Classical Conversations Cycle 1 Flashcards

Tell me about commandments 1-5.

Thou shalt:1 have no other gods before Me.2 not make unto thee any graven image.3 not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.4 remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.5 honor thy father and mother: that thy days may be long upon the land the Lord thy God giveth thee.

Tell me about commandments 6-10.

Thou shalt:6 not kill.7 not commit adultery.8 not steal.9 not bear false witness against thy neighbor.10 not covet.

Tell me about the Greek and Roman gods.

Greek gods Roman godsZeus JupiterHera JunoAres MarsAphrodite VenusArtemis DianaHermes Mercury

Tell me about the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World are: the Great Pyramids, Hanging Gardens, Temple of Artemis, Statue of Zeus, the Mausoleum, Pharos Lighthouse, and Colossus of Rhodes.

Tell me about the split of the Roman Empire.

The Roman Republic fought the Punic Wars, which were followed by the Pax Romana.In 286 AD, the empire divided into the Western and Eastern empires until Germanic barbarians defeated the Western Empire, in 476 AD.

Tell me about the fall of Rome.

Taxes, slavery, unemployment, and diseases all contributed to the fall of Rome.

Tell me about Hinduism.

Hinduism, founded around 1500 BC, teaches Brahman is the "one great spirit" and that people are divided into castes.Founded around 530 BC, Buddhism teaches that Siddhartha was the "enlightened one."

Tell me about the Age of Imperialism.

During the Age of Imperialism, the British established rule over India in 1858, and Queen Victoria was declared the Empress of India in 1877.Before his assassination in 1948, Mohandas Ghandi led the passive resistance movement, which helped win India's independence.

Tell me about Confucius.

Confucius, who lived from 551 BC to 479 BC, taught obedience and respect. Taoism means " The Path" and emphasizes harmony with nature.

Tell me about the Heian Empire.

As the Heian government weakened in Japan, Shoguns began to rule and expelled all foreigners during the period of isolation. Circa 1853, Commodore Matthew Perry of the U. S. restored trade, allowing the Meiji to modernize Japan.

Tell me about the Byzantine Empire.

In 313 AD, Byzantine Emperor Constantine legalized Christianity. Emperor Justinian's Code gave rights to all men. After Basil II and the Golden Age, Muslim Turks conquered parts of the Byzantine Empire, which led to the Crusades.

Tell me about the Muslim Empire.

In 622 AD, the Muslim Empire's religion was founded by Muhammad who worshiped Allah. The Ottoman Empire expanded the Muslim Empire until weakness forced westernization.

Tell me about Kush.

The Kush mined gold along the Nile River from 2000 BC to 350 AD. The Berbers traded gold, iron, salt in the desert.

Tell me about the Songhai.

In the 1400s, the Songhai ruled Timbuktu. The Zanj were skilled craftsmen and traders. The Zimbabweans were wealthy skilled stone craftsmen.

Tell me about Henry the Navigator.

In the 1400s, Henry the Navigator established colonial rule in Africa, leading to slave trade between the Portugese and the Ashanti.

Tell me about the civilizations of Mesoamerica.

Three of the advanced civilizations of Mesoamerica from 1200 BC to 1500 AD were the Olmecs, Mayans, and the Aztecs.

Tell me about the Aztecs.

The Aztecs used pyramids in rituals of human sacrifice. Their civilization began to fall when Hernan Cortes of Spain defeated Montezuma in 1519.

Tell me about the Mound Builders.

Circa 1000 BC to 1450 AD, three North American mound-building civilizations were the Adena, the Hopewell, and the Mississippians.

Tell me about the Anasazi.

The Anasazi of the southwestern United States built adobe villages on the sides of the cliffs from 500 BC to 1200 AD

Tell me about the Mexican Revolution.

Circa 1910, during the Mexican Revolution, Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata fought the federales for "Land and Liberty."

Tell me about the exploration of Canada.

