall of the Western Roman Empire
Term
Tiber
Definition
river Rome is on
Term
BC
Definition

Before Christ

 

Term

What was the entertainment of Roman society?

Definition
gladiator batttles
Term

What titles did the Senate give Octavian?

Definition

Augustus, Imperator

 

(Jesus was born during Octavian's rule)

Term

Why did Christianity attract so many followers?

Definition
promise of Salvation, whether rich or pore
Term

Chapter 3

 

Islam

Definition
"peace through submission to the will of Allah'
Term
Five Pillars
Definition
duties of a good Muslim
Term
Medina
Definition

Muhammad's destination after fleeing Mecca

he became a religious & political leader

Term
Saladin
Definition
recaptures Jerusalem
Term
Baghdad/Abbasids
Definition
capitol/dynasty
Term
Mecca
Definition
pilgrimage destination of Muslims
Term
Hajj
Definition
name of pilgramage for Muslims
Term
Allah
Definition
God
Term
Mosques
Definition
Muslim house of worship
Term
Umayyad/Damascus
Definition
dynasty/capitol
Term
Quran
Definition
Muslim holy book
Term
Muhammad
Definition
founder of Islamic faith
Term
Caliph
Definition
leader of the Muslims
Term

Chapter 3/4



Justinian

Definition
forms body of civil law
Term
Magna Carta
Definition

"Great Charter"

signed by King John

limits power

Term
Edwar I and Parlaiment
Definition
formed Parlaiment, which consists of a House of Lords and a House of Commons
Term
feudalism
Definition
form of government
Term
William of Normandy/Battle of Hastings 1066
Definition
defeats King Harold to become King William I of England
Term
Henry II/Common Law
Definition
establishes Royal Courts
Term
Vassal
Definition
receives land in return for military service
Term
Charlamagne
Definition
crowned Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire by pope
Term
Dowry
Definition
payment to the groom in marriage
Term
Fief
Definition
the land given to a vassal
Term

What was European civilization, how was it formed?

Definition
Based on:
  • Germanic peoples
  • Legacy of the Romans
  • Christian Church
Term

Explain the advancements made by Henry II.

Definition
expanded the Royal Courts and created common law
Term
Manoralism
Definition
early economic system
Term
London
Definition
capitol of England
Term
The Hundred Years War
Definition

England vs. France

 

Term
Bourgeoisie
Definition
made up of merchants and artisans
Term
Serfs
Definition
peasants that were legally bound to the land
Term
Black Death
Definition
bubonic plague
Term

Medieval Towns/cities grew developed where?

Definition
intersection of trade routes
Term

Europe’s economic foundation was changed by?

Definition
increase in trade
Term

Chapter 5



Leonardo da Vinci & his works

Definition
Mona Lisa
Term
The Works of Michelangelo
Definition
Sistine Chapel
Term
Machiavelli's "The Prince"
Definition
how to acquire/keep power
Term
Catholic Reformation
Definition
reform of the Catholic church
Term
Castliglione
Definition

"Book of the Courtier"

characteristics of a perfect Renaissance noble

Term
Martin Luther
Definition
nailed his 95 Thesis to Church door
Term
Henry VIII
Definition
wanted a divorce
Term
St. Patrick
Definition
missionary to Ireland
Term
John Calvin
Definition

founder of Calvanism

believed in predestination

Term
Indulgences
Definition
tickets to heaven
Term
Nuns
Definition
educated women
Term

Capitol of Western Christendom?

Definition
Rome
Term

Describe what is meant by the term Renaissance.


It was a revival of? 


What was the main reason for the start & growth of the Renaissance in Europe?

Definition

rebirth

 

art, literature, learning

 

trade

Term

What were the causes for the Protestant Reformation?

Definition
corruption in the church
Term

Why was the Anglican Church formed and who is the head of the Anglican Church?

Definition

Act of Supremacy

King/Queen of England

Term

The three most important artists of the Italian High Renaissance?

Definition
Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo
Term
Christopher Columbus
Definition

sponsored by Spain

sailed to Hispanola

Term
Juan Ponce De Leon/ Fountain of Youth
Definition
never found it
Term
Ferdinand Magellan/Philippine Islands
Definition
names them after King Philip
Term
Inuit
Definition
Eskimo
Term
Moluccas/Spice Islands
Definition
____ known as the ____
Term
Mesoamericans
Definition

people in North America & Mexico

cultivated "three sisters"

Term
Francisco Pizarro/Incas
Definition

Pizarro sponsored by Spain

 

conquered Incas

 

Incas based on war

Term
Henry the Navigator
Definition
created school of navigation and sailing
Term
Aztecs/Cortez
Definition

Aztecs were in Valley of Mexico

 

Aztecs conquered by Cotez

 

Term
Cabot/Bristol
Definition

sponsored by England

 

sailed from Bristol

 

named Newfoundland

Term

What area did Columbus explore?

Definition
Hispanola
Term

What motivated European explorers?

Definition
God, Glory, & Gold
Term

Why did the Europeans want to find a water route to India? 

Definition
direct spices and silk
Term

What country first landed on the West Coast of India?


Who were their main explorers?

Definition

Portugal

 

Dias & de Gama

Term

What Countries were the leaders in Exploration in the 15th & 16th centuries?

Definition

Portugal

Spain

England

Dutch (Netherlands)

France

Term

Cultivated crops in N. America, known as the “Three Sisters”.

Definition

corn (maize)

beans

squash

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