CLASSICAL EMPIRE
This empire was ruled by Julius Caesar and later Caesar Augustus.
What is the Roman Empire?
This man founded Buddhism after seeking to understand the cause of human suffering.
Who is Siddhartha Gautama
This network connected much of Eurasia and became a major route for the exchange of goods and ideas.
What are the Silk Roads?
This emperor moved the Roman capital eastward to Byzantium in 330 C.E.
Who is Constantine?
This large multicultural city was located near present-day Mexico City.
What is Teotihuacan?
This Chinese dynasty used a civil service exam to help create a merit-based bureaucracy.
What is the Han Dynasty?
The title given to Siddhartha Gautama means "the enlightened one."
What is the Buddha?
Knowledge of these seasonal winds helped merchants travel across the Indian Ocean.
What are monsoon winds?
Constantine renamed Byzantium this city, which is known today as Istanbul.
What is Constantinople?
This civilization developed the most complex written language in the Americas before European contact.
Who were the Mayans?
This Greek city-state developed a direct democracy for free adult males.
What is Athens?
Buddhists follow this path in an attempt to overcome desire and suffering.
What is the Eightfold Path
This improvement helped make caravan trade across the Sahara more profitable and possible.
What is the camel saddle?
This famous Byzantine emperor created a major collection and organization of Roman laws.
Who is Justinian?
The Mayans understood this important mathematical concept that many Mediterranean civilizations had not yet fully grasped.
What is zero?
This Persian ruler organized his empire into regional provinces.
Who is Darius?
This state of peaceful enlightenment ends the cycle of reincarnation.
Answer: What is nirvana?
Improvements in these two areas helped ships travel and maneuver in difficult wind conditions.
What are sail design and ship hulls?
This famous building was constructed during Justinian's reign.
What is Hagia Sophia?
Two early civilizations in the Americas did not develop in river valleys.
Who are the Olmec and the Chavin.
These empires helped provide political and economic security across South Asia.
What are the Mauryan and Gupta Empires?
This Mauryan ruler converted to Buddhism, built roads, and spread his laws through inscriptions on pillars.
Who is Ashoka?
This combination helped make trade and exchange flourish across classical civilizations.
What are technological innovation, strong governments, and trade networks?
Constantinople became wealthy partly because of its location as this type of coastal trading center.
What is an entrepôt?
This Mississippian city near present-day St. Louis was a major trade hub and had a population larger than London.
What is Cahokia?