people
The emperor of China from 221-201 BCE during the Qin dynasty
Who is Qin Shi Huangdi
Land between two rivers
What is Mesopotamia
The invention of agriculture
What is the Neolithic Revolution
The system of the Paleolithic Age in which men would hunt prey animals for food and women would scavenge for edible plants
What is hunting and gathering
The mother civilization to the Mayans and the Incans
Who are the Olmecs
Athenian politician who was the impetus behind the Peloponnesian War
Who is Pericles
This civilization's writing system was never deciphered
What is Harappa
This system led to the decline of the Zhou dynasty in 258 BCE
What is feudalism
This was spread by the son of King Phillip II. Examples include architecture, art, and philosophy
What is Hellenism
One aspect of this saw mariners utilize the geographic forces of the area
What is Indian Ocean trade
This emperor used the Battle of Milvian Bridge to justify his radical conversion of the empire
Who is Constantine
This kingdom conquered Egypt in 750 BCE and were Egypt-philiacs
What is Kush
This event led to the integration of city-states and helped to unite Greece from 500 to 449 BCE
What is the Persian War
_________ believes that following kharma and dharma will lead to ________, or salvation
What is Hinduism, moksha
These two trade routes helped to spread the religion created by Siddhartha Gautama
What is Silk Road Trade and Indian Ocean Trade
This person's life and teachings indirectly led to the Edict of Milan
Who is Jesus of Nazareth
The decline of this dynasty saw the increased power of local princes
What is Gupta India
This event occurred under Diocletian around 285 CE and led to the blank Empire, which flourished, and the Western Empire, which did not
Split of the Roman Empire
This was one of the first monotheistic religions practiced by the empire conquered by Alexander the Great in 331 BCE
What is Zoroastrianism
This group contributed to the decline of two civilizations. Name the civilizations
What is the Huns? Gupta India and Han China
Father of a philosophy that helped to curb political disorder by stressing respect for one’s superiors, a modest life for those in power, proper manners for all and eventually a cohesive bureaucracy
Who is Confucius
The rugged Andean terrain hindered political unity in this area
What is South America
This event in 622 CE is one of the most important events you will see in the entirety of this course
What is the creation of Islam
This social system was why a certain Mauryan emperor's religious conversion was unpopular
What is the caste system
The following were common themes in classical civilizations
What is territorial expansion