Leaders
This Egyptian Pharaoh was famous for making Atenism the monotheistic religion of Egypt in 1350 BCE.
Who was Akenhaten?
A religion founded in 500 BCE, which seeks to describe and define a persons position in society, as their relationship to other people.
What is Confucianism?
This invention massively increased the speed and stability of archers and spearman on horseback. It was invented in around 200 BCE, in Northern India.
What is the stirrup?
The Silk Road traded three things: Religion, Goods, and what else?
What is disease?
What sort of societies tend to value the contributions of women?
What are agricultural?
This Indian ruler expanded the Mauryan Empire before becoming filled with regret, converting to Buddhism, and inscribing his philosophy on stone pillars throughout the Empire in 250 BCE.
Who was Ashoka?
This ancient religion came from cultures during the Vedic age, in roughly 1500 BCE. It is polytheistic, and categorizes people into classes based on tradition.
What is Hinduism?
This invention allowed the Romans to move water from nearby sources into city centers, using only gravity. We often use the size of this invention to estimate the population of Roman cities. Invented in around 300 BCE.
What is the aqueduct?
This Empire was destroyed by Alexander the Great in 332 BCE. It controlled almost all of the trade network of the Mediterranean, and valued scribes more than any other civilization.
Who were the Phoenicians?
Most empires fail as they expand. The need for more resources fuels the expansion, but eventually nomads from outside of the Empire put pressure, disorder, chaos, and economic strife on the capital. What was the collection of these barbaric nomads called in Northern China, in the 200 BCE during the Han Dynasty?
Who were the Xiongnu?
This Israelite king built the first temple to honor the god Yahweh. Priests of the temple received tithing, and became very powerful in 1000BCE.
Who was King Solomon?
The main God of this religion of Persia before the coming of Islam, was named Ahura Mazda.
What is Zoroastrianism?
This invention contributed to an enormous explosion of communication in around 200 BCE, in China, where the Han dynasty needed to make improvements in order to take a census and tax citizens.
What is paper?
This is the only meaningful domestic-able animal from the Americas.
What is the llama?
What was the Mandate of Heaven?
This Persian Emperor expanded the Persian Empire as far East as the Indus River Valley, and as far west as Danube. He also is known for dividing the Empire into provinces controlled by governors (Satraps), and believing in Zoroastrianism.
Who was Darius I?
Double Jeopardy!
Wager an amount on your board. If you are right, you will win the amount you wage. If you are wrong, you will lose that much.
Bantu
This multi-storied ship was used by Persian and Greek armies in the 400's BCE. It was the fastest and most reliable warship in the Mediterranean, and contributed to the naval expansion of Athens.
What is the trireme?
This Empire was upstream from Egypt, allowing for a tremendous amount of Gold and fine jewelry to be traded.
What was Nubia?
This class of the Hindu caste system was predominantly composed of warriors.
What were the Kshatriyas?
Much of what we know about the Han Dynasty is recorded by this Chinese historian, known for being the chief astrologer to Emperor Wu in 100 BCE.
Who was Sima Qian?
This Chinese religion, founded in 500 BCE, is based off of ancient Shang and Zhou rituals. It is similar to naturalism, and is the source of Chinese medicine, the Zodiac, and martial arts.
What is Daoism?
This pre-Greek language uses syllabic symbols derived from Minoan languages. It was used for recording palace records and economics.
What is linear B?
These trade caravans crossed the Sahara desert, with fine silks and spices, spreading Buddhism and Christianity. What animal domestication made this possible?
Double Jeopardy!
Wager an amount on your board. If you are right, you will win the amount you wage. If you are wrong, you will lose that much.
Vishnu