Meso
What does Meso mean?
middle
In what continent is India located on?
Asia
What continent is China located in?
Asia
polytheistic, polytheism
Middle Ages took place on what contient?
Europe
What are the two main rivers in Mesopotamia?
In what continent is Egypt located on?
Africa
What are the two major rivers in China?
The Yellow and the Yangtze River
Greek religion inspired the creation of the ____________, which was a sporting competition held every four years in honor of Zeus.
The Olympics
Renaissance means____________
a. Black Plague
b. Arts
c. Rebirth
d. Revolution
C. Rebirth
What continent are the Inca's located in?
a. North America
B. South America
c. Northern Mexico
d. Southern Mexico
South America
Which religion was developed around 530 BCE by a man named Siddhartha Gautama, who reached a state of wisdom called enlightenment and became known as the Buddha?
Buddhism
What is a cold desert located north of China?
Taklamakan Desert
What social class did the plebeians belong to?
a. Upper class
b. Middle class
c. Lower class
d. Did not belong to a social class
b. Middle class
What is a charter that lays out the rights of the people and states that the law applies to everyone, even the king?
Magna Carta
This is a text, a collection of 282 rules engraved on a steele known as "Eye for an Eye", what is it?
The Hammurabi Law (Rules)
Within the social hierarchy in Ancient Egypt, who was in second in command with the responsibilities of supervising the courts, tax collections, pyramid construction, and government officials?
Vizier
What was built along the northern boarders of China to keep away invaders?
The Great Wall of China
The Punic War was fought between the Carthaginians and Romans. The Carthaginians used war elephants and the Romans copied their ships. What was the purpose of the Punic wars?
a. To gain control of the Tiber River
b. To gain control of the Mediterranean Sea
c. To gain control of Carthage
d. To gain control of Spain
B. To gain control of the Mediterranean Sea
How did the Roman Catholic Church impact the political, economic and cultural life of the Middle Ages?
a.People were married, lived and buried at the church
b. People were divorced, confirmed and buried at the church
c. People were married, confirmed and buried at the church
d. People attended weekly ceremonies for the crusades
c. People were married, confirmed and buried at the church
This a Mesoamerican civilization who lived on the Yucatan Peninsula, well known for their ball game and they used the slash and burn method, who are they?
The Mayans
Double Jeopardy question worth 1000 pts
Historians were able to decipher the Rosetta Stone by understanding the three languages written on the steele, what are they?
Hieroglyphics, Demotic, Greek
Which dynasty created the Great Wall of China, a standardized currency, one language and created Terracotta Army to protect the emperor?
a. Xia Dynasty
b. Shang Dynasty
c. Zhou Dynasty
d. Qin Dynasty
D. Qin Dynasty
Double Jeopardy question worth 1000pts
We are made up of a small group of aristocrats, we own lands and we have a lot of money. We are going to rule the country to benefit the rich and leave the poor, what government am I?
Oligarchy
Johannes Gutenberg created the printing press which printed a complete edition of the Bible. Before the printing press, each book was hand copied, very expensive and rare. How did the printing press revolutionize the society of Europe? provide 2 reasons
1.people were able to read and write
2. ideas spread faster in europe
3. people gained more access to knowledge
4. became less expensive to make