world history

events that happened in the past that can predict the future

before written history

beginning of life

beginning of the stone age

middle of the stone age

ending of the stoneage

• first fossils ever found of humans
• ex: lucy

An extinct species of human (Homo neanderthalensis) that was widely distributed in Ice-Age

The development of crop and animal raising as a food source among human communities to supplement hunting and gathering.

A member of a people who have no permanent abode and travel from place to place to find fresh pasture for their livestock

The remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock: "sites rich in fossils".

a specialist in geology; the study of the earth

the science of human beings

The systematic study of past human life and culture by the recovery and examination of remaining material

extinct human of Upper Paleolithic in Europe.

currency consisting of traded goods

an area in the southern region of Babylonia in present-day Iraq; site of the Sumerian civilization of city-states that flowered during the third millennium BC

• An ancient region of southwestern Asia in present-day Iraq.

A crescent-shaped area of fertile land in the Middle East

A rectangular stepped tower, sometimes surmounted by a temple.

the sixth king of the first dynasty of Babylonia, reigned 1792–50 bc

a Babylonian legal code of the 18th century b.c. or earlier, instituted by Hammurabi and dealing with criminal and civil matters.

ancient civilization

A river of northern China rising in the Kunlun Mountains and flowing about 4,827 km (3,000 mi) generally eastward to the Bo Hai. It is named for the vast quantities of yellow silt it carries to its delta. The river is sometimes called "China's Sorrow" because of the devastating floods that once occurred regularly in its lower course.

• An American Indian.

River sources in Himalayas to mouth in Arabian Sea; location of Harappan civilization.

Tigris-Euphrates river system (river system, Asia), great river system of Southwest Asia,

Denoting or relating to the wedge-shaped characters used in the ancient writing systems of Mesopotamia, Persia, and Ugari

first king of egypt

The belief in or worship of more than one god.

The doctrine or belief that there is only one God.

an ancient ruler in egypt

Enigmatic or incomprehensible symbols or writing. written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters

A monumental structure with a square or triangular base and sloping sides that meet in a point at the top,

• the world's longest river (4150 miles)
• great water supply for egypt

A system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god.

A line of hereditary rulers of a country.

An international terrorist organization that are responsible for 9/11

leader of al-qaeda

A war or struggle against unbelievers

The use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims

islamic terrorism is a label for forms of terrorism committed by a minority of the world's Muslims

original: 60 hijackers 12

• morning run
• reading to kindegarten
• go to high security place to be protected

• attacked by alqaeda
• both twin towers were knocked down by two airplanes in NYC

The Act allows federal officials greater authority in tracking and intercepting communications, both for purposes of law enforcement and foreign intelligence gathering.

Phoenician uses a system of acrophony to name letters. The names of the letters are essentially the same as in its scripts, which are in turn derived from the word values of the original hieroglyph for each letter.

The Phoenicians, appeared on the scene with an established maritime tradition, and the technology to build ships with a keeled hull. This allowed them to sail the open seas, and as a result, the Phoenicians developed a flourishing sea trade.

founder of christianity

a jewish bible

the book of gods words

a small christian group that practices communal living and distributes Bible-based comics and books.

an ancient kingdom in northern Mesopotamia which is in present-day Iraq.

s the largest and most populous of the Greek islands; beginning of greek mythology

king of crete; owned the minotaur in the labyrinth

type of government that decides on issues by the majority of the votes.

an independent city and its surrounding territory.

A cruel and oppressive ruler.

capital of greece

military source

was the legendary lawgiver of sparta

a prominent and influential statesman, orator, and general of athens during the city's golden age

A state governed by such a group

Greek philosopher and scientist. A pupil of Plato and tutor to Alexander the Great, he founded a school (the Lyceum)

• ancient Athenian philosopher
• kept asking"why"
• poisoned/suicide

Greek philosopher. A disciple of Socrates and the teacher of Aristotle, he founded the Academy in Athens

Alexander: king of Macedon; conqueror of Greece and Egypt and Persia; founder of Alexandria

a victory that is won by incurring terrible losses.

The Greco-Persian Wars (also often called the Persian Wars) were a series of conflicts between the Achaemenid Empire and the city states of the hellenic world

The Hellenistic period describes the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great

An idyllic, often imaginary past time of peace, prosperity, and happiness

A state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president

An official in ancient Rome chosen by the plebeians to protect their interests.

early code of Roman law

Three wars between ancient Rome and Carthage that led to the unquestioned dominance of Rome in the western Mediterranean.

Carthaginian general. In the second Punic War he attacked Italy by crossing the Alps

were Roman brothers who tried to reform Rome's social and political structure to help the lower classes

The peace that existed between nationalities within the Roman Empire

It was the ancient Roman culture that was greatly influenced by Greek culture.

one ruling an empire

adopted son of caesar. killed cleopatra and marc antony and was ruler

most famous ruler of rome.