South Asia
Name one major river in this region.
Indus or Ganges
What is the word that means organizing things in a calm and peaceful way?
Feng Shui
Name any 3 city-states
Athens, Thebes, Olympus, Sparta
What was the first Buddhas real name?
Siddhartha
Define Divination
process of predicting the future
What language are the Vedas written in?
Sanskrit
What is the name of the aristocrat who's tomb was HUGE and was only recently found. He was NOT a king, just really rich.
Marquis Yi
What was the first form of government that Athens used?
Monarchy
What is an idea that both Hinduism and Buddhism have in common?
Reincarnation
Name 2 areas of growth from the Gupta Golden Age
Roads, Literature, Metalwork, Universities, Arts
What civilization likely died when the river they lived near moved?
Harappans
Who was Ban Zhao?
A women in ancient China who wrote about the ways that women were supposed to behave.
What's the difference between a meal in Sparta and a meal in Athens?
Lots of possible answers
In a famous story from the Vedas a man named Krishna is riding into war against his own family. Suddenly his chariot is being driven by someone that offers him advice. Who is this?
Vishnu - a major god and preserver of life in Hinduism
Presidents are elected through the _______ _______ (it's 2 words)
Electoral College
Name 4 levels of the Caste System
Brahmin, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, Shudras, Dalit
What is the name of the stories that were collected to tell the King how things were going in ancient China?
The Book of Songs
Who were metics?
Metics were foreigners who lived in Athens. They were free individuals who contributed significantly to Athenian society by doing many jobs.
The cycle of death and rebirth in Hinduism is called...
Samsara
The _______ ________ connected the ideas and cultures of Asia and Europe.
Silk Road
What is the name of the ruler in India that gave up violence and spread the word of peace after he had killed many people to claim new lands?
Ashoka
During the __________ period in Japan samurais killed many aristocrats to return power to the people of one clan.
Kamakura
What island did Alexander the Great have trouble invading but eventually got there and won.
Tyre
The foundation of Buddhism is to end suffering. This can be done by following these two things. What are they?
The 4 Noble Truths
The Eightfold Path
What do you call an Athenian boat?
A trireme