Ancient Greece and Persia
East Asia
South Asia
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous 2
100
This third king of Persia extended the empire as far East as the Indus Valley, and to the Mediterranean in the West.
Who is Darius I?
100
This dynasty became the first to unify the Chinese "warring states" and laid the foundation for a strong imperial China.
What is the Qin Dynasty?
100

Women and the poor preferred this religion (an off-shoot of the Vedic religions) because it did not believe in the Caste system.

What is Buddhism?

100
This Chinese dynasty came before the Qin.
What is the Zhou dynasty?
100

The "Golden Age" of South Asia came under this empire, also known for advances in medicine and mathematics. 

Who are the Gupta?

200
Under Darius, the Persian Empire was separated into provinces, each governed by this type of hereditary governor.
What were Satraps?
200
This was a common ideal in Chinese society used to justify the position of the current leader in government. Rebellions, natural disasters, and invasions were often considered to be a result of the Emperor losing it.
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
200

The ethnic groups considered to be the most valued among the Indian varna (castes) could trace their origins back to this group of migrant people originally from the Caucases.

Who are the Aryans?

200

Han Feizi believed in this philosophy, which suggests that the success or failure of a state is based on the strength of its rules and the ability of its citizens to follow the rules.

What is legalism?

200

Samsara is the cycle of birth and rebirth common to this religion.

What is Hinduism?

300
This religion of the ancient Persians helped to justify the king's position through a mandate from the god Ahura Mazda.
What is Zorastrianism?
300
The basic unit of Chinese society was the family, and the importance of family relationships was based on the hierarchical ideas of this belief system.
What is Confucianism?
300
This kingdom utilized standardized coinage, taxed its people, had a large imperial army, converted to Buddhism, and expanded much in the way of Alexander the Great.
What is the Mauryan Empire (324-184 BCE)?
300

The sacred texts from Hinduism are known as this.

What are the Vedas and/or the Upanishads?

300

The Roman Empire fell in 476 CE. What was the eastern half renamed as?

Who are the Byzantines?

400
List three of the four major Persian dynasties.
What are Achaemenid, Parthian, Sassanid, and Selucid?
400
List three technologies that originated in China before they made their way to the West.
What is steel, crossbow, horse collar, paper, silk, umbrella, canals, porcelain, compass, kite, gunpowder?
400

He was the emperor of the Mauryan empire who converted to Buddhism, built an extensive roads network, and created pillars with his legal codes to be placed throughout the empire.

Who is Ashoka?

400

These religions were spread through AfroEurasia as a result of extensive trade routes.

What are Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism?

500

The spread of Greek culture and ideas into other places following conquests of Alexander the Great were known as....

What is Hellenism?

500

Invasions by this group most likely led to the fall of the Han Dynasty.

What is the Xiongnu (Huns)?

500

List two products traded by South Asian empires.

What is silk, textiles, spices, rice, sugar, mustard, pepper, gold, copper, pearls, perfume, cotton, animals, slaves?

500

In West Africa, the domestication of the camel allowed for Muslim traders to cross the Sahara desert. This powerful regional empire was known for its gold reserves. 

What is Ghana?

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