This early river valley culture started on the banks of the Nile River.
What is Ancient Egypt?
100
This type of government is controlled by one regal individual, such as a king or queen who may or may not have complete control over the government.
What is a monarchy?
100
This Indian social structure was created by the Aryans with Brahmins at the top of the structure and untouchables outside the system.
What is a caste system?
100
This term means a belief in many gods such as practiced in Ancient Egypt or Greece.
What is polytheism?
100
This Roman general was the last dictator and consul of the Roman Republic.
Who is Julius Caesar?
200
This civilization was isolated until the start of the Age of Exploration due to its location on "undiscovered continents"
What is Early American civilization (Olmecs, Mayas, Aztecs, or Incas)?
200
This type of government is controlled by a small group of citizens based on wealth or ability, such as Ancient Sparta.
What is an oligarchy?
200
In the Japanese feudal system, this leader of the military holds the true power of government.
Who is the Shogun?
200
This monotheistic religion was started by the prophet Muhammad on the Arabian peninsula in the 6th century.
What is Islam?
200
This Macedonian conqueror was only 33 years old when he died of malaria after conquering most of the Ancient World including the Persian Empire.
Who is Alexander the Great?
300
This civilization is the only unbroken culture throughout history along the Huang He River.
What is Ancient China?
300
This type of government is a government controlled by the citizens of a polis, or city state such as Athens.
What is a democracy?
300
In Medieval Europe, this group of poor landless farmers is found at the bottom of the feudal pyramid.
Who are serfs?
300
This is the world's oldest religion that began in Ancient India based on the Aryan texts, the Vedas.
What is Hinduism?
300
This first emperor of China built the Terracotta Army and started the Great Wall of China during his reign.
Who is Qin Shi Huangdi?
400
This civilization is called the "Cradle of Civilization" because the earliest cities and states were developed here.
What is Mesopotamia?
400
This type of government allows citizens to elect representatives or leaders to make decisions on their behalf like in Ancient Rome or the United States.
What is a republic?
400
This structure dominated Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire when the people couldn't rely on a central unified government but local landowners for protection.
What is feudalism?
400
This religion is based on the teachings of Siddhartha Guatama or the Enlightened One.
What is Buddhism?
400
This Spanish conquistador conquered the Aztec empire after kidnapping and killing its emperor, Montezuma.
Who is Hernando Cortes?
500
This civilization formed on peninsulas and islands of the Mediterranean Sea and influenced many western civilizations throughout history.
What is Ancient Greece?
500
This type of government is a group of states or courtries that are united under a central authority like a monarch or government, such as Rome under Caesar Augustus or China under the Qin dynasty.
What is an empire?
500
The Roman Republic divided its citizens into these two groups.
What are patricians and plebeians?
500
This monotheistic religion gets its basis from Judaism but is built around the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth and the belief in his role as the Messiah.
What is Christianity?
500
This Chinese philosopher stressed morality and everyone doing what was expected of them to create social harmony.