John Cabot and Samuel de Champlain explored Canada and the St. Lawrence River. Creation of the Hudson's Bay Company, in 1670, eventually led to war between Britain and France. The maple leaf is the symbol of Canada.

Tell me about the British North America Act (1867).

The British North America Act established the Dominion of Canada. The Canadians gained total independence from Britain in 1982. French is spoken in the province of Quebec.

Tell me about the liberations of South America.

In the early 1800s, San Martin of Argentina, O'Higgins of Chile, and Simon Bolivar of Venezuela fought to liberate South America from Spain.

Tell me about Napolean.

When Napolean threatened the Portugese Empire, King John VI fled to Brazil. His son, Dom Pedro, granted Brazil independence in 1822.

What are the classifications of living things?

KingdomPhylumClassOrderFamilyGenusSpecies

What are the five kingdoms of living things?

AnimaliaPlantaeFungiProtistaMonera

What are some parts of an animal cell?

NucleusCytoplasmVacuoleMitochondriaCell MembraneGolgi Bodies

What are some parts of a plant cell?

NucleusCytoplasmVacuoleMitochondriaCell MembraneCell WallChloroplastsGolgi Bodies

What are the major groups of invertebrates?

SpongesStinging-cell animalsFlatwormsRoundwormsSegmented wormsMollusksSea StarsArthropods

What are the major groups of vertebrates?

FishAmphibiansReptilesMammalsBirds

How do animals reproduce?

Live birthEggsFragmentation

What are some types of seed plants

MonocotDicotConifer

What are some parts of a plant?

LeavesStemsRoots

What are some kinds of leaves and leaf parts?

SpinesNeedlesTendrilsBractsBud scalesPalmate

What are some parts of a flower?

PetalStamenAntherPistilSepal

What are some plant systems?

PhotosynthesisRespirationTranspiration

What are some parts of the earth?

CoreMantleCrustHydrosphereBiosphereAtmosphere

What are the three kinds of rock?

SedimentaryMetamorphicIgneous

What is each continent's highest mountain?

Everest in AsiaAconcagua in S. AmericaMcKinley in N. AmericaKilimanjaro in AfricaElbrus in EuropeKosciuszko in AustraliaVinson Massif in Antartica

What are the four kinds of volcanoes?

ActiveIntermittentDormantExtinct

What are some parts of a volcano?

MagmaVentsLavaCraterGases

What are four types of ocean floor?

Continental shelfAbyssal PlainsMountain RangesRidges

What are the three ocean zones?

PhoticBathylAbyssal

What are some parts of the atmosphere?

TroposphereStratosphereMesosphereThermosphereExosphere

What are the five major circles of latitude?

Arctic CircleTropic of CancerEquatorTropic of CapricornAntarctic Circle

What are some kinds of weather fronts?

ColdWarmStationaryOccluded

What are some types of clouds?

CumulonimbusCirrusStratusCumulusStratocumulus

What are some markings on the globe?

Latitude (parallels)Longitude (meridians)Prime meridianDegreesNorthern HemisphereSouthern Hemisphere

Week 1: 1's and 2's

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 122 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 181 20 22 24

Week 2: 3's and 4's

3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 364 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40 44 48

Week 3: 5's and 6's

5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 606 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60 66 72

Week 4: 7's and 8's

7 14 21 28 35 42 49 56 63 70 77 848 16 24 32 40 48 56 64 72 80 88 96

Week 5: 9's and 10's

9 18 27 36 45 54 63 72 81 90 99 10810 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120

Week 6: 11's and 12's

11 22 33 44 55 66 77 88 99 110 121 13212 24 36 48 60 72 84 96 108 120 132 144

Week 7: 13's

13 26 39 52 65 78 91 104 117 130 143 156 169

Week 8: 14's

14 20 42 56 70 84 98 112 126 140 154 168 182 196

Week 9: 15's

15 30 45 60 75 90 105 120 135 150 165 180 195 210 225

Week 10: Squares (up to 15x 15)

