Epics and Stories
This is a poem about a hero's journey from ancient Greece.
What is the Odyssey?
Was sentenced to death for corrupting the youth.
Who was Socrates?
Liberation from reincarnation.
What is moksha?
This was made by slave labor and was very dangerous to build. It was also meant to keep nomadic invaders away.
What is the Great Wall of China?
The soldiers in this dynasty decided to surrender instead of fight. They didn't like their king and welcomed a new one.
What is the Shang dynasty?
This is the world's longest poem with about 200,000 lines.
Who was Siddhartha Gautama?
A person's duty or what is right.
What is dharma?
The art of beautiful writing.
What is calligraphy?
This religion was considered flexible because it allowed people to worship from home.
What is the Ramayana?
Standardized China but also spied on his people.
Who was Shi Huangdi?
What you need to follow to gain enlightenment according to the Buddha.
What is the Middle Way?
A festival where people gathered to honor Zeus.
What were the Olympics?
These people had to do the worst chores and were considered unclean in ancient India.
Who were the Dalits or Untouchables?
This is a book that was written by a person who worked low level government jobs and who believed in traditional values.
What are The Analects?
A well known peace activist from India who was inspired by Jainism.
Who was Mohandas Gandhi?
The buddha gave this up to become a teacher.
What is enlightenment?
This was built to honor the goddess Athena.
What is the Parthenon?
The idea that if a dynasty failed to act properly it lost the right to rule.
What is the mandate of heaven?
Plato wrote a book about what he thought would be the ideal government called
What is the The Republic?
Gave voting power to poor men and allowed court cases to be settled by jury.
Who was Cinncinatus?
Encourages vegetarianism and ahimsa.
What is Jainism?
The spreading of cultural traits from one culture to another.
What is cultural diffusion?
Rule by "the best" people.
What is aristocracy?