The Key Terms will be part of the midterm and final exams in the course. You should study these terms using your textbook, but you are also encouraged to use any other sources, such as Wikipedia. A good answer to a test identification of a key term should include answers to these basic questions: who, what, where, when and why important. It is especially important to focus on why the key term is important. Check out some examples.
Unit
1 Introduction
Unit 2 Pre-History
- Pre-History
- Paleolithic and Neolithic
Unit 3 Ancient Near East
- Mesopotamia
- Hammurabi
- Pharaoh
- Monotheism
Unit 4 Classical Greece
- Polis
- Socrates
- Alexander the Great
- Pericles
Unit 5 Classical Rome and Christianity
- Julius Caesar
- Pax Romana
- Jesus of Nazareth
- Saint Paul of Tarsus
Unit 6 Islam and Empire
- Muhammad
- Abbasid
- Khalifa (caliph)
- Qur'an (Koran)
Unit 7 Charlemagne
- Carolingian Renaissance
- Charles Martel
- Charlemagne
- Vikings
Unit 8 Russia
- Justinian
- Byzantine Empire
- Vladimir
- Rus'
Unit 9 Early Middle Ages
- Magna Carta
- Chivalry
- University
- Saint Thomas Aquinas
Unit 10 Feudalism
- Feudalism
- William the Conqueror
- Capetian Dynasty
- Crusades
Unit
11 Medieval Russia
- Mongols (Tatars)
- Golden Horde
- Ivan IV the Terrible
Unit 12 Late Middle Ages
- Black Death
- Hundred Years' War
- Joan of Arc
- Chaucer
Unit 13 Reformation
- John Calvin
- Indulgence
- Martin Luther
- Justification by faith
Unit 14 Renaissance
- Humanism
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Michelangelo
- Raphael
Unit 15 Final Exam
- Prince Henry the Navigator
- Conquistador
- Columbus
Unit 16 The World in 1500
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