General Question
Famous Person
Vocabulary
Religion
50
What is the importance of Rosetta Stone?
It helped decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics
50
Carthaginian general during second Punic war
Hannibal
50
Skilled craftsman
Artisan
50
Caste system belongs to which religion?
Hinduism
100
What is the importance of Neolithic Revolution?
People stopped being nomads, settled down and started civilizations
100
First Roman Emperor
Octavian (Augustus)
100
Basic unit in Roman Army
Legion
100
Pork is banned in what 2 religions?
Judaism and Islam
150
Name 4 Big Chinese inventions
Paper, gunpowder, printing and compass
150
Father of medicine
Hippocrates
150
Sumerian form of writing
Cuneiform
150
Which major religion has no Prophet?
Hinduism
200
Who fought the Peloponnesian wars
Athens and Sparta
200
Famous Greek fable writer
Aesop
200
Seasonal wind in India that brings a lot of moisture
Monsoon
200
What do these symbols have in common
They are all monotheistic religions
250
What is the main idea of Hammurabi Laws?
An eye for an eye
The person is getting the same punishment as the crime he committed
250
Greek philosopher, scientist and tutor of Alexander the Great
Aristotle
250
Spread of Greek culture throughout Alexander's Empire
Hellenism
250
Bible to Christianity = ........ to Islam
Koran
300
What is Parthenon?
Temple to goddess Athena on Athenian acropolis
300
Leader of 300 Spartans
King Leonidas
300
Respect for the elders in Chinese philosophy
Filial Piety
300
Name 5 pillars of Isam
1. Faith
2. Praying
3. Charity
4. Fasting
5. Hajj
350
Why Greek city-states were not united?
80% of the country are mountains, it was hard to communicate
350
First pharaoh of Egypt, who united Upper and Lower Egypt
King Narmer ( Menes)
350
Taming of wild animals/crops for human use
Domestication
350
Older Brother to younger brother
Husband to wife
Older friend to younger friend
Which 2 relationships are missing?
Father to son
Ruler to subject
400
How are Greece, Italy and India are similar geographically?
They all are located on peninsulas
400
In Roman Republic, he was a role-model of a politician
Cincinnatus
400
Triangular-shaped land at the mouth of the river
Delta
400
What religion was founded by a person whose nickname was "The Enlighted One"
Buddhism