Mediterranean Society (The Greek Phase)
Mediterranean Society (The Roman Phase)
South East Asia (India)
Empires of Persia
East Asia (China)
100
Greek word for city-state, the most important local institution in Ancient Greece.
What is a POLIS?
100
Named himself dictator for life after he seized power in 49 B.C.E.
Who was JULIUS CEASAR?
100
The first Indian empire.
What was the Mauryan Empire?
100
His conquests laid the foundation of the first Persian empire.
Who was CYRUS?
100
The First Emperor of the Qin Dynasty.
Who was Qin Shihuangdi?
200
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: The two rival city-states in Greece who fought each other in the Peloponnesian War.
What were ATHENS & SPARTA?
200
The Roman republic was dominated by the upper class called...
Who were the PATRICIANS?
200
The religious goal of early Buddhism.
What is nirvana?
200
This third king of Persia extended the empire as far East as the Indus Valley, and to the Mediterranean in the West.
Who was Darius I?
200
The original force of the cosmos, an eternal and unchanging principle that governs all the workings of the world (also means "The Way").
What is the DAO?
300
Ambitious Greek politicians who gained power by irregular means were known as...
What were TYRANTS
300
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: According to the ancient legends, the kingdom of Rome was established in 753 B.C.E. by one of the twins depicted in this sculpture.
Who was Romulus?
300
Emperor Ashoka of the Mauryan empire converted to this religion after his bloody war against Kalinga.
What is Buddhism?
300
Under Darius, the Persian Empire was separated into provinces, each governed by this type of hereditary governor.
What is a SATRAP?
300
The Dynasty that followed the Qin Dynasty (began c. 206 BCE)
What was the HAN Dynasty?
400
Women enjoyed more freedoms (i.e. participating in athletic contests, taking up arms to defend the polis) in this city-state.
What is SPARTA?
400
The period of Roman peace that followed the decline of the Roman Republic and the development of the Roman Principate.
What was the PAX ROMANA?
400
Compared with the Mauryan empire, this Indian empire was smaller in size, less powerful and stable, less centralized, and lasted longer.
What is the Gupta Empire?
400
Another name for the first Persian Empire.
What was the ACHAEMENID Empire?
400
Confucius never composed formal writings, but his disciples collected his remarks into a work called...
What are the Analects?
500
Was created to discourage further Persian invasions.
What was the Delian League?
500
A letter signed by the Roman emperor Constantine that proclaimed religious toleration in the Roman Empire and stopped the persecution of Christians.
What was the Edict of Milan?
500
According to legend, Siddhartha Gautama, the first Buddha, abandoned his family and comfortable life to lead the existence of a holy man because of his concern with...
What is suffering?
500
This religion of the ancient Persians helped to justify the king's position through a mandate from Ahuramazda.
What is ZOROASTRIANISM?
500
In preparing government officials, the imperial university of the Later Han enrolled more than three thousand students, with its curriculum primarily based on
What was Confucianism?