Ancient China
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100
The name of the influential trading route that brought Buddhism into China was what?
What is the Silk Road?
100
When someone is reborn as another living thing, this concept is known as?
What is reincarnation?
100
What geographical barrier limited contact between the subcontinent of India and the rest of Asia?
What are the Himalayan Mountains?
100
This group of individuals won the Trojan War using a wooden horse as a diversion.
Who are the Greeks?
100
The famous "great" Greek leader who never lost battles and allowed conquered people to keep their culture was who?
Who is Alexander the Great?
200
The center of life for the Chinese people was one’s ____________________________.
What is family?
200
The type of government that emphasizes equal treatment for citizens within their government and was adopted by Athens, Greece is known as?
What is democracy?
200
The strict social structure of India that based its social classes on birth, reincarnation, and karma was known as?
What is the caste system?
200
This Chinese Dynasty saw the first and only female emperor in history.
What is the Tang Dynasty?
200
This food was considered rare in Ancient Greek because most people could not afford it. It was what food?
What is meat?
300
The great philosopher that taught the Chinese people about their duties in society was known as?
Who is Confucius?
300
The belief that rulers were chosen by the gods and could be "dethroned" if they were not doing their jobs is known as?
What is Mandate of Heaven?
300
These two religions began their journey in India and spread out of India through trade along the Silk Road. They were what two religions?
What are Hinduism and Buddhism?
300
The most successful city within the Indus Valley civilization was _____________________________.
What is Mohenjo-Daro?
300
What is one way Ancient Greeks helped influence the world we live in today?
What is (any of these answers are correct) their architecture (lighthouse, Parthenon, columns) the amount of land they conquered the weapons they developed the ideas of government (direct and representative democracy) their philosophies (philosophers such as Aristotle, Socrates, Plato) their math skills (Pythagorean's Theorem) their traditions (Olympics) their literature/dramas (comedy, tragedy, Aesop's Fables)
400
Which Chinese dynasty placed a lot of emphasis on a stable government, learning for all, and public works jobs (such as the building of the Great Wall of China)?
What is the Han Dynasty?
400
The belief of the Chinese that they were the center of the world (due to isolation) led to China being known as what?
What is the Middle Kingdom?
400
One of the greatest achievements of people in the Indus Valley was that they were the first to develop what for their largest city?
What are town baths?
400
India’s first civilization grew around the valley of what river?
What is the Indus River (Indus Valley Civilization)?
400
The large empire defeated by a man who was from the Greek region of Macedonia was __________________. Today it is mainly the country of Iran.
What is Persia (Lydia or Anatolia)?
500
The first Chinese dynasty that built some of China’s first cities & created the first system of Chinese writing was the?
What is the Shang Dynasty?
500
When larger, more powerful nations took power over less powerful regions in order to gain access to their resources, this process is called?
What is colonialism or imperialism?
500
The great leader of Ancient India, Chandragupta, was head of the ____________________________ empire. During his rule, India enjoyed great economic success &. peace for their people.
What is the Maurya Empire
500
In the Buddhist religion, followers are expected to follow the __________________________________, which is a guide for their daily lives and a way to end human suffering.
What is the Middle Way?
500
Ancient Greece is famous for their growth in thought & education. People who used reason to understand the world around them were known as what?
What are philosophers?
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