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World History 1 SOL Review Literature & Laws Writing Systems
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Paleolithic Age people did this in their caves….
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Cave Art
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In Ancient Egypt…..
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Hieroglyphics Ancient Egypt pictograms
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Mesopotamia
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Cuneiform Early Sumerian writing (Mesopotamia) - Clay tablets
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Law code
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Hammurabi’s Code 1 st written code of law King of Babylonian Empire “eye for an eye” Not equal to all - Rich vs. poor
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Hebrews
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10 Commandments -Moses receives for Hebrews -rules for ethical behavior -also used by Christians and Muslims
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The Hebrew holy book is the……
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Torah
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Ancient China
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Chinese Calligraphy 1 st used by Shang priests on ORACLE BONES
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Indus Valley writing (images on stone & clay) has not been Deciphered
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Phoenicians were the 1 st people of the ancient world (Fertile Crescent) to develop an…
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phoenetic Alphabet
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Greek poet who wrote the ILIAD&_ODYSSEY About the TROJAN Wars was….
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Homer
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The Greeks also started this form of art which included Tragedies and Comedies…
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DRAMA
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The Romans 1 st Code of Law was called the…
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Twelve Tables
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The Roman Poet Virgil also wrote Stories of the Trojan War called the ….
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Aeneid
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The Byzantine Emperor Justinian Re-codified old Roman Laws…they are called…
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Justinian’s Code
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Byzantine’s influence resulted in a new language for the Slav’s/Russian’s called (clue...St. Cyril)
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Cyrillic Alphabet
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What written Language is this?
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Arabic Calligraphy What Holy Book is written in Arabic?
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Quran (Koran) Considered by Muslims to be the word of GOD
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Hindu sacred writings are the… Vedas ( Aryans introduce w/ Caste system) Upanishads
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Which civilization greatly influenced Japan? What or How did it influence?
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China Writing also Archictecture and Buddhism
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Acheivements of the Mayan, Aztecs and Incas included… Calendars Mathematics and
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Writing Systems
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In 1215 King John of England was forced to signed the (clue-great charter)….
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Magna Carta
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During the Middle Ages in Europe Church Scholars were among the few who could read and write. They translated Greek and Arabic script into Latin.
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Machiavelli wrote… _____________ *about how to rule…Absolute power *”ends justifies the means” *do good if possible, but do evil if necessary_
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The Prince
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Famous Humanist scholar and sonnet writer was… Petrach
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The invention of the Printing Press made the production and sale of books as well as the spread of ideas much easier.
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What was the first book made with the printing press?
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The Gutenburg Bible
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Two ImportantNorthern Renaissance writers were… Erasmus - The Praise of Folly Sir Thomas More - Utopia
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