INTL ST 11 Midterm: Midterm Study Guide

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Renaissance in france and italy then england-european colonization. European miracle: europeans had something innate and unique that made them superior to all other civilizations in terms of progress. Democracy was found in athens, peasants were better treated, europeans were more religiously tolerant, europeans were biologically superior. Various early cradles of civilization : indus river valley (pakistan/india), meso-america (mexico/guatemala), nile river (africa), mesopotamia (iran/iraq), yellow river valley (china) Contemporaries of the 6th and 5th century bc. Xerxes: the persian ruler or king during the 5th century bc. His rule is primarily characterized by the greek and persian conflict. Leonidas: king of sparta during the greek and persian conflict with xerxes. Socrates: a philosopher who taught his famous socratic method throughout athens. He was a prominent philosopher. (470-399 bce; 5th century) an athenian philosopher who thought that human beings could lead honest lives and that honor was far more important than wealth, fame, or other superficial attributes.