People
Developed the first legal code of Mesopotamia
Who is Hammurabi?
Ultimate goal of Hinduism
Double it: Ultimate goal of Buddhism
What is moksha?
What is nirvana?
The first empire
What is Sumer?
Biggest agenda and public work of the emperor Shi Huangdi
What is the construction of the Great Wall of China?
The process in which an idea or product spreads from one area to another
What is cultural diffusion?
Who is Cyrus?
Persian prophet who taught that earth was a battleground between good and evil, light and dark
Double it: This idea can be termed...
Who is Zoroaster?
What is dualism?
Empire based in modern-day Iraq; capital of Nineveh
What is Assyria?
The Battle of Kadesh resulted in this
What is a peace treaty?
Respect for parents and elders
What is filial piety?
Assyrian king who built a library in his palace at Nineveh
Who is Ashurbanipal?
Promise made between God and Abraham (term)
Double it: What this was
What is a covenant?
What is...if you obey God you will be blessed?
Governor of the Persian Empire (term)
What is a satrap?
Sennacherib failed to besiege this city
What is Jerusalem?
Used by the Chinese to consult the gods and ancestors
What are oracle bones?
Most influential Chinese scholar and philosopher
Who is Confucius?
These good or bad deeds affect a soul's reincarnation (term)
What is karma?
What made the pharaohs unique from other rulers
What is...that they were believed to be gods?
Notable action made by pharaoh Narmer
What is uniting Upper and Lower Egypt?
Trained civil service; departments and agencies created to carry out the work of the government
Double it: Name the person who was instrumental in developing this
What is bureaucracy?
Who is Confucius?
Created the first empire of Sumer
Who is Sargon I?
The Four Noble Truths
What is?
1 - Life is suffering and sorrow
2 - The cause of this is selfish desires
3- To stop suffering, stop selfish desires
4 - To overcome desires follow the 8-fold path
3 ways in which Darius wisely administered the Persian Empire
What is...
1 - building Royal Road
2 - creating common currency (Daric)
3 - dividing empire into provinces with satraps
4 - appointing the "King's Eyes and Ears" as spies
The departure of the Hebrew people from slavery in Egypt
What is the Exodus?
Political system in which nobles, or lords are granted the use of lands that belong to the king in exchange for their loyalty and service.
What is feudalism?