Maurya/Gupta
True or False: Chandragupta Maurya was a peaceful Buddhist who did not care for conquering others.
False
List as many battles from the Persian War. one incorrect means no points, each battle is worth 100
Marathon, Salamis, Plataea, Thermopylae, Burning of Athens
What is the philosophy of the Qin Dynasty?
Legalism
How do people change between castes?
By gaining good karma and dying.
List the three important kings of the Persian Empire
Cyrus, Darius, Cambyses
What is the name of the handwritten scroll that Jewish people use as their holy text?
The Torah
Who were the two important leaders of the Mauryan Empire?
Ashoka and Chandragupta Maurya
Which battle had 300 Spartan soldiers defending a section of Greece?
The battle of Thermopylae
DAILY DOUBLE: What are the two major works of architecture in the Qin Dynasty?
The Great Wall of China and the terra cotta army.
Where is Buddhism most popular today? Region and continent
Southeast Asia
Which two bodies of water did the Royal Road connect?
The Med. Sea and the Persian Gulf
What type of alphabet did the Phoenicians use?
a phonetic alphabet.
List two policies of Ashoka after he converted to Buddhism.
Banned the death penalty, Banned slavery.
Which group of people revolted against the Persians?
The Ionian Greeks
Letting less important kings control parts of the kingdom while you control those kings is called _________.
Regionalism
What does Dharma mean? One word answers will not score points.
Duty to caste.
What was the god of the official religion under Cyrus the Great?
Ahura Mazda
Who made a covenant with God, according to Judaism?
Abraham
Which leader was tolerant of all religions?
Ashoka
Why did the Persian need to conquer Asia Minor?
Because it needed the farmland to feed its people.
What is the name of the trade route that connected the Han Dynasty, India, the Middle East, and Rome?
The Silk Road.
What made the Hindu caste system so restrictive?
What was the major difference between the governments of Persia and Ancient Greece?
Persia was a centralized empire with a bureaucracy, Greece had independent city-states.
What is purple dye made of?
Snail shells.
Which empire invented the banking system?
The Gupta Empire.
What is the name of the book by Herodotus detailing the events of the Persian War?
The Histories.
What is the name of the leader who overthrew the Qin dynasty and replaced the Qin with the Han?
Liu Bang.
How many gods are there in Buddhism?
Zero, there are no Gods.
Why was Cyrus religiously tolerant?
2. Very few people followed Zoroastrianism so they wouldn't listen to him otherwise.
Who led the Hebrews out of Egypt, according to Judaism?
Moses.