Han
What was the prevailing religion/philosophy in Han China?
Confucianism
What was Rome's long-lasting period of peace called?
Pax Romana
T/F, Christianity is considered an Abrahamic religion:
True
Name one influential Egyptian pharaoh:
one influential Egyptian pharaoh
What is the full name of Groton's founder?
Endicott Peabody
The Han established their empire of the collapse of which short-lived empire?
Qin
What were both names of Caesar's adoptive son?
- Augustus
- Octavian
By which people and by which means was Jesus executed?
The Jews who resisted the spread of Hellenism and for whom the holiday of Hanukkah is celebrated are named:
the Maccabees
What religion and sect is Groton affiliated with?
Christianity, episcopal
Emperor Wu founded this college for classical scholars that supplied the Han with their need for bureaucrats:
Imperial University
What was the last name of the brothers who tried to address agrarian inequalities in ancient Rome?
Gracchus
This man, a Jew and Roman citizen from southeastern Anatolia claimed to have seen Jesus in his full glory outside Damascus. He preached and wrote letters to Mediterranean communities about how Jesus was "the anointed one."
(Be specific)
Paul of Tarsus
The religion Zoroastrianism should be most closely associated with which empire?
Persian Empire
What is Groton's full address?
282 Farmers Row, Groton, MA 01450
T/F: Han cities were laid out in an orderly grid
True
What is the name of the most influential highway created by Romans that linked Rome to southern Italy?
It was systematically marked by milestones so that travelers could know their precise location.
Via Appia or Appian Way
What are the names associated with the gospels (accounts describing Jesus's life and sayings)?
Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John
The ancient civilization that created colossal heads carved from stone boulders is called:
the Olmecs
From 1906 to 1932, of the 405 Groton students who applied to this school, 402 were accepted:
Harvard
Name at least 2 of the states that replaced the Han after their collapse:
- Wei
- Shu
- Wu
Name two significant Roman woman:
- Terentia
- Hortensia
- Plancia Magna of Perge
- Claudia Antonia Tatiana
What is this quotation from:
4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Either:
- Paul's Treatise on Love
- 1 Corinthians
Alexander defeated this leader in 331 BCE, resulting in the fall of the Persian Empire (be specific)
Darius III
What os Groton's motto (in Latin)?
cui servire est regnare