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Belief in many gods
What is polytheism?
The first ruler of the Roman Empire; assassinated 44 BC
What is Julius Caesar?
The continent where the first humans are thought to have lived
What is Africa?
The animals Hannibal used to attack Rome from across the Alps
What are elephants?
The process spread by Bantu speaking people all over Africa
What is iron smelting?
A state of enlightenment that is the goal of every Buddhist
What is nirvana?
The insanely wealthy Malian king who went on hajj to Mecca
What is Mansa Musa?
The mountain range where the Incan civilization developed
What is the Andes?
An era of stability during the Roman Empire
What is the Pax Romana?
The people who invented the wheel
What are the Sumerians?
The harsh philosophy used by Shi Huangdi to rule during the Qin Dynasty
What is legalism?
The leader of the Aztecs at the time they were conquered by the Spanish
What is Montezuma II?
An African kingdom located in modern day Ethiopia that grew wealthy through trade
What is Aksum?
Two opposite forces the Chinese believed formed the basis for everything
What is yin and yang?
The most influential invention of the Phoenicians
What is the alphabet?
The traditional religion of most African societies
What is animism?
Leader of the Huns who ravaged the Roman Empire but never made it to Rome
What is Attila the Hun?
The capital of the Eastern half of the Roman Empire after its split
What is Constantinople?
Where the Israelites of Judah were exiled to
What is Babylon?
The invention the Harappan civilization is best known for
What is toilets and the sewer system?
A form of goverment where a small group of people hold power
What is an oligarchy?
An Assyrian emperor famed for his huge library in Nineveh
What is Ashurbanipal?
The kingdom where Alexander the Great grew up
What is Macedonia?
The Confucian exam bureaucrat hopefuls had to take during the Han Dynasty
What is the eight-legged essay?
The building in Rome that is the best remaining example of a Roman-era concrete dome
What is the Pantheon?