Vocabulary
Ancient China
Ancient Egypt
Ancient India
Ancient Greece
100
A system of government in which officials are chosen by the people
What is a republic?
100
this natural resource allowed Chinese civilizations to thrive and develop
What is the Huang (Yellow) river?
100
this artistic style of writing was developed by the Egyptians
What is hieroglyphics?
100
the founder of Buddhism
What is Siddhartha Gautauma?
100
this Greek city state focused heavily on the military
What is Sparta?
200
a soldier serving in a foreign army for pay
What is a mercenary?
200
the civil servants hired by the Han government were also called this
What are government officials?
200
Egyptians relied on this for information about the afterlife
What is the book of the dead?
200
The first Indian Empire
What is the Maurya Empire?
200
Alexander's father prepared him for kingship by doing this
What is taking him on military campaigns?
300
A payment made to a bride's family
What is a dowry?
300
according to the mandate of heaven, this happened to a bad ruler
What is overthrown?
300
Egyptians based many of their religious beliefs on this
What is the natural environment?
300
Mathematical cultural advance made by the Indians
What is decimal system?
300
democracy worked best under this leader in Athens
Who is Pericles?
400
the blending of two or more cultures
What is acculturation or cultural diffusion?
400
the government style under the Zhou dynasty
What is feudalism?
400
the most important element in allowing Egypt to become and remain a unified state
What is the Nile River?
400
The caste system in order of rank (highest to lowest)
What are the brahmins, kshattriyas, vaisyas, sudras?
400
these two battles showed Greece's power and cleverness against Xerxes I
What are Thermoplyae and Salamis?
500
The line of rulers from one family
What is a dynasty?
500
the Ming restored this practice when they took control of China
What is civil service exams?
500
This discovery helped scholars understand the meaning of hieroglyphics.
What is the Rosetta stone?
500
The major difference between Buddhism and Hinduism
What is Hinduism believes in the caste system and Buddhism does not?
500
Plato's ideal state was divided into these three groups
What are philosopher-kings, warriors, and the masses?
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