Western Civ Midterm

Elongated part of the skull

occipital gum

This king was responsible for the unification of upper and lower Egypt

Menes

In Greece, the acropolis contains this famous structure

parthenon

This pharaoh set pyramid at succaro is the oldest structure in the world:

djoser

Historians believe homo sapiens either interbred/killed off this species

neanderthals

osteology refers to the study of this

bones

Ancient Sumerians were located along the banks of these two rivers

euphrates and tigris

why is Khufu's pyramid most identifiable? (pyramid of Giza)

giant hole

this architect designed and oversaw the building of the djoser step pyramid

imhotep

this godess' ame means "she of throne"

Isis

name of the infamous trickster god

seth

the eye of this god was a symbol of good health and protection

horus

these 2 symbols represented power and authority

crook and the flail

this pharaoh built the great sphynx

Khafre

Minoans civilization flourished on this Mediterranean island

Crete

Pharaohs were considered the earthly manifestation of this God

Horus

Socrates tutored Plato, Plato tutored this man who served as a tutor for Alex the Great

Aristotle

This ancient Greek is considered the father of history

Herodotus

If an individuals heart was heavier than a feather, this god would gobble it up and you would cease to exist:

Amnut

The Myceneans are believed to have sacked this city in modern day Turkey

Troy

who created the oldest alphabet

Phoenecians

what did the first vending machine dispense

holy water

This term refers to a graph regarding things that appear human but aren't:

uncanny valley

Name the first 4 original civilizations

Egypt, China, Mesopotamia, India

what ceremony occured int he hall of Mahat

weighing of the heart ceremony

This early evolutionary development freed up the hands of our ancestors:

bipedalism

This god of vegetation and the Nile had green skin

Osiris

this location where the spine meets the skull

foramen Magnum

The advent of widespread agriculture led to this economic breakthrough

the specialization of labor

the order of oldest human ancestor to present

Australopithecus apheresis-> homo habilis -> Homo erectus -> homo sapiens

the world renown palace was located in this city

Knossos

this powerful symbol resembles the Christian Cross

the Ankh

This term refers to the rehearsal of the neurocognitive mechanisms that are essential for threat recognition

threat simulation

name of the Greek civil war

Peloponnesian War

Who conquered the Minoans

Myceneans

Name of the therian statesman who made Athens the political and cultural capital of the world:

Heracles

The Minoan alphabet is called this

Linear A

The Phoenicians founded this ancient city in modern day Phoenicia

Carthage

name of the island an active volcano obliterated

Thera

Phoenecian civilization originated in this geographic area

Levant

This staph represented power and was always held by pharaohs and gods

Was scepter

This agricultural technique optimizes space and is preferred by civilizations in mountains

terracing

After the discovery of buoyancy in his bathtub, this man shouted "Eurika":

Archimedes

Maslow created this physiological need pyramid:

Maslows heirarchy of needs

most famous archeological discovery, mask of this man

Agamemnon

the mediterranean triad of crops

grapes, olives, wheat

primary goddess of Minoans

snake goddess

Royal Minoan palace gave rise to this famous Greek mythological story

Minotaur

pharaoh buried in the largest of the great pyramids

Khufu

all 4 major pyramids built in this period

the old kingdom

mycenean civilization collapsed at the hands of these people

the sea peoples

most greek acheilia located around this body of water

Aegean

Greece's terrain contributed to this

city states

crazy philosipher

Diogenes

ibis headed god/god of the moon

Thoth

this god is the god of eblamning and funerals

Anubis

this early united nation helped unify Greece against Persian invasion

Delian league