Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are religions that worship one God. What is the term that means having only one God?
Monotheism
100
What title was given to the ruler of Egypt?
Pharaoh
100
Who was the ancient philosopher of China who taught that if people behaved properly there would be peace and order?
Confucius
100
What form of government is Ancient Athens famous for creating?
Democracy
100
The Roman Empire is credited with creating what new kind of government?
Republic
200
What two rivers were part of the Fertile Crescent?
Tigris and Euphrates
200
When Cleopatra ruled Egypt from 69 B.C. to 30 A.C., she wanted to form an alliance with what empire?
Roman Empire
200
What is the rigid social system of India called?
The caste system
200
Which of the ancient Greek city-states is famous for its strong and aggressive military?
Sparta
200
What is one reason for the fall of the Roman Empire?
The army was not dedicated to their cause because they were paid; The Roman Empire had become too large; a series of weak and corrupt emperors
300
What civilization was responsible for creating an alphabet of 22 symbols each representing one sound in their language?
Phoenicians
300
Who led the enslaved Israelites out of Egypt?
Moses
300
What is the ancient religion of India?
Hinduism
300
What ancient Athenian philosopher is famous for questioning and discussing social customs, laws, and values?
Socrates
300
What was the spoken language of the Roman Empire?
Latin
400
When the people of Sumer developed writing in 3500 BC, what did their scribes write on?
Clay
400
What was the name of the valley where King Tutankhamen's tomb was found?
Valley of the Kings
400
What religion did Siddhartha Gautama start?
Buddhism
400
What was the "high city" of Athens called. It is where citizens gathered for political and religious purposes, and it is where the Parthenon is located.
Acropolis
400
What Roman emperor was the first to accept Christians?
Constantine
500
What king of the Babylonians is credited with writing down the laws of his empire that everyone was to follow?
Hammurabi
500
What stone unlocked the key to deciphering the Egyptian hieroglyphics? It contained Greek and two types of Egyptian hieroglyphs.
The Rosetta Stone
500
What Chinese emperor ordered the building the the Great Wall of China?
Shi Huangdi
500
Who wrote The Iliad and The Odyssey?
Homer
500
How did Romans in Augustus' time treat conquered people?