midterm part one

Question 1

HAMMURABI

Answer 1

ruler of the Babylonian empire and was a strong militant force. He ensured that the city prospered through various construction projects and the hammarabi code. This code included 282 strict laws including the principle of an eye for an eye.

Question 2

Tyranny

Answer 2

government run by a single authoritative figure who didn’t have the authoritative power to do so. Often times sought popular support and secured power by trying to improve economy. preserved laws and institutions but promised to make them better. short lived/

Question 3

homer

Answer 3

author of the illiad and the oddessey. His works parrellel the metaphysical questions that much of greek civilization was pondering during his time period in regards to the origin / nature of the universe. He used mythology to help answer the questions. he was blind.

Question 4

cuneiform

Answer 4

used by the somerians and ancient middle east. was used to write the epic of gilgamesh and hammarabis code. This was cracked by george smith and is known as “wedge-shaped” writing.

Question 5

pericles

Answer 5

a great war strategist that urged athens to try to fight more sea battles due to their strength at sea. Also believed that the athens could beat the spartans in a war of attrician and wanted to blockade the spartans food supply. ultimately he died from a plague and the generals who replaced him were much more rash in their decision making.

Question 6

stoics

Answer 6

rose to fame in the hellenic period. created by a philosiphor by the name of Zeno aka painted portico. virtuous living is accepting whatever one recieved in life and this thinking changes the character of greek lifestyle.

Question 7

fertile cresent

Answer 7

land where the first civilizations were founded. They had access to water and the civilizations used flood and irrigation systems. they built civilizations based on agriculture and developed writing, laws, and economies.

Question 8

gilgamesh

Answer 8

written in akkadian language using cueiform characters about the king gilgamesh from Uruk. The story follows the principles of a classic epic poem and although the entireity of the poem is not yet found, the largest collection is 12 tablets.

AKKADIAN LANGUAGE
KING OF URUK

Question 9

olympic games

Answer 9

in honor of zeus and took place every four years. although it was highly competitive, it brought comradery and respect across the various greek city states. various competitions such as wrestling and running.

Question 10

hellenistic

Answer 10

coined by DROYSEN from death of alexander to defeat of cleopatra. broke into antigonids, seleucids, attalids, and ptolemies. time of cultural blending, scientific advancement, and artistic flourishing. but there was a lot of turmoil.

Question 11

phoenicians

Answer 11

semetic speaking people renowned for seafarering, trading, ship building. they ran the meditteranian sea with trade and such. also invented the phoenician alphabet which is the foundation for many modern writing styles such as greek and latin.

modern day lebanban
carthage

Question 12

socrates

Answer 12

began as a stone mason thought that the sophists were not asking the important questions and had only critiqued the old system without proper fixes.
things we did were rooted more in custom and prejudice than they were in logic

Question 13

pharaoh

Answer 13

during new kingdom AHMOSE unites kingdom under one person which is titled the pharaoh “great house of the king”. regarded as divine and in middle kingdom were believed to be descended from the gods.

Question 14

herodotus

Answer 14

writes the histories. an account of the greco-persian wars as well as being regarded as the father of history. he works to be systematic and thourogh. writing in a cause and effect style. writes about HELLSPONT

Question 15

hebrews

Answer 15

ancient semitic people from abraham in Ur in Mesopotamia. Develop traditions through the Torah and were united under various monarchies including solomon and david. they went through events like the babylonian captivity.

Question 16

nebuchadnezzar

Answer 16

ruled chaldeans for 43 years. made great efforts to improve the babylonian empire and conquered/raided places as far west as jeruselum. he built the the Hanging Gardens of Babylon for his wife.

Question 17

peloponnesian war

Answer 17

narrated by Thucydides
peloponnesian vs dalain leagues

Question 18

delian league

Answer 18

made shortly after second persian invasion to prevent any more fights. at first was good, athens got more abusive. NAXOS AND THASOS try to leave and get pummeled. forcing the rest of the city states to pay for the athenian fleet