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Pop Quiz
1. What is the name of the oldest known law in human
civilization which was born out of Mesopotamia?
2. Which of the ancient societies developed a covenant
humans had to agree to follow in order to be guided by
God?
3. Which Ancient society had Pharaohs who ruled through
divine purpose?
4. Confucius believed that all people were born good and if
taught morality would do the right thing on their own
without fear of consequence.
True/False
5. What new methods/concepts were developed in India to
help maintain order in the society?
6. Provide a definition of Democracy.
7.)"Ask a question, get and answer, follow with another question
about the answer." This is known as
a) Greek Tragedy
b) The Republic c) catharsis
d) Socratic Method
8.) This ancient civilization built a great city named Machu Pichu
high in the mountains and was one of the last remaining
Mesoamerican empires.
a. Inca b. Aztec c. Mayan d. Mississippian e. Mesopotamia
9.) In Greek tragedy everyone lived happily ever after.
True/ False
10.) This ancient civilization was home to the mythical city of Babylon and the
Hammurabi Code.
a. Inca b. Egypt c. Mesopotamia d. China e. Indus Valley
11.) Name the three great Greek philosophers discussed in class.
12.) Athenian males were called to the armed forces from age 7 to 60, if they
lived that long.
True/ False
13.) Aristotle like many in Greek culture was a firm believer that women were
capable of the reason intellectual ability as men.
True/False
Match Cultural Advancement/description to the Civilization
1.) The creation of civic law that people had to follow.
Known as the “Code of Hammurabi”
2.) Planned cities with piped water and bathing
rooms. Importance of hygiene.
3.) The idea that prophets rule the people and the
people obey because of punishment from the
gods.
4.) The belief that there is only one god.
Monotheism.
5.) The concept of a strict caste system that
separates society and provides defined roles for
all members of society.
6.) Concept of Confucianism and the idea that people
are naturally good. They just need to be taught to
embrace their moral norms.
7.) Hinduism and the concept of reincarnation.
8.) The Great Wall of China
9.) The ancient city of Babylon.
10.) Broken into the Old, Middle and New Kingdoms.
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Mesopotamia
Israelites
Indus Valley
Ancient Egypt
Zhou and Han
Dynasties
The Roman Empire 27BC-500 AD
Largest of its time.
• Heavily influenced by Greek culture.
• First “Dictator”: Julies Cesar.
– Started Civil War, a champion of lower
classes.
– Assassinated before crowned the Senate.
• First Emperor: Octavian “Augustus”
grandnephew of Cesar.
• Roman Law:
– At first only applied to Roman Citizens.
“Romanizing”
• What is “Americanization”, “Californiacation”?
• Extensive cultural and intellectual development.
– History “Played up greatness of leaders”
– Plays, made Romans seem superior.
• Titus & Trajan
– Under their rule the Empire reached its greatest
extent.
Roman Culture
• Gymnasium: exercised naked!!
Roman Coliseum
Gladiators
• Gladiators: mostly un-free individuals
(condemned criminals, prisoners of war,
slaves).
Animals come out of pit!
• Fought to the death
• Wave thumb, meant
kill him.
• Thumb against palm,
meant spare him.
• Freed if won enough.
Chariot Racing
Roman Life
• Rich: Life was good for the Rich.
– Lived on hills outside of Rome away from
smell and noise.
• Patronage
– Patricians: Upper, wealthy class
– Slaves
– Plebeians: Lower class, but not slaves.
• Plebeians depended on Patricians for protection.
The Poor
• “All roads lead to Rome”
• The creation of the first Ghetto.
• Government forced to take care of them if
they went to the city.
Palatine Hill
Empire of constant War
• Generals would form allegiances with
groups of soldiers and overthrow the
emperor.
• Example of the how power hungry humans
are.
Roman Law
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After years of inequalities Romans
adopted a system of government
that was close to a republic…
1. Rome had a Senate that was elected,
with “checks and balances”
2. All Roman male-citizens were
equal under the law.
3. A system of laws was adopted that is
close to what we have in the USA today:
for example – you are innocent until
proven guilty.
Rome/Christianity cont…
• Jesus was a Jewish man in Rome during the early
Roman empire.
• Early Christians were persecuted by the Romans
because they refused to acknowledge the Roman
Gods.
• Eventually (by the 2nd century AD) Romans not only
accepted but adopted Christianity as the primary
religion of Rome.
• Constantine was the 1st Roman leader to proclaim
Christianity as his religion (313 AD).
Baptism of Constantine
Roman Empire Collapse
• Internal war = civil
war.
• The Huns
United with Goths of
Germany and
invaded the
Roman Empire.
Islam
• According to Islam tradition –
Muhammad was a prophet who,
after speaking with an angel, began
to speak about the “Nature of God.”
• People who believe in Muhammad’s words
are referred to as Muslims. Muhammad was
born in 570 AD.
• Muslims believe that Judaism came 1st and
was perfected by Christianity and Islam was
the “Final Stage” in God’s plan.
• Muslims, Jews and Christians are all “people
of the book” according to Muslim tradition.