Quiz 1-2
Primary, secondary, tertiary
What modern-day countries does the Indus River Valley exist in?
India and Pakistan
What mythical brothers founded Rome?
Romulus and Remus
What gave the Chinese emperors the right to rule?
The Mandate to Heaven
What is the name of the Shinto spirits?
Kamis
Define Theocracy
A government run by religion
What was Egyptian writing called?
Hieroglyphics
What happened to Greece after Alexander the Great died?
It fell apart into local states run by generals
What best describes the Silk Road?
A series of trade routes traversing Eurasia East to West
What religion believes in the 10 successive Gurus?
Sikhism
What Babylonian king was known for documenting the first legal system?
Hammurabi
What was the role of the Pharaoh in Egyptian society?
Mediary to the gods, god-king and ruler
Who was responsible for transitioning the Roman Republic to the Roman Empire?
Julius Caesar
What funded the Equal Field System?
Fubing
What is the oldest religion in the world?
Hinduism
Define the Neolithic Revolution
The transition from Hunter-Gatherers to farmers and nomadic to sedentary
What are perhaps the two most memorable aspects of the Indus River Valley?
They had no evidence of weapons and the seals
What Roman emperor was responsible for transitioning Rome from pagan to Christian?
Constantine
What controversial figure created the largest "empire" in history?
Genghis Kahn
What are the 3 Abrahamic religions?
Judaism, Christianity and Islam
What was the first empire?
The Akkadians
What Greek family managed to become the last line of Egyptian Pharaohs?
The Ptolemy's
Who sacked Rome in 476 AD?
the Visigoths?
What Venetian trader became the first European to travel the length of the Silk Road and meet Kublai Kahn?
Marco Polo
What religion believes that existence is suffering and aims to achieve enlightenment?
Buddhism