Ch. 27 - The Rise of Rome
A peninsula is...
a bit of land sticking out into the sea
In modern times, what have we named after the ancient Roman gods?
planets
How did Carthage become rich?
by freely trading with others
What book contains many of Buddha's teachings?
the Mahayana Tripitaka
What were the important crops of India?
wheat and rice
The most important Italian tribe was...
the Etruscans
Where did Romans bathe?
in public swimming pools
The Carthagenian army crossed which mountains with forty elephants?
the Alps
Who was the Buddhist emperor who tried to rule with kindness?
Asoka
Did people in Hindu society get to choose what they would be when they grew up?
no
Remus got angry at Romulus for making himself boss. What did Romulus do?
killed Remus
To help people get around the empire, the Romans did what?
they built roads
What was the name of the Carthagenian general who used elephants to fight the Romans?
Hannibal
In the Hindu religion, the first man was named Purusha. His story is told in what book?
the Rig Veda
Which is a river goddess?
Ganga
Numitor's brother ordered that Numitor's baby sons be thrown into which river?
the Tiber River
Which is the most famous Roman road?
the Appian way
"Reverse engineering" is when you take something apart to figure out how to build one of your own. What did the Romans reverse-engineer during their wars with Carthage?
navy ships
How is the Mauryan Empire similar to the Akkadian Empire and to Egypt?
it was stronger once the cities were united
Some people were not in any of the castes. What were they called?
untouchables
The Romans decided that they did not want to be ruled by a king, so they decided to be ruled by...
consuls and patricians
The Roman religion taught that there are six months of autumn and winter because Ceres' daughter Prosperine did something. What did she do?
She ate six pomegranate seeds in the underworld.
The Carthagenian army was destroying villages all over Italy, so a Roman general decided to attack Carthage. What was his name?
Scipio
Where did the Aryans come from?
the north
What is the order, from highest to lowest, of the Hindu castes: servants, farmers and traders, warriors, brahmins (priests)
brahmins (priests), warriors, farmers and traders, servants