East Africa
By what were the kings and queens in Egypt referred to?
Pharoahs
What area did the Mauryan Empire control?
India
What do we call a city that controls and governs the land surrounding it?
City-States
A sytem of government ruled by a king or queen.
Monarchy
Ways of thinking or approaching life.
Philosophies
What do we call the tombs that the Egyptians built to honor the pharoahs?
The Pyramids
What two major religions were developed in South Asia?
Hinduism and Buddhism
A system of government where a small group of powerful people rule.
Oligarchy
The Roman body of government that advised the consuls.
The Senate
This religion follows the "Noble Eightfold Path"
Buddhism
A group of territories controlled by a central government.
An Empire
What is the name of the belief that one will be reborn into another body?
Reincarnation
Stories about gods and heroes created to explain a culture's belief about the world.
Myths
This famous Roman leader was assassinated by a group of senators in 44 BCE.
Julius Caesar
To be treated badly because of one's religious or political beliefs.
Persecution.
What did the kingdoms of Kush and Aksum trade for glassware and tools?
Gold and Silver
What was the first Dynasty in China?
The Qin Dynasty
Games held in Greece to honor the gods.
The Olympics
Systems of pipes or channels used to carry water to the city from a distant source.
Aqueducts
This Greek king went into battle against the Persians and conquered their empire.
Alexander the Great
How long did the Middle Kingdom in Egypt last?
500 years
What did rulers in the Qin Dynasty build to keep out invaders?
The Great Wall of China
This sytem of government of power shared by citizens was first developed in Greece.
Democracy
The period of peace and prosperity in the Roman Empire.
The Pax Romana
The Greeks constructed this large stone building on the Acropolis
The Parthenon