Greece
What the sea south of Greece?
Mediterranean Sea
Who "founded" Rome according to legend?
Romulus and Remus
What was an important trade route that connected the east and west?
Silk Road
What trade route did India take advantage of? (hint, it's not the Silk Road).
Indian Ocean
What was the religion of the Persian empire?
Zoroastrianism
What ago did Spartan boys start training?
7
Who was Julius Caesar?
He was born into an aristocratic family. He marched on Rome when he wanted to run for Consul for a second time and was told to give up the rule of his army. After marching and defeating Pompey was appointed "Dictator for life". He was killed later by those trying to protect the republic.
What was the main belief system in China under the Han dynasty?
Confucianism
What was the name of the King that tried to keep Buddhism going?
Ashoka
What type of government did Persia have?
Monarchy with Satrapies (kind of like governors of provinces in the Persian Empire).
What is a city-state?
A city-state is a city in ancient Greece that has its own government, god and belief system.
What was the Roman Republic?
The Roman Republic was a type of government ruled by appointed senators (mostly made up of the wealthy class and powerful families) and two Consuls (who were elected by the senate and population) who controlled armies, represented Rome in foreign affairs and had the most power during the Republic.
What was an important invention made by the Han dynasty that helped with navigation?
The Compass
What was one of the main religions of India (not Buddhism)?
Hinduism
What were the Persian soldiers called that always maintained consistent numbers?
The Immortals
What two city-states fought in the Peloponnesian War?
Athens and Sparta
What was an aqueduct? Why was it important?
It was a structure used to transport water from a high place down into the city using gravity. Important for irrigation systems, having clean water to drink and to flush the sewer system.
What was an important military invention under the Han dynasty?
Crossbow
What was the Caste System?
It was the social hierarchy used by India that limited freedom based on what class someone was born into.
Who did the Persians constantly have war with? What was the series of wars called?
Greece and the Greco-Persian Wars.
Who were the three main philosophers in ancient Greece? List them in order of oldest to youngest.
Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle.
What Roman Emperor converted to Christianity? What was the Edict of Milan?
Constantine and the Edict of Milan proclaimed religious tolerance for Christianity.
What are the 5 relationships of Confucianism?
Ruler to ruled: The Ruler was expected to be kind to their subject and the ruled are expected to be loyal to the ruler.
Father to son: The father was expected to be kind to their sons and the sons were expected to respect their father.
Husband to wife: The husband was expected to be good to his wife and the wife was expected to be obedient to her husband.
Elder brother to younger brother & friend to friend:
The elder was expected to be considerate to their younger friend or brother, and the younger friend or brother was expected to respect their elders.
What is Sati?
When a widow would throw herself on the funeral pyre of her husband.
What was the Persian Empire's capital?
Persepolis