Mediterranean
Name of Rome's first emperor
Augustus Caesar/Octavian
What is the bottom rung of the four varnas?
Shudras/Peasants
This was built (unsuccessfully) to repel invaders from the North
The Great Wall
What are the names of the two parts of Congress?
House of Representatives and Senate
City holy to all three faiths
Jerusalem
Culture famous for its playwrights and historians
Greece
Rama's wife
Sita
What fabric is China known for?
Silk
How many Supreme Court justices are there?
Nine
Who was Jesus' hype man?
Paul
What continent was the city of Carthage on?
Africa
Name two steps on the Eightfold Path
Right...effort, action, mindfulness, speech, livelihood, intention, understanding, concentration
Dynasty characterized by the 'warring states' period
Zhou
This country's civil war has become a proxy war between Iran and Saudi Arabia
Yemen
What is the name of Islam's holy book?
The Qur'an
What is one thing the Phoenicians invented or were famous for?
Purple dye, the keel, ships, cedar wood, glass
How was the god Ganesh created?
By Shiva, out of dust
His most well-known work is called the Annalects
Confucius
Who is the richest person ever?
Mansa Musa
Muslim philosophers preserved the work of this Greek thinker (two possible answers)
Aristotle and/or Plato
Egypt was conquered by three empires. Name them.
Assyria, Persia, Macedonia
India's sacred river
The Ganges
This cannot be fully described
The Tao
What is the longest war ever fought by the United States?
Afghanistan
Worship of one god at a time
Henotheism