The Ancient World (Prologue)

Series of wars in which Christians tried to recapture the Holy Land from Muslims

• Peloponnesian War

• 30 Years War

• Gallic War

• Crusades

Scientists who study objects used by early man

• Archeologists

• Entomologists

• Neurologists

• Humanists

Founder of Islam

• Harun al-Rashid

• Ataturk

• Muhammad

• Sunni Ali

Greek word for City-State

• Hellenism

• Polis

• Minoan

• Corinthian

Mali ruler who made Timbuktu a center of Islamic thought

• Ezana of Axum

• Shaka Zulu

• Askia the Great

• Mansa Musa

Greatest of all Frankish Kings

• Charlemagne

• Charles Martel

• Lothair I

• Ragnar Lodbrok

Period of Roman Peace

• Pax Romana

• Pax Sinica

• Pax Mongolia

• Pax Praetoriana

Sumerian form of Writing

• Heiroglyphics

• Oracle Bones

• Cuneiform

• Glyphs

Underground chamber used for Anasazi religious ceremonies

• Mikveh

• Potlach

• Sati

• Kiva

Leading philosopher during China's Zhou dynasty

• Zhu Xi

• Confucius

• Sun Tzu

• Laozi