Political system
Government in which the " people" rule or the people have power
What is a Democracy?
Rome became an empire by covered these three continents
Asia minor ( Western Europe, Africa and Europe)
The were the first two great Empires of India
Who are the Gupta and the Mauyran Empire
What is the warring peroid.
This former farmer became the Emperor of the second great chinese Empire : Han Dynasty
This is civilization is often credited with creating the first democracy.
What is Athens, Greece
The name given to the wealthy noble class of Rome
Who are the Patricians
Historians often cite the peroid under the Rule of this Empire as a golden age of India because of the many achievement science , techology, mathematics and literature. This include the creation of the number 0
Who are the Gupta Empire
This is Zhou Dynasty had a feudal government. This meant that power was decentralized and spread out. The emperor gave land to Nobles in exchange for their loyalty and military service. The Qin dynasty learned from that and made sure power was in the hand of a few people or one person. This means that the Qin had this kind of government.
Centralized government
The Han dynasty government was based on these a little bit of legalism and this philosophy which says that every single person has specific roles and obligations that must be followed in order to keep order and stability (calmness) in society
What is Confucianism
A form of government where every citizen gets to vote for every government action or decision.
What is a direct democracy
When Rome expanded into an empire it government change from a democracy to this type of government where one empreror has absolute power.
What is an Imperial autocracy
The Mauryan empire was mostly isolated from the north and unable to expand their empire northward because of this geographical feature
Himalaya Mountians
Qin rulers based their government on this philosophy
What is legalism
What is the Civil Service exam
Oligarchy
The three things that help Rome gain, maintain and consolidate power
What is Conquest, Geography, building of Roads
After the battle of Kalinga, Ashoka of the Mauryan Empire helped spread this religion by building rock pillars on which he wrote his edicts
What is buddhism
Legalist believe that are selfish and need this to keep society in order
Harsh punishment
In Confucianism, these five relationships are key to understanding a person's role in society. In fact, the is a superior and an inferior in all of these relationships except one.
Ruler to the subject, parent to child, husband to wife, Elder brother to younger brother, Friend to friend
Before Rome became an Empire it had this form of government where people vote for someone to make decision on their behalf
What is Republic or a representive democracy
The Pax Romana
India empires of the past, and India of today may welcome these directional winds that can cause heavy rains or dry winds, depending on the time of year. But be careful what you wish: sometime they bring flooding too.
What are Monsoons
An ancient Eygptian Pharoah may agree with Qin Emperor achievement as they believe in the afterlife. But, to the Qin people it may just be an example of the harsh treatment under the dynasty
What is the Terracotta Army
The Han dynasty helped open this 4000-mile trading route that allowed the spread of ideas like Buddhism from India, and goods like silk from China and glass from Rome.