2 Terms
Contributors in World history
World history
Hammurabis Code
History; World history
Oldest written system of laws. They were created by King Hammurabi of Babylonia in th mid 18th century BCE and placed on stones tablets for all to see.
Parthenon
History; World history
A large temple dedicated to the goddess Athena on the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. It was built in the 5th century BCE, during the Athenian golden age.
Rabbi
History; World history
Jewish holy men charged with conducting religious services, ensuring that Jewish laws are observed, and serving as a spiritual guide for the community.
Seljuk Turks
History; World history
Dynasty that controlled Turkey during the 11th and 12th centuries. The Seljuk disruption of European travel to the Holy Lands resulted in the Crusades.
social contract
History; World history
Theory of Thomas Hobbes that states the people form a social contract with government where they give up all rights for protection from other citizens.
encomienda system
History; World history
A system of production in Spains New World possessions which granted permission to conquistadors to enslave as many people needed to work a plantation.
Treaty of Versailles
History; World history
Treaty ending World War I. It was extremely unfair to Germany, forcing them to accept all of the blame for the war. It is a major cause of World War II.
