Persian Empire
What is the term used to describe a Persian provincial official?
satrap
What were Roman provincial rulers called?
governor
What is the name of the rigid social hierarchy in South Asia?
Caste System
Who was the son of the ruler who unified Greece?
Alexander the Great
The Persians were known for their use of a __ government.
centralized
What provided transportation systems for trade in the Roman Empire?
roads
What term describes the fulfillment of one’s life duty?
dharma
Which ruler sought to spread Buddhism throughout his empire?
Ashoka the Great
Who was the ruler that began unifying the Greek city-states?
Philip of Macedon
What term describes the policy of granting civil protection to conquered peoples?
Roman Citizenship
Who was the founder of Buddhism?
Siddhartha Gautama
What was the first large empire that unified most of India from 332-185 BCE?
Maurya Empire
What series of conflicts were fought between Rome and Carthage?
Punic Wars
What approach did Greek philosophers take to question knowledge?
Skepticism
What set of oral Vedic religions was brought by Indo-Aryan invaders?
Hinduism
Which empire is credited with the Golden Age of India?
Gupta Empire
Who was the Persian leader who founded the Achaemenid Empire?
Cyrus the Great
Which city-state is most famous for implementing democracy?
Athens
Which religion believes life is suffering?
Buddhism
What concept describes how one's efforts affect their hierarchal placement in the next life?
karma