Ptolemy Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Five main eras of the Second Temple Period. Be sure to know the time frame for each era. - Answer- Babylonian (606-539). Persian (539-331). Greek (331-167): Ptolemaic (320-198) and Seleucid (198-167). Jewish Self-Rule (167-63). Roman (63BC - AD70). Three crises experienced by the Jews that resulted from the Bab. captivity. - Answer- Dissolution of the monarchy, loss of central sanctuary, proximity to Gentiles. Most likely period of time in why synagogue emerged. - Answer- Bab. exile ...

Five main eras of the Second Temple Period. Be sure to know the time frame for each era. - Babylonian (606-539). Persian (539-331). Greek (331-167): Ptolemaic (320-198) and Seleucid (198-167). Jewish Self-Rule (167-63). Roman (63BC - AD70). Three crises experienced by the Jews that resulted from the Bab. captivity. - Dissolution of the monarchy, loss of central sanctuary, proximity to Gentiles. Most likely period of time in why synagogue emerged. - Bab. exile Whether idol worship became...

HIEU 202 History of Western Civilization : All Quizzes (ANSWERED) William Harvey's On the Motion of the Heart and Blood refuted which of the following formerly held understandings? The liver was the beginning point of the circulation of blood. Which of the following created three laws of planetary motion that helped disprove the basic structure of the Ptolemaic system? Johannes Kepler For what reason did Copernicus support the sun-centered model of the universe? It offered a simpler a...

satellite - Answer- any natural or artificial object in space that orbits the earth orbit - Answer- the path around a celestial body apogee - Answer- the highest point in an orbit perigee - Answer- the lowest point of an orbit Sputnik 1 - Answer- the first artificial satellite COMSAT - Answer- a communications satellite INTELSAT - Answer- the International Telecommunications Satellite Organization NAVSTAR - Answer- navigation satellites "Satellites as a system" refers ...

Five main eras of the Second Temple Period. Be sure to know the time frame for each era. - CORRECT ANS Babylonian (606-539). Persian (539-331). Greek (331-167): Ptolemaic (320-198) and Seleucid (198-167). Jewish Self-Rule (167-63). Roman (63BC - AD70). Three crises experienced by the Jews that resulted from the Bab. captivity. - CORRECT ANS Dissolution of the monarchy, loss of central sanctuary, proximity to Gentiles. Most likely period of time in why synagogue emerged. - CO...

Which two empires lead to the start of the Age of Exploration? - Mongol Empire ( ) and Ottoman Empire (cut off all European trade routes to Asia, resulting in searches for new routes to Asia) What are three examples of luxury goods becoming more expensive today? - -Gas -Food -Clothing How do you think the Astrolabe aided the Age of Exploration? - It aided the Age of Exploration by helping the explorers use the stars to position themselves. How do you think the Compass aided the Age of E...

Transalpine Gaul (Gallia Comata) correct answers province which invades Caesar's provinces (Cisalpine gaul & Illyricum); Caesar launches campaign against them (takes 5 years) Parthians correct answers biggest civilized empire that is near Rome; replaced the Persians; causing trouble Battle of Carrhae correct answers 53; Crassus & the Romans are defeated by the Parthians; Crassus beheaded & most Roman soldiers end up dead Vercingetorix correct answers lead the Gaul revolt in Britain; Ro...

LUOA Earth Science Module 9 Questions and Answers Graded A Newton discovered that the gravity of a planet _________________ as the planet approaches the sun causing the planet to move ____________ around the sun in that part of its orbit. increased, faster Newton discovered that if two planetary objects moved twice as far from each other ______________________. their gravity reduced by 1/4th Explain Kepler's 2nd law of planetary motion, also known as the Law of Areas. Kepler's 2nd law of pl...

Summarize (we will be writing about) the metanarrative of Scripture outlined in class - correct answer 1. God before everything else 2. Creation Story (Genesis 1:2, Job 38:1-7, Isaiah 45:18) 3. Fall of Man (Gen 3, 6): the snake falls, then Adam & Eve 4. God's Covenants with Man 4a. Abrahamic- Genesis 15:5- "your offspring will be as numerous as the stars" - the promise of the land Canaan 4b. Israelite- Exodus 6: Freedom from being slaves to the Egyptians, God will be the Israelites' ...

What three ancient structures were likely used for early forms of astrology? - Stonehenge, the Temple of Isis, and the Sun Dagger What people produced the earliest complete records of observations regarding astrological phenomena? - The Ancient Greeks What did Thales of Miletus assert? - Natural phenomena could be explained and understood by humans What did Pythagoras describe? - Mathematical patterns in nature What was one of Plato's core beliefs? - Everything in nature can be reduced t...