Unit 3: World History

Crucifixion

Doctrine

Gospel

Heretic

Messiah

Trinity

The four books of the New Testament that detail the life and teachings of Jesus are called _____.

Christianity is a ________ religion.

The sacred text of Christianity is the Bible which is composed of the _____.

Emperor _________ established the Edict of Milan in 313.

Christianity came out of Judaism, and its founder is Jesus of Nazareth.

Christians believe that Jesus was crucified on a cross, that he died and was buried, and that he rose from the grave to live again.

Christians believe Jesus was both God and man.

The title “Christ,” which means savior, was given to him.

Christianity spread through proclamation and persecution in the first century.

Christianity came into conflict with Roman law.

Christianity was declared the official religion of Rome in 391 by Theodosius I.

Chattel

Infanticide

Populace

Subordinate

Syncreticm

The _________ depicts the role and status of women in Indian society.

Chandragupta rebelled against the governors of _____.

What Indian ruler was converted to Buddhism?

The main trade route that connected China with Rome was called the _____.

The state religion of the Han Dynasty was _____.

What things did the Han Dynasty standardize?

What are the reasons for the Olmec civilization to be the “mother culture” of later Mesoamerican societies

The Olmec civilization was located in _____.

The two classical civilizations in India were the Maurya and Gupta Empires.

The Han Dynasty was broken into two parts; the Former and the Latter.

The Olmec civilization was the “mother culture” to the Mayans, Incas, and Aztecs.

Siddhartha Gautama founded the religion of _____.

The two hundred years of Roman Peace (30 B.C. – A.D. 235) is called _____.

Pompey, Crassus, and Julius Caesar composed the _____.

metallurgy

aristocracy

cynicism

democracy

diaspora

Torah

syncretism

Socratic method

skepticism

polytheistic

philosophy

oligarchy

monotheistic

messiah

inductive reasoning

Match the famous Greek philosopher with the writing or idea attributed to him.

World History is the story of the interaction between _________, the environment, and ideas that form _________, societies, and civilizations.

Egypt and Kush believed in a _________ form of religion.

The Xiongnu and Scythians were ____________ tribes.

Ashoka was the famous king of ______ who renounced violence.

Roman civil law was written down on __________ tables.

This Roman issued the Edict of Milan, which formally established tolerance for all religions

The three kings that reigned during the Golden Age of Israel were:

This became the universal language with changes done by the Romans.

Aristotle’s teacher

Reasons why Kush is considered a satellite of Egypt are:

Reasons why Kush was its own distinct culture include:

The world’s oldest recognized monarchy is found in _____.

The three main kings during the golden age of Israel were _____.

The Hebrew nation was split into two parts: _____.

This tribe migrated across Africa bringing iron technology with it.

Two things societies with iron technology developed socially are _____.

The Xiongnu and Scythians greatly influenced this region.

The Asiatic Huns were also known as the _____.

Most of what we know about the Scythians comes from the _____.

The Xiongnu became the direct ancestors of the Mongols, who ruled China up to World War I.

The Jewish Torah is composed of _____ books.

This tribe migrated across Africa, bringing iron technology with it.

The Scythians and Xiongnu were _____ societies.

Judaism, like Christianity and Islam, traces its roots to _____.

The single most important event in Jewish history is their exodus from _____.

Evidence seems to suggest that the art of metallurgy began in _____.

Place these languages in the order they appeared.

omnipotent
omniscient
omnipresent

The _____ language was spoken in Egypt.

Which of these regions was not influenced by the Scythians?

In what order did the four diasporas mentioned in the lesson occur?

The sacred book of Judaism is called the _____.

The Scythians divided into what two branches?

Some of the benefits of iron technology in agriculture include:

This leader made all citizens over thirty eligible to serve on the council and gave more power to the Citizen Assembly.

This first Athenian reform leader established the Citizen’s Assembly, forbade enslavement for debts, and made fathers responsible for seeing that their sons learned a trade.

The alliance of Greek city-states was called the _____.

The defining moment in Greek history is the _____ wars.

This battle eliminated Persian influence in Greece and Athens.

Plato’s famous teacher was _____.

A civilization whose impact can be felt on history for a very long time is called _____.

______ is considered the father of Greek tragedy.

The introduction of female characters in plays is attributed to _____.

The Socratic method is named after this Greek philosopher.

Inductive reasoning is attributed to _____.

From the lesson, the discovery of philosophy can be attributed to the _____.

Which of the regions or nations did Alexander not conquer?

After Alexander’s death, Greece and Macedonia were ruled by _____.

Alexander the Great eventually established his administrative headquarters at _____.

Alexander was the son of _____.

After Alexander’s death, Egypt was ruled by _____.

The philosophy that believed pleasure was the greatest aim in life was called _____.

This philosophy believed it was important to completely control one’s passions and emotions.

The __________ is considered the sacred text and holy scriptures of Zoroastrianism.

Many regard Zoroastrianism as the first __________ religion in the world.

Herodotus is famous for writing _____.

A ________ was a Persian provincial governor.

The location of the famous stand by three hundred Spartans against the Persian army is called _____.

The way of life where a person withdraws from society to devote self to prayer and solitude is called _____.

Cyrus
Cambyses
Darius
Xerxes

The library at _____ in Egypt became the center of research, literature, and science.

The Greek philosophy of exploring all possibilities and examples before reaching a conclusion is called _____.

The famous philosophy work the Republic, which envisioned a utopia, was written by _____.

One of the legends surrounding the origins or Rome involves two brothers _____.

The early Roman government was a ________.

Roman society was composed of two groups:

The rulers of Italy before the Romans were the _____.

Which of the following was not one of the Roman Senate’s powers in the early days?

The First Triumvirate consisted of _____.

This Roman leader was assassinated in 46 B.C.

The end to the Roman Republic occurred when ________ came to power.

cataract: a series of rapids and waterfalls on a river
collective learning:the ability to learn and transfer knowledge to others
consonant:a speech sound other than a vowel
indigenous:people groups that are native to a region
logographic:a system of writing in which signs or characters represent meanings, such as modern Chinese
mercenaries:professional soldiers paid to fight for a country other than their own.
polytheistic:a belief that many gods control the universe

anvil a piece of iron on which heated metal is beaten into shapes
hierarchical the formally ranked order of a group
metallurgy the study of metals and the process for refining and making things from them
savannah large flat grassland located in a tropical or subtropical region
smelting to melt ore in order to get metal from it
steppe a vast, semi-arid, usually grassy plain
vassal someone who shows loyalty to another in return for being allowed to occupy land

anthropomorphic human form and behavior attributed to deities in mythology
hubris excessive arrogance or ambition that leads to the downfall of a hero
inductive reasoning reaching conclusions based on observation
metaphysical the philosophical study of the nature of being and beings
mythology stories which are not necessarily true about ancestors, heroes, and gods
philosophy a particular system of thought or doctrine
Socratic method a means of arriving at truth by questioning, obtaining answers, and criticizing the answers
sophistry method of argumentation that seems clever but is flawed or dishonest
utopia an ideal or perfect place where everyone lives in harmony
virtue the state of being moral, good, or righteous

confederacy an alliance of people or states
imperator a victorious military commander during the Roman Republic
imperium use power of the state to enforce the law
oligarchy a small group of people who together govern a nation
patrician a member of an aristocratic family in Rome
plebeian one of the ordinary citizens of Rome
ratify to give formal approval to an agreement
triumvirate a group of three people who jointly share authority or power