Stone Age
What does an archaeologist study?
Artifacts left by humans
What is monotheism?
The belief in one god
What was the reed plant, papyrus, used for?
Paper
In Hinduism, What is the supreme spiritual force called?
Brahman
What is the silk road?
A system of trade routes
In a Greek city-state, who could vote?
Freeborn men that were born in that city state
What is the colosseum used for?
Hold fights betwen gladiators for entertainment
What is Pax Romana?
A period of peace in Rome
What technology did prehistoric people develop to help them survive?
Stone Tools
What challenge did Mesopotamia face due to being surrounded by two rivers?
(Double points- what two rivers?)
Flooding washed away crops
(Bonus answer- Tigris and Euphrates)
What was Egypts black land caused by?
The Nile River flooding
What did Buddha believe the eightfold path would lead to?
(Bonus- What is Buddha's real name?)
An end to desires and suffering/ Enlightenment
(Bonus- Siddhartha Guatama)
What does the Japanese name "Ring of Fire" mean when it is given to a specific area?
It is an area with earthquakes and volcanoes
Both modern democracies and Athens democracy though that who should have a voice in the government?
(Bonus: what is a democracy?)
The people
(Bonus:The citizens have the power and vote and elect government officials)
What is a legion?
A part of the Roman military, they are foot soldiers
What does an established religion mean?
A religion supported by and enforced by the government
What is prehistory?
The time before writing was invented
Who did the christians and the jews believe recieved the 10 commandments?
Moses
How did slaves contribute to ancient Egypt's economy?
They supplied forced and unpaid labor
What is a bureaucracy?
A system of offices that carry out government laws
What was the purpose of the great wall?
To protect China's empire
What is the Hippocratic Oath?
A promise doctors make to do no harm
How did the power to veto balance power in the Roman government?
(Bonus: What were the three branches of ROMAN government?)
One consul could stop anothers actions, no consul was too powerful
(Bonus- The assembly, Consuls, Magistrates)
What caused Rome's first civil war?
(Bonus: What ended the Byzantine Empire?)
Conflict between rival military leaders
(Bonus: Germanic tribes conquered provinces because Rome was weak from civil wars)
How are archaeologists different than historians?
Archaeologists study artifacts while historians study history
What was the purpose of displaying Hammurbais code?
So that everyone knew the law
Horus, Isis, Osiris, and Amon-Re are all considered what?
Egyptian Gods
During the Gupta period what mathematical achievements were developed?
The symbol for 0 and the decimal system
What Chinese philosopher was known as the first teacher?
Confucious
In Greece, what was the lasting impact of Alexander the Great's conquests?
Greek ideas spread around the world
How were aqueducts used in Ancient Rome?
After Constantine, What was the change in Christianity's status?
(Bonus: What caused this change?)
It became Rome's official religion
(Bonus: Constantine had a dream to giht a war under the cross and they won the war)
What is the definition of migration?
When you move from your homeland to a new place
The Nile, Indus, Huang, and Euphrates are all rivers where what is located?
(Bonus: what is located next to each river?)
The first civilizations
(Nile-Egypt, Indus- India, Huang- China, and Euphrates- Mesopotamia)
WHo was the first king/pharaoh of a united Egypt?
Namer
By meditating under a fig tree for 49 days
Shi Huangid, the Chinese emperor, Had clay statues built to show his what in the afterlife?
His great military strength
How did Greece influence Rome?
(Bonus: How did the Etruscans influence Rome?)
Rome believed in the Greek Gods but changed their names
(Bonus: It influenced their writing system and architecture)
What caused Rome to switch from a democracy to a monarchy?
(Bonus: The roman empire ended and became the what empire?)
Ceasar was killed and a war started. Augustus won the war and became and emperor.
(Bonus: It became the Byzantine Empire)
Why are some languages called Romance languages?
(Bonus: What is one romance language used today?)
They come from the Roman Language, latin
(Bonus possible answers: Spanish, French, Italian)