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Neolithic Revolution
approxemently 12,000 years ago. -
Hammuabi's code
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Council of Nicaea
AD 325 Issues:
Arianism vs. Trinity
Construct a Creed of Christian beliefs
Decide the Date of Easter -
Arianism
Founded by Arius (Egyptian Christian leader) God created Christ Christ is lesser than God -
Trinity
Believed by Constantine and many Romans 3 Persons in one God All equal -
Dark Ages
Lack of academic advancement Loss of knowledge Decreased life span Increased violence Chaos and disease -
Romulus Augustulus
Last Western Roman emperor. Reigns Oct 31, 475- September 4, 476 16 years old when he is deposed. -
Isreal
The importance of Isreal is:
Develop Monotheistic Religion
Strong Code of Ethics
Spread culture during Diaspora -
Akhenaton rules Egypt
Comes to rule in 1380 BC
Orders Egyptian society to abandon the worship of all gods and goddesses other than Aton.
This caused nobles and common Egyptians to abandon him and revolt. -
Golden Age
Umayyad Caliphate Capital: Damascus, Syria United by the Islamic Religion Aggressive and expansion oriented -
Battle of Tours
Franks vs. Umayyad Caliphate Tours, France in 732 Franks win Importance: Preserves Christian Europe -
Theodoric the Great
Conquers Italy in 493 Sets up a sophisticated law system.
Germanic based
Lombard Laws Re-establishes peace in Italy. What about the rest of Europe? -
3rd Century Crisis (235-284)
Aggressive Barbarians Ruled by Rival Armies
Civil War Economic Depression Plague of Cyprian
Likely Smallpox -
Death and Resurrection
Greatly Angered Jewish priests Feared by the Romans Crucified to appease Jewish zealots -
Christ
Very little known until age 30
Carpenter? Preaches in villages near the Sea of Galilee
Born 4 B.C. in Bethlehem
Jewish
Descendant of King David Gathered large crowds
Preaching
Miracles of Healing