1 4 9 16 25 36 49 64 81 100 121 144 169 225

Week 11: Cubes (up to 10 x 10 x 10)

1 8 27 64 125 216 343 512 729 1000

Week 12: Teaspoons and Tablespoons

3 teaspoons (tsp) = 1 tablespoon (Tbsp)2 tablespoons (Tbsp) = 1 fluid ounce (fl oz)

Week 13: Liquid Equivalents

8 fluid ounces (fl oz) = 1 cup (c)2 cups (c) = 1 pint (pt)2 pints (pt) = 1 quart (qt)4 quarts (qt) = 1 gallon (gal)

Week 14: Linear Equivalents

2.54 centimeters (cm) = 1 inch (in)12 inches (in) = 1 foot (ft)5,280 feet (ft) = 1 mile (mi)

Week 15: Metric Measurements

10 millimeters (mm) = 1 centimeter (cm)100 centimeters (cm) = 1 meter (m)1,000 meters (m) = 1 kilometer (km)

Week 16: Area of a Rectangle

The area of a rectangle equals length times width.

Week 17: Area of a Square

The area of a square equals length of its side squared.

Week 18: Area of a Triangle

The area of a triangle equals one-half base times height.

Week 19: Area of a Circle

The area of a circle equals pi (3.14) times the radius squared.

Week 20: Circumference of a Circle

The circumference of a circle equals two times pi (3.14) times the radius.

Week 21: The Associative Law

The Associative Law for addition:(a + b) + c = a + (b + c)********************************The Associative Law for multiplication:(a x b) x c = a x (b x c)

Week 22: The Commutative Law

The Commutative Law for addition:a + b = b + a**********************************The Commutative Law for multiplication:a x b = b x a

Week 23: The Distributive Law

The Distributive Law states:a (b + c) = ab + ac

Week 24: The Identity Law

The Identity Law for addition:a + 0 = a*********************************The Identity Law for multiplication:a x 1 = a

Week 1

Age of Ancient Empires (Creation - AD 450)Creation and the FallThe Flood and the Tower of BabelMesopotamia and SumerEgyptiansIndus River Valley CivilizationMinoans and Mycenaeans

Week 2

Seven Wonders of the Ancient WorldPatriarchs of IsraelHittites and CannanitesKushAssyriansBabyloniansChina's Shang Dynasty

Week 3

Hinduism in IndiaPhoenicians and the AlphabetOlmecs of MesoamericaIsraelite Exodus and Desert WanderingIsraelite Conquest and JudgesGreek Dark AgesIsrael's United Kingdom

Week 4

Early Native AmericansIsrael Divides into Two KingdomsHomer and HesiodRome Founded by Romulus and RemusIsrael Falls to AssyriaAssyria Falls to BabylonLao- Tzu, Confucius, Buddha

Week 5

Judah Falls to Babylon, Temple DestroyedBabylon Falls to PersiaJews Return and Rebuild the TempleRoman RepublicGolden age of GreecePeloponnesian WarsPersia Falls to Alexander the Great

Week 6

India's Mauryan EmpireMayans of MesoamericaPunic WarsRome Conquers GreeceRoman Dictator Julius CaesarCaesar Augustus and the Pax RomanaJohn the Baptist

Week 7

Jesus the MessiahPentecost and the Early ChurchPersecution Spreads the GospelHerod's Temple Destroyed by TitusDiocletian Divides the Roman EmpireConstantine Legalizes ChristianityIndia's Gupta Dynasty

Week 8

Council of NiceaAugustine of HippoJerome Completes the VulgateVisigoths Sack RomeThe Middle Ages (450 - c. 1500)Council of ChalcedonWestern Roman Empire Falls to Barbarians

Week 9

Byzantine Emperor JustinianBenedict and MonasticismMuhammad Founds IslamZanj and Early Ghana in AfricaFranks Defeat Muslims at the Battle of ToursGolden Age of IslamVikings Raid and Trade

