History Of Civilization 101

Definition of Terms

Democritus

A HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /The_Presocratics pre-Socratic HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Hellenic_civilization " Greek HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Materialist " materialist HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Philosopher " philosopher .Democritus was a student of HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Leucippus Leucippus and co-originator of the belief that all HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Matter " matter is made up of various imperishable , indivisible HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Classical_element " \l "Classical_elements_in_Greece " elements which he called atoma or "indivisible units , from which we get the

English word HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Atomism " atom

Mesopotamia

A HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Cradle_of_civilization cradle of civilization geographically located between the HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Tigris " Tigris and HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Euphrates " Euphrates rivers , largely corresponding to modern-day HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Iraq " Iraq . HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Sumer " Sumer in southern Mesopotamia is commonly regarded as the world 's earliest HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Civilization " civilization . Cities in Mesopotamia later served as capitals of the HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Akkad " Akkadian , HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Babylonia " Babylonian , HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Assyria " Assyrian , HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Mitanni " Mitanni , HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Neo-Assyrian_Empire " Neo-Assyrian HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Neo-Babylonian_Empire Neo-Babylonian , HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Parthia Parthian , HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Sassanid_Empire Sassanid and HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Abbasid " Abbasid empires

Idea

A HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Concept " concept or HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Abstraction " abstraction formed and existing in the HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Mind " mind . Human capability to contemplate ideas is associated with the ability of HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Reason " reasoning HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Human_self-reflection self-reflection , and the ability to acquire and apply HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Intellect " intellect . Further , ideas give rise to actual HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Concepts concepts , or mind generalizations , which are the basis for any kind of HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Knowledge " knowledge whether HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Science " science or HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Philosophy " philosophy .Humbaba

A monstrous HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Giant_ (mythology giant of immemorial age raised by HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Utu " Utu , the Sun . HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Humbaba " \l "_note-0 " Humbaba orHuwawa was also the guardian of the HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Cedar_Forest " Cedar Forest where the gods lived Anubis

The HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Greek_language " Greek name for the ancient HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Jackal jackal -headed HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /God " god of the dead in HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Egyptian_mythology " Egyptian mythology whose HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Egyptian_hieroglyphs hieroglyphic version is more accurately spelled...