What is the name of the government when people rule themselves and which group began this type of government?
Democracy and Athens
100
What is the name of Rome's most famous general? What happened to him in 44 BCE?
Julius Caesar and was stabbed to death by the Senate
100
What did Hammurabi do?
He wrote down his laws.
200
Name 2 of the Five Pillars of Islam
1. There is no god but Allah and his prophet is Muhammad
2. Pray five times a day
3. Give alms
4. Fast during Ramadan
5. Make the Hajj once in your life
200
Who is the most important thinker in Chinese history?
Confucius
200
What is a city-state?
urban center with surrounding countryside, like its own tiny little country
200
Who are the two legendary founders of Rome?
Romulus and Remus
200
What is the Fertile Crescent and what two rivers run through it?
Very fertile region from Egypt through the northern Middle East. The Tigris and Euphrates
300
The founder of Islam and where was he born?
Muhammad and Mecca
300
What is the Mandate of Heaven
Heaven gives leaders control, but if they mess up, heaven will take power away
300
Who were the main enemies of the Greek city states?
The Persian Empire
300
What's the difference between a republic and a democracy?
Republic, you pick a person to make decisions for you. Democracy, you make all the decisions yourself.
300
Who is considered the first civilization?
The Sumerians
400
What is the proper term for Islam law?
Sharia Law
400
Name the two main rivers in China
Yellow and Yangtze River
400
What did Alexander the Great do?
Conquered Greece, Macedonia, Persia, the Middle East, Egypt and reached the Indus Valley
400
What happened when Rome got too big? What happened to the Western half?
It was split in half. The Western Roman Empire was sacked and destroyed while the Eastern Roman Empire continued on
400
Describe the difference between hunting & gathering versus agriculture
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500
Name three regions where Islam spread early on
Middle East, Africa India
500
What is Legalism?
Chinese political philosophy. It believes that people are basically bad and need a strong government with harsh punishments to make them behave. Used by the Qin Dynasty
500
What happened to Alexander the Great's empire after he died? What culture did he want to spread?
Broke up into four Hellenistic kingdoms. Wanted to spread Greek culture
500
What was the name of the Emperor that became a Christian?
Constantine
500
Why do we care about the Epic of Gilgamesh?
Taught us a lot about ancient culture, but was also one of the first written stories ever found