Early Civilization
Ancient Greece
China
Roman Empire
Middle Ages & Renaissance
100
Early people from the New Stone Age who learned to farm and domesticate animals.
What is Neolithic?
100
This was the Greek city-state that introduced the idea of a direct democracy.
What is Athens?
100
It was the major trade route between the middle East and China.
What is the Silk Road?
100
It was Rome's form of government.
What is a republic?
100
This was the political system in which nobles and lords are granted use of land in return for military service to the king.
What is feudalism?
200
Egyptian form of writing.
What is hieroglyphics?
200
He was a famous Greek philosopher who taught through the use of questions.
Who is Socrates?
200
Respect for one's parents and ancestors.
What is filial piety?
200
This was a 200 year span of peace throughout the Roman Empire.
What was the Pax Romana?
200
He wrote the 95 Thesis which detailed the corruption of the Catholic Church.
Who was Martin Luther?
300
This was the first written laws.
What is Hammurabi's Code?
300
This city-state supported a warrior society.
What is Sparta?
300
It means rebirth of a soul in another bodily form.
What is reincarnation?
300
He was the Roman commander who expanded the Roman Empire and implemented reforms and public works.
Who is Julius Ceasar?
300
This epidemic killed millions of people during the Middle Ages.
What is the Black Plague?
400
Sumerians created this system of writing.
What is cuneiform?
400
These were a series of wars between Sparta and Athens.
What are the Peloponnesian Wars?
400
This was the system used by the Han Dynasty to select the most qualified people for government jobs.
What is Civil Service Exams
400
These were a series of wars between the Romans and the Carthegenians.
What were the Punic Wars?
400
He was a painter, sculptor, engineer and architect. Among his most famous works were the "Pieta" and David. He also painted the Sistine Chapel.
Who was Michelangelo?
500
This time in history was characterized by nomadic people who hunted and gathered food for survival.
What is the Paleolithic Age?
500
His conquests contributed to the blending of eastern and western cultures and the Helenistic civilization.
Who was Alexander the Great?
500
He was the first emperor to unite China.
Who was Shi Huangdi?
500
After the fall of the empire, this Germanic warrior united France, Germany and part of Italy and became the first Holy Roman Emperor.
Who was Charlemagne?
500
He wrote a book entitled, "The Prince" which advised rulers on ways to maintain their power.
Who was Machiavelli?
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