means “first emperor” and it’s the name King Zheng gave to himself because he thought king was too unimportant a title
Who Shi Huangdi?
100
founded the Han dynasty and gained control over China
Who is Liu Bang?
100
highly advanced civilization; built stone palaces with running water; developed a writing system
Who are the Minoans?
100
The Battles
What are Marathon, Salamis, and Thermopylae?
200
walls to hold back water
What are dikes?
200
a set of rules that make things more similar
What is standardization?
200
5th Han emperor; ruled for 50 years also remembered as one of the countries greatest emperors
Who Emperor Wudi?
200
governed by monarchy; made bronze weapons and pottery; traded these bronze items for copper and ivory; were destroyed by the Dorians
Who are the Mycenaeans?
200
A league formed by the Athenians and their allies; they met together on the island of Delos; members promised to protect one another from Persia and provide ships or money for defense; democratic
What is the Delian?
300
known as the Yellow River and one of China’s main rivers
What is the Huang River?
300
a long wall running east and west along Shi Huangdi empires northern border
What is the Great Wall of China?
300
a system of government employees mainly selected for their skills and knowledge
What is the civil service system?
300
citizens can vote and non-citizens, (women,children, and slaves) can't
Who are citizens and non-citizens?
300
a league formed by the Spartans and their allies; they met on the Peloponnesian Peninsula; oligarchies (gov’t ruled by council leaders; aristocracy)
What is Peloponnesian?
400
collection of sculptures depicting the armies of Shi Huangdi and Buried with Shi Huangdi
What are the Terrotta Warriors?
400
came from China and spread and followed the teachings of Buddha
What is Buddhism?
400
a greek city-state; it was usually built on 2 levels; its where the word ‘politics’ came from
What is the polis?
400
is to force the enemy to surrender by cutting of its food and other supplies
What is to Siege
500
a philosopher who believed that people had to be forced to be good with strict laws Shi Huangdi believed in this
Who is Han Feizi?
500
representatives, of the emperor to create a relationship with kingdoms to the west
What are envoys?
500
a word meaning “high city” and it is were public buildings and marble temples were built