Philosophy & Religion
This is the Daoist word that roughly means "the Way"
What is Dao?
This Macedonian king lead Greece to conquer a vast empire throughout parts of Europe, Egypt, the Middle East and parts of India.
Who is Alexander the Great?
These animals made Trans-Saharan trade routes possible.
What are camels?
The name for the rigid social structure of India that did not allow a person to change their rank in society.
What is the caste system?
How do two wall arrange a date?
They meet in the corner.
Judaism is often considered to be the first of this type of religion that means worshiping only one god.
What is monotheism?
This dynasty reorganized China after the Warring States period.
What is the Qin Dynasty?
This seasonal wind facilitated trade from the Middle East and Eastern Africa with the Far East and China.
What is the monsoon winds (or trade winds)?
This architectural feat in Babylon is considered to be one of the seven wonders of the world.
What is the Hanging Gardens?
This is why you can never trust atoms.
They make up everything.
This Roman emperor legalized Christianity.
Who is Constantine?
These are the wars between Carthage and Rome.
What are the Punic Wars?
This was the name for the overland route used to cross Asia for trade.
What is the Silk Road?
Greek scholars at this time began to explore basic laws of this field that is concerned with the nature of shapes.
What is geometry?
Why did the teacher read the whole book on gravity in one sitting?
She couldn't put it down.
This is the name of the Hindu head god who manifests as different entities.
Who is Brahma?
This is the name of the eastern capital of the Roman Empire.
What is Constantinople?
This transport vessel was the primary type of vessel used by Mediterranean traders.
What is the galley?
This is the written language of Classical India.
What is Sanskrit?
A man stole a tray of condiments and the Energizer Bunny. What was he arrested for?
A salt and battery.
This philosophy believes that humans are inherently immoral, and so must be punished for minor bad deed in order to ensure they do not commit major wrongs.
What is Legalism?
This is the name of the knot tying system the Moche of South America used.
What is quipu?
This tool was used to attach on or more oxen to a plow or other tool for pulling.
What is a yoke?
This is the name for a part-of-the-year labor used in South America.
Why did the backpackers have such vivid nightmares?
Their sleep is in tents.