Classical Civilizations

India

100

Two civilizations from India that we have studied in class

Gupta and Mauryan

200

I am the mountain range that separates India from China to the north.

(not in Notes)

What is the Himalaya Mountains?

300

I am the weather system that produces heavy rains and winds.

(not in Notes)

What are monsoons.

400

came up with the concept of zero 

(not in Notes)

 Gupta Empire

500

civilization in India that had a centralized government

Mauryan

China

100

who built the Terra Cotta soldiers during the Qin dynasty

Shi Huangdi

200

people had to take this in order to get a government job in China

civil service exam

300

China utilized these trade routes to trade as far as the Middle East. These trade routes are called..

What are the Silk Roads?

400

-built to protect China from invaders

- it was very long and took many years to build

The Great Wall of China.

500

 Three inventions of the Han Civilization in China 

What are the wheel barrow, paper, rudder, acupuncture etc....

Greece

100

I am the sea used by ancient Greeks to travel, trade and farm.

What is the Mediterranean Sea?

200

I am the reason Greece was divided into many city states and not unified.

What are mountains?

300

We are the Greeks who are trained from a young age to fight!

Sparta

400

I am the man who created my own culture, Hellenistic, by conquering Egypt, Greece, and Persia .

Who is Alexander the Great

500

We are three famous Greek philosophers

Plato, Aristotle and Socrates

Rome

100

I am the present day country in which Rome began.

What is Italy?

200

I am the name of the early Roman government which Julius Caesar was feared to have threatened. It starts with a R.

What is a republic?

300

I am an architectural/technological masterpiece found in Rome which Gladiators fought.

What is the Roman Coliseum?

400

If religion spreads from one place to another it is probable a result of..

What is cultural diffusion?

500

Emperor who began a period of peace in Rome that lasted for over 200 years

Augustus Caesar

Miscellaneous

100

Who divided the Roman empire into two parts

(not in notes)

Diocletian or Theodosius

200

Rome went from having a king- to having a republic- to become a ____________________________

empire

300

Structure used to bring water into Roman cities

aqueducts

400

Choose one... I am one reason why the Roman Empire Falls.

What is invasions by Germanic tribes, welfare system,loss of virtue ambition, unstable government, inflation...?

500

Name of Rome system of laws that America still uses today, such as, innocent until proven guilty

Twelve Tables