2015

END OF YEAR REVIEW

I am the king of BabyloniaI have the first written set of laws

I believe in eye for an eye, hand for hand

People believe I was chosen by the gods

WHO AM I?

I was a roman dictator for lifeFamous army leader and general

Used his own army to conquer the senate and save Rome

Murdered for believing to have to much power

His death Brought end to Roman republic

WHO AM I?

Son of Phillip II, King of MacedonianMarched into Persia, Egypt and

Mesopotamia freeing Slaves as he goes Spread Greek “Hellenistic Culture”

Named himself King of PersiaConquered the largest known empire but

was never able to ruleDied in Babylon of illness on his return

home

WHO AM I?

Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh who took the crown at a young age

Believed to had a “mummy's curse” on his tomb

Believed to have been murdered during war with the HittitiesDied after 10 years of reign

WHO AM I?

I ruled most of France and modern Germany

Grandson of Charles MartelUnited many Central and Western

European TribesCreated unity which had been missing since the fall of Rome

Devout ChristianHis death split the empire, bringing

invasions leading to the development of Feudalism

WHO AM I?

Greedy KingRaised taxes and kept the revenueForced to sign the Magna Carta in

1215 by the Barons in exchange for loyalty

WHO AM I?

Father of Issac and IsmaelKnown as “Father of Judaism” and Father of the monotheistic religion

Made a covenant with GodSent Ismael and Hager into the

desert to die but God kept them aliveAsked to sacrifice his on Isaac but

God intervened

WHO AM I?

Founder Of IslamSuccessful Merchant

Preached of only one God, AllahBelieved in charity

Political leader of MedinaUsed government power to support

IslamTook over Mecca and made it the holy

city of Islam

WHO AM I?

King of the Gods on Mt OlympusCreator God, sometime to friendly with the

humankindGreek God

Ancient Olympics were held in his honor

WHO AM I?

Made Christianity Legal in the Roman Empire

Had a vision of The lord telling him to wear a Cross on his shield

Won the battle, accepted Christianity Moved the capital to the byzantine

empire and named it Constantinople

WHO AM I?

King of Mali from Timbuktu Lead a massive caravan with 80 camels and

60,000 peopleThrew out gold along his pilgrimage, his generosity caused price of gold to crash

Supporter of Education, faith was his motivationBuilt libraries, spacious mosques, and

universitiesLed a pilgrimage from Mali to Mecca & Medina Known for his legendary entry and large caravan

WHO AM I?

Creator of the philosophy of DaoismTaught an importance of being one

with natureTaught way to happiness was to live

in harmony with natureBelieved a good ruler was one that

did little

WHO AM I?

Wanted to bring harmony, peace and order to his world

Filial piety played an important role in his beliefs

Believed duty to his family and community was more important than

own personal needsBelieved loyalty to ruler and other

leaders should be moral

WHO AM I?

Emperor from the Xia DynastyBelieved to be chosen by the Gods

Spent 13 years studying the Yellow riverStopped the flooding of the Yellow riverControlled flooding through irrigation

systemsBuilt canals

WHO AM I?

GOVERNMENTReview

Birthplace in Athens“Rule by the citizens”

All citizens are allowed to voteAssembly=

DEMOCRACY

Ruled by a king of absolute powerKings had the title passed down

through familyTakes away power from the people

MONARCHY

Ruling power in the hands of a fewOligarchs were aristocrats or rich

merchantsIncreased wealth for only the wealthy

OLIGARCHY

Ruled by one who is NOT a kingRuled by Force

Some tyrants could be very forceful a greedy

Ruled with an “iron fist”

TYRANNY

the dominant social system in medieval Europe, in which the nobility held lands from the Crown in exchange for military service,

and vassals were in turn tenants of the nobles, while the peasants or serfs were to

live on their lord's land and give him homage, labor, and a share of the produce,

notionally in exchange for military protection.

-A system of loyalty and protection

FEUDALISM

The organization of classes within a societyExamples:

SOCIAL STRUCTURE

Europe Egypt

First ever written set of LawsCollection of 282 laws written on a

statue called “Stella”Practiced eye for an eye

Laws of King Hammurabi on Babylon

Question- Why do lawmakers publish their laws?

HAMMURABI’S CODE

RELIGIONreview

Founded by Prince Siddhartha Gautama in India

Practiced the Four Noble TruthsFollows Eight Fold Path

Goal: Nirvana = to reach the end of suffering

A person can reach Nirvana by following the Four Noble Truths.

Conquering worldly desiresFollow the Eightfold Path

Believes in Dharma & KarmaDid not use the Caste System

WHAT RELIGION AM I?

No one person founded itVedas- collection of hymn, ceremonies,

prayers and teachingsBelieved in Reincarnation

Could move through Caste system based on Dharma/ Karma

Goal= For your soul to become a part of Brahman

WHAT RELIGION AM I?

Monotheistic religionHebrew

Holy Book= TorahAbraham was considered the father of me

Moses lead the slaves out of Egypt to promised land(Cannon)

Passover- celebration of freedom from slavery

WHAT RELIGION AM I?

Monotheistic religion Worshiping Allah

Muhammad was the founderMecca is the promised land

Practices the Five PillarsQuran(Koran) is the Holy book

Shari’ah is the holy lawPray 5 time a day

WHAT RELIGION AM I?

Holy book- Holy BibleMonotheistic religion worshipping the

Lord Jesus ChristAccepted by Constantine in Rome

Believe that Jesus was born and rose again the third day in Jerusalem

Jerusalem was considered their holy land

WHAT RELIGION AM I?

No founderNo holy Book

Organized system of belief based on the worship of ancestors and

of natureMost people can also be Buddhist

Gods are known as KamiBased on Principles like

Confucianism

WHAT RELIGION AM I?

I am polytheistic, I am the worship of many gods

I am known in Egypt, Rome and Greece

Creation stories Zeus, Athena, Etc

WHAT RELIGION AM I?