World History Final Exam Study Guide Essay Example
6/14/12
History: a study of the past
Civilization: an advanced state of human society, in which a high level of culture, science, industry, and government has been reached.
Historian: Someone who studies the past
Archaeologist: Someone who studies the past by looking at artifacts
Fossil: Natural remains
Artifact: Man-made remains
Anthropologist: Someone who studies the past by looking at the culture of ancient civilizations
Paleontologist: Someone who studies the past by looking at fossils
Geologist: Someone who studies the past by looking at nature (rocks, mountains, moss, etc.)
Polis: City-state
Acropolis: the citadel or high, fortified area of a city-state
Minoans: Lived on the island of Crete, strong navy, advanced civilization; had written language and left behind records and paintings
Mycenaeans: “Heroic Age”; fought with anyone; written language and paintings of heroes
Dorians: Inhabited Crete; fought with Ionians in the Peloponnesian War
Oracle: “priestesses of Apollo”; predicted the future from the temples of Apollo, which were really caves with toxic gases
Theseus and the Minotaur: Greek myth where Theseus defeats Minotaur, half-human and half-bull, and becomes King of the Greek people. He decides he doesn’t want to rule over them and gives the power to the people.
4 aspects of a city-state:
1. Small
2. On a hill
3. Market Place
4. Small Population
Daedalus and Icarus: Daedalus builds wings of wax to get himself and son out of prison, son flies to high to the sun, wings melt, and he crashes to the sea. Moral: always listen to your elders
Pantheon of Greek Gods: temple of all the Roman Gods, rebuilt by the Emperor Hadrian
Alexander: Alexander the King; king of Macedonia; conquered Persian Empire
Homer and the Iliad: Long poem telling the story of the Trojan War
Sparta v. Athens:
Sparta was about fighting; trained soldiers from young age to fight; men and women were pretty much equal
Athens was more about education and
History: a study of the past
Civilization: an advanced state of human society, in which a high level of culture, science, industry, and government has been reached.
Historian: Someone who studies the past
Archaeologist: Someone who studies the past by looking at artifacts
Fossil: Natural remains
Artifact: Man-made remains
Anthropologist: Someone who studies the past by looking at the culture of ancient civilizations
Paleontologist: Someone who studies the past by looking at fossils
Geologist: Someone who studies the past by looking at nature (rocks, mountains, moss, etc.)
Polis: City-state
Acropolis: the citadel or high, fortified area of a city-state
Minoans: Lived on the island of Crete, strong navy, advanced civilization; had written language and left behind records and paintings
Mycenaeans: “Heroic Age”; fought with anyone; written language and paintings of heroes
Dorians: Inhabited Crete; fought with Ionians in the Peloponnesian War
Oracle: “priestesses of Apollo”; predicted the future from the temples of Apollo, which were really caves with toxic gases
Theseus and the Minotaur: Greek myth where Theseus defeats Minotaur, half-human and half-bull, and becomes King of the Greek people. He decides he doesn’t want to rule over them and gives the power to the people.
4 aspects of a city-state:
1. Small
2. On a hill
3. Market Place
4. Small Population
Daedalus and Icarus: Daedalus builds wings of wax to get himself and son out of prison, son flies to high to the sun, wings melt, and he crashes to the sea. Moral: always listen to your elders
Pantheon of Greek Gods: temple of all the Roman Gods, rebuilt by the Emperor Hadrian
Alexander: Alexander the King; king of Macedonia; conquered Persian Empire
Homer and the Iliad: Long poem telling the story of the Trojan War
Sparta v. Athens:
Sparta was about fighting; trained soldiers from young age to fight; men and women were pretty much equal
Athens was more about education and