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This strict social hierarchy divided people into groups based on birth, job, and social role.
What is The Caste System
This philosophy emphasized strict laws, clear rules, and harsh punishments to maintain order and control.
What is Legalism
Required payments or gifts made to the Persian Empire by conquered peoples or provinces to show submission
What is Tribute
The ancient Greek term for an independent city-state that had its own government, laws, and military
What is a Polis?
The common citizens who made up the majority of the Roman population, including farmers, craftsmen, and workers.
Who are Plebeians?
The religious BELIEF that a person's soul is reborn into a new life after death.
What is Reincarnation
A long period of time in history marked by distinct events, characteristics, or ruling families
What is an Era (Dynasty is acceptable)
A regional governor chosen by the Persian king to rule over a specific province.
What is a Satrap?
This Greek city-state developed a direct democracy where citizens directly voted on public issues and held debates
What is Athens?
A 200-year period of peace, stability, and growth across the Roman Empire that began under Augustus.
What is the Pax Romana?
This major ancient trade route connected Asia to Europe and the Middle East, facilitating the exchange of goods like silk and cultural ideas.
What is the Silk Road
The idea that Chinese rulers were chosen by divine approval, which could be lost if a ruler became corrupt or unjust.
What is the Mandate of Heaven
This extensive highway system spanned over 1,500 miles across the empire, allowing royal messengers to deliver communications rapidly
What is the Royal Road?
The term used to describe the spread and blending of Greek culture across the Mediterranean and Middle East following Alexander the Great's conquests
What is Hellenistic (or Hellenism)?
Elected officials in Rome specifically tasked with protecting the rights of plebeians and vetoing unfair laws
Who are Tribunes? (The Tribune)
Unlike polytheistic faiths, this spiritual tradition founded in ancient India focused on ending suffering by following the Eightfold Path
What is Buddhism
This Chinese philosophy taught that social harmony and good government depend on respect, duty, filial piety, and proper relationships.
What is Confucianism
The monotheistic religion of ancient Persia that centered on the struggle between good and evil, led by the supreme deity Ahura Mazda.
What is Zoroastrianism?
This Greek philosopher developed a method of persistent questioning to challenge assumptions and build critical thinking skills.
Who was Socrates?
Rome’s first public, written set of laws that ensured legal rights applied equally to all citizens and limited government power.
What are the 12 Tables?
This Maurya emperor embraced Buddhism and rejected violence after they say how much pain it was causing everyone
Who was Ashoka?
The development of the Great Wall of China began during which Chinese Dynasty?
What is the Qin Dynsaty
This Persian king was famous for establishing a policy of cultural and religious tolerance toward conquered peoples, notably allowing Jewish exiles to return to Jerusalem.
Who was Cyrus the Great?
Unlike his teacher Plato, this philosopher emphasized using observation, evidence, and logic to study the physical world, laying foundations for the scientific method and tutoring Alexander the Great
Who is Aristotle?
This victorious general was declared dictator for life, leading directly to the downfall of the Roman Republic before his adopted son became Rome's first emperor.
Who was Julius Caesar?