What was the ancient highway reorganized and rebuilt by Cyrus the Great? Linked Sardes to Susa
Royal Road
Who was the Father of History?
Herodotus
Varna
True or false: Zhou China was a hierarchical society?
True
What country is in between Spain and Italy?
France
What is Zoroastrianism?
Which society does this describe?
Democracy limited to male citizens. Foreigners, enslaved people, and women were excluded.
Athens
What's the warrior caste known as?
Kshatriyas
Rulers passed down through lineage of male ancestors reaching back to gods.
What is ancestral worship?
What country is directly west of Spain?
Portugal
Districts within the Persian Empire were known as what?
What are satrapies?
Who Brought Greek city-states under Macedonian rule and began conquest of Persian empire?
Alexander the Great
What are the large body of religious texts stemming from Vedic India?
Vedas
The idea that a ruler must be just to keep the approval of the gods is known as what?
Mandate of Heaven
What country is directly South of Albania?
Greece
What were the primary texts of Zoroastrianism?
What is the term for "rule by the people"?
Democracy
Sublevels within each varna were known as what?
Jatis
Which dynasty came before the Zhou?
Shang
What country borders Algeria in which you can see Spain (on a not foggy day)?
Morocco
The Golden Age of Classical Persia was known as which Empire?
What was a Classical Grecian city state known as?
Polis
What's another name for "high born" or "respected ones" in Vedic culture?
Aryan or Brahmin are accepted answers
What did the Zhou call their lands?
The Middle Kingdom
What country is Northeast of Greece?
Macedonia