Week 10

Japan's Heian PeriodCharlemagne Crowned Emperor of EuropeAlfred the Great of EnglandErik the Red and Leif Eriksson, Norse ExplorersVladimir I of KievByzantine Emperor Basil IIEast-West Schism of the Church

Week 11

Norman Conquest and Feudalism in EuropeThe CrusadesZimbabwe and Early Mali in AfricaAztecs of MesoamericaFrancis of Assisi and Thomas AquinasJapan's ShogunsIncas of South America

Week 12

Genghis Khan Rules the MongolsEngland's Magna CartaOttoman EmpireMarco Polo's Journey to ChinaThe Hundred Years' War and Black DeathThe RenaissanceChina's Ming Dynasty

Week 13

Age of Exploration (c. 1400 - c. 1600)Prince Henry Founds School of NavigationSlave Trade in AfricaGutenburg's Printing PressSonghai in AfricaCzar Ivan the Great of RussiaThe Spanish Inquisition

Week 14

Columbus Sails to the CaribbeanAge of Absolute Monarchs (c. 1500 - c. 1800)Protestant ReformationSpanish Conquistadors in the AmericasCalvin's Institutes of the Christian ReligionCouncil of TrentBaroque Period of the Arts

Week 15

Japan's IsolationJamestown And Plymouth Colony FoundedAge of Enlightenment (c. 1650 - c. 1800)Hudson's Bay CompanyFirst Great AwakeningClassical Period of the ArtsThe Seven Years' War

Week 16

Age of Industry (c. 1760 - c. 1969)James Cook Sails to Australia and AntarcticaAmerican Revolution and Gen. George WashingtonMadison's Constitution and the Bill of RightsFrench RevolutionSecond Great AwakeningLouisiana Purchase and Lewis and Clark Expedition

Week 17

Napoleon Crowned Emperor of FranceLiberation Of South AmericaThe War of 1812The Missouri CompromiseImmigrants Flock to AmericaThe Monroe DoctrineRomantic Period of the Arts

Week 18

Cherokee Trail of TearsU.S. Westward ExpansionMarx Publishes The Communist ManifestoThe Compromise of 1850 and the Dred Scott DecisionU.S. Restores Trade with JapanBritish Queen Victoria's Rule over IndiaDarwin Publishes The Origin of Species

Week 19

Lincoln's War Between the StatesReconstruction of the Southern StatesDominion of CanadaOtto von Bismarck Unifies GermanyBoer Wars in AfricaThe Spanish-American WarThe Progressive Era

Week 20

Australia Becomes a CommonwealthMexican RevolutionWorld War I and President WilsonLenin and Bolshevik Revolution in RussiaU.S. Evangelist Billy GrahamModern Period of the ArtsThe Great Depression and the New Deal

Week 21

World War II and President Franklin D. RooseveltStalin of the USSR and Katyn MassacreThe United Nations FormedThe Cold WarGandhi and India's IndependenceJewish State EstablishedMao and Communist Victory in China

Week 22

North Atlantic Treaty OrganizationThe Korean WarMartin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights MovementJim and Elizabeth Elliot, Missionaries to EcuadorThe Antarctic TreatyThe Vietnam WarU.S. Astronauts Walk on the Moon

Week 23

Age of Information and Globalization (c. 1970 -present)Watergate, President Nixon ResignsFall of Communism in Eastern EuropeEuropean Union FormedApartheid Abolished in South AfricaSeptember 11, 2001Rising Tide of Freedom

Week 24 (The Presidents)

Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Adams, Jackson, Van Buren, Harrison, Tyler, Polk, Taylor, Fillmore, Pierce, Buchanan, Lincoln, Johnson, Grant, Hayes, Garfield, Arthur, Cleveland, Harrison, Cleveland, McKinley, Roosevelt, Taft, Wilson, Harding, Coolidge, Hoover, Roosevelt, Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, Bush, Obama

Classical Conversations Cycle 1 Flashcards ionicons-v5-c

Classical Conversations Cycle 1 Flashcards