Which river was Rome Located close to
Tiber River
Which part of India was seized by Chandragupta Maurya?
Northern India
What was the purpose of the civil service exams?
To appoint intelligent men to government positions
How were the Greek gods human-like?
1. behavior
2.appearance
What made Greece a great trading spot?
location
along the silk road
centre of the Mediterranean sea
Why did Christianity spread through the Roman Empire quickly?
1. Everyone was equal in the eyes of the Christian god
2.everyone had a place in heaven
How did the Gupta empire fall?
The attacks of the Huns drained the empire and led to India splitting again
what is the silk road?
A trading route
Where did democracy originate
Arhens
Which religious group was persecuted by the Jews?
Christians
This is a timeline of events specific to the history of Ancient Rome
What statement best completes this timeline?
The Roman empire begins
Which caste of the ancient Indian society was considered the lowest?
Untouchable-Dalits
This a list of inventions created by an ancient civilisation
What ancient civilisation is responsible for creating these inventions?
China
This is a chart that describes the characteristics of ancient Greece
What system is described by this chart?
Athenian democracy
This is a chart that shows one religion's belief about the human soul
What religion's belief is shown in this chart?
Hinduism
This map shows an important trade route through much of European history
The trade route was used to import what goods from China?
gold
Which Religion originated in India
Buddhism
What is considered one of the four great inventions of China?
gunpowder
How did the geography of Greece impact its development?
Mountains and deep valleys isolated city-states allowed them to develop independently
In what way are the Athenian democracy different from the modern representative democracies?
Athenian democracy allowed all qualified citizens to vote directly on all laws
How did the geography of the Italian Peninsula impact the Roman Empire?
The Alps mountain range protected the region from invasion
Name the four main castes of ancient India caste system
Why did the ideas of Confucianism and Taoism arise in China during the warring states era ?
The Chinese were trying to establish a peaceful society
What do the famous Greek thinkers,Archimedes and Pythagoras, have in common?
they both developed mathematical theories
The Hellenic period is most closely associated with what idea?
Cultural diffusion