Ancient Greece
Ancient Rome
Ancient China
Ancient India
Vocabulary
100

Which sea is located south of Greece?

Mediterranean Sea

100

What continents was Rome located on during the height of the Roman Empire?

Europe, Africa and Asia

100

What continent is Ancient China located on?

Asia

100

What continent is India located on?

Asia

100

What is the act of exchanging something for something else?

trade

200

What geographic feature affected the development of city-states in Ancient Greece?

mountains

200

Who fought in the Punic Wars?

Roman and Carthage

200

This religion was founded by Lao Tzu in China in the 6th century and believes in peace and harmony with nature.

Daoism

200

What is the term for the lowest caste in the Hindu Caste System?

untouchables

200

What is the exchange and spread of goods and ideas through contact between people from different cultures

cultural diffusion

300

What are the two city-states that were different from each other?

Athens and Sparta

300

What did the Romans innovate to be able to fight effectively on water?

moveable gangplank

300

What is the purpose of the terracotta army?

created to accompany Shi Huangdi into the afterlife

300

This India prince started a monotheistic religion that believes in good karma, reincarnation, and the eightfold path.

buddhism

300

What is a path followed by people who trade with one another?

trade route

400

The city of Athens founded a form of government in which all citizens have the right to vote and be represented.

democracy

400

What is the trade complex that was being fought over during the Punic Wars?

mediterranean sea complex

400

What philosophy did Emperor Shi Huangdi follow that believed humans were essentially bad and selfish, so a ruler had to enforce strict laws with harsh punishments to create order. 

legalism

400

This polytheistic religion was founded in India and the epic "The Bhagavad Gita" telling a story about following one's dharma.

Hinduism

400

Which innovation most contributed to the development of the civilizations near water?

Irrigation

500

What is a combination of Greek, Persian, and Indian art, philosophy, science, math, architecture, and traditions that were created through contact between people ruled by Alexander the Great and spread by those that traveled in his empire.

Hellenistic Culture
500

What led to the fall of the Roman Empire?

invasion of multiple tribes on different fronts

500

What did Shi Huangdi do to ensure that no one knew the location of his tomb?

his son had all the artisans and workers that constructed it buried alive.

500
The Hindu caste system had what type of social class system?

No social mobility

500

What is a challenge or problem that societies have faced over time?

enduring issue

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