China and Persia

Vocabulary

100

Empire

Political organization of a state ruled by an emperor

200

Pictography

•  symbols used for words, concepts, or phrases (writing)

300

Steppes

Ecoregion without trees

400

Polis

city

500

Satrapies: 

Satrap: 

• Satrapies: province governed by a satrap
• Satrap: a provincial governor in the ancient Persian empire

Definition

100

sequence of rulers from the same family (monarchy)

Dynasty

200

explosive consisting of a powdered mixture.

gunpowder

300

Geographic and former administrative region of Greece.

Macedonia

400

stately building housing a tomb or group of tombs.

Mausoleum

500

 semitic culture is an obsolete term for an ethnic or cultural group.

Semites

China

100

What natural phenomena does the legend, Yi and the Ten Suns explain? 

With too much heat plants and animals die. It also explain why we have day and night.

200

Summarize the origins of China according to folklore. 

Began around 2000 BC, when a few families under the command of Emperor Yao settled in the country.

300

What is the name of the first Emperor of China? 

 Emperor Qin Shi Huangd

400

Mention three Chinese dynasties.

Mention three Chinese dynasties.

• Chia Dynasty
• Chang Dynasty
• Qin Dynasty

500

Describe the three different types of religions worshipped in China.

• Buddhism: Considered suffering to be the way to gain the absence of pain and desire
• Taoism: 
• To achieve wisdom, one should reject ambitions
• Confucianism: Preached love, prudence and honesty.

Persia

100

Which Persian emperor was responsible for the rise of the empire? 

Emperor Darius

200

Name the person who originally created the Persian Empire and in which year was it created?

Cyrus the Great in 550 BC

300

Which Persian emperor was responsible for the fall of the Persian empire? 

Emperor Xerxes

400

Mention and explain five historical facts about the Persian empire? (Feb 22)

• They believed in equal rights for men and women: The created the first human rights charter.
• Pioneers in refrigerator technology.
• Invented Paradise (pairi-daeza)
• They followed a prophet
• They were a model bureaucratic nation.
• They ruled almost half the world’s population at the time.
• They called the Emperor ‘King of Kings’

500

Summarize the battle of Thermopylae. Who were the main players of this battle?

King Leonidas of Sparta

 King Xerxes of Persia

General

100

What two scientific discoveries come from China? 

Paper currency, printing, compass, gunpowder, fireworks, mathematics

200

What is the name of the epoch in which the Greek and Roman civilizations inhabited?

Classic

300

How long did the Persian Wars against Greek last?

Half a Century

400

Who finally defeated the Persian Army in the 4th century BC? 

Emperor Alexander the Great from Macedonia

500

Mention five words we use today that come from Arabic origin, write a sentence with each. (March 1)

 Almohada, azúcar, aceite, almendra, ojalá, usted, hasta, ajedrez, barrio, asesino, álgebra, alacrán, dado, guitarra, naipe,