why did the stone age people practice slash and burn africlture?
to clear land for farming
which development most enabled early peoples to form permanent settlements?
advances in agriculture production
hammurabi's code of ancient mesopotamian society was important because it...
listed the laws and the corresponding punishments
the art and architecture of ancient egypt were designed to emphasize the...
religious idea of eternal life
it is visiable from great distances. it is a reminder to all who see itof the wealth and power of the leader of the people who built it and of his glory and greatness as a god here on the earth.
the speaker in the passage above is referring to the...
egyptian pharaoh and his pyramid
cuneiform and hierolgyphics were important achievements in the development of...
written language
the ten commandments of the ancient hebrews has had the greatest influence on the development of western...
moral and ethical teachings
jewish scripture says that god's law were delivered to the ancient hebrews by...
moses
the diaspora, the dispersing of the jewish people refers to thier...
exile from thier homeland
greece's mountainous terrian and its serirs of small islands influenced the ancient greels to develop...
a poitical system based on independent city states
we regaurd an individual who takes no interest in public affairs not as harmless, but as useless.
-pericle's funeral oration the quotation above illistrates the importance ancient athenians placed on individual participation in the...
political process of the city state
the legacy of ancient greek myths and epics, such as iliad, continues to provide people with...
heroic figures and great adventures
atlas- a collection of maps
herculean- very pwerful
lybyrinth- a maze
olympian- majestic, honored all of these words used in the english language today in myths of the...
greeks
ancient greeks used myths about their gods primarily to...
explain events in the natural world
in 480 b.c., the independent greek city states formed an alliance inder the leadership of athens and sparta during their conflict with the...
persians
how did the rise to power and reign of alexander most affect greece?
he ended the power of the city states and established a unified nation
where is the the indus river valley and the early civiliztion it supported close to?
the arabian sea
which statement about the hindu caste system in india is accurate?
people were required to stay in the same caste to which they were born
-began in 500s b.c.
-hoped to preserve order in society
-attempted to establish a harmonious society
-created a system of ethics for society which individual was responible for the chinese social movement described in the text above?
confucius
the chinese people turned against the teachings of confucius because his ideas were thought to help...
restore order in china
what was the main ocntribution of emperor shi huangdi to china?
he unified most of china under onew government
what effect did julius caesar's seizure of power have on the roman political system?
it marked the transitiion from republic tp an empire
the origins of checks and balances in the u.s. political system can be traced to the...