Week 9

What is NOT a feature of a pristine state?

• Economic Surplus

• Nomadic lifestyles

• Ideology for explaining inequality

• Stratified Society

What defines "Great Man" History?

• Focus on diverse minorities

• Following cultural conceptions through time

• Focused on a certain leader in power

• Focused on a singular empire

What is the History of Ideas defined by?

• The evolution of concepts and philosophies over time.
• The study of historical events in chronological order.
• The analysis of scientific discoveries in isolation.
• The examination of cultural artifacts without context.

What resulted from the Council of Nicaea

• The concept of the Trinity was made doctrine

• The Roman Empire approved Christianity so long as they agreed to pray for the Empire

• All property was returned to persecuted Christians

• The Pagan Roman Antiquity was rejected entirely and persecution approved

What was NOT one of the names of the capitol of the Eastern Roman Empire?

• Byzantium

• Constantinople

• Istanbul

• Caesarium

What is Hodgson's definition of civilizations?

• A group of societies that accept the coercive power of the formalized State

• The singular leader who has both political and religious control of the territory

• A group of societies that share a conscious commitment to formative ideals

• A group of societies who share a need for the trade of resources

What is NOT a feature of Islamic Civilization?

• Sharia

• • Qur’an

• A singular unified state power

• Muhammad

What is NOT a way to describe Islamdom?

• Islamicate

• Asia Minor

• Afro-Eurasian oikoumene

• Nile to Oxus Region

What is NOT an example of Monumental Architecture?

• Ziggurat

• Walls of Uruk

• Stonehenge

• Serpent Mounds

What is an example of Constructedness from Unit II?

• Formation of different languages

• Constructing cities

• Hammurabi's Code and Gilgamesh

• Diamond and Ehrenburg