Ancient Empires
Egyptian method to prepare a body for burial
Mummification
Buddhist ultimate reality
Nirvana
Used to justify leaders under Confucianism. When a leader loses this, they are often overthrown
Mandate of Heaven
This word indicates that a religion only has one God
Monotheism
Muhammad was born in this city
Mecca
Ancient Greece required you to be these two things to vote
Male and land-owner
The belief in Hinduism and Buddhism that your actions in your past (including past lives) affect your future.
Karma
The first Chinese dynasty to promote Confucianism, 300 years after Confucius' death
The Han Dynasty
This word is an equivalent to "Communion" mostly used by Catholics in modern times
Eucharist
This word, often associated with the global spreading of Jews, indicates a mass emigration.
Diaspora
This Greek city-state had a different social structure to the rest of Greece
Sparta
Hindu ultimate reality, "world soul"
Brahman
Confucianism advocated for a society founded on this concept, examples of which are wife-husband or friend-friend
Relationships
Name the two words in Islam that mean something is forbidden or allowed
Haram and halal
The spread of Christianity was helped by people in the East Mediterranean often speaking Greek. This man was a major reason for that mass Hellenism (Greek influence)
Alexander the Great
Which of these technologies did Rome NOT innovate much on:
a) Siege equipment
b) Aqueducts
c) Roads/Transportation
d) Maritime technology
e) Military tactics
d) Maritime technology
This Hindu word means vindication from the cycle of rebirth (samsara) through self-realization
Moksha
The civil service test exemplifies this Confucian system of rising through society based on your skills and intelligence
Meritocratic system
This Roman emperor ended the persecution of Christians in 313.
Constantine
Jizya
Name any of the 12 characteristics of empires
Centralized Authority, Expansion and Conquest, Diverse Populations, Administrative Systems, Infrastructure and Communication, Tribute and Taxation, Standing Military, Imperial Ideology or Legitimacy, Cultural Influence and Integration, Economic Integration, Use of Force and Coercion, Decline and Fragmentation
The Dalit, or lowest class of the Hindu caste system, were also known by this term
Untouchables
This man vanished into the wilderness after writing the basis to Daoism, including yin/yang and wu wei.
Laozi
This country is the last majority Shia country in the world. Name its historical name and its modern-day name.
Persia, Iran
Name any of the five pillars of Islam (not in English)
Shahada, Salat, Zakat, Sawm, Hajj