Includes the Balkan and Peloponnesus Peninsulas, including the city-states of Athens and Sparta.
What is Greece (Ancient Greece)
100
This individual borrowed money from the Delian League's funds in order to rebuild Athens following the Persian Wars.
Who is Pericles?
100
"Master, remember the Athenians."
Who is Darius.
100
This religion, founded in India, had no official founder but was brought to the region by the Aryan invaders.
What is Hinduism.
100
All river valley civilizations and all civilizations in the Americas were based on these two economic systems.
What is agriculture and trade.
200
This empire included Egypt, Persia, Anatolia, Greece, and extended into India/Southwest Asia.
What is the Macedonian Empire (Empire of Alexander the Great).
200
This individual brought efficiency and organization to the Persian Empire by creating provinces and authorizing the creation of the Royal Roads. His son was Xerxes.
Who is Darius.
200
"One must follow the Eightfold Path in order to achieve Enlightenment."
Who is Siddhartha Gautama.
200
Greek mythology, Egyptian mythology, the religion of Ancient Sumer, and Hinduism all share this characteristic.
What is polytheistic.
200
Slavery was the backbone in Ancient Greece. However, unlike in the 1800s in the United States of America, slavery in ancient times was based primarily on this characteristic.
What is being a prisoner of war.
300
This empire included the Golden Age of Progress in India during which decimals were discovered and the world was determined to be round.
What is the Gupta Empire.
300
This man is credited with founding Judaism and having the first covenant with Yahweh.
Who is Abraham?
300
"It is always better to ask questions of one's morals and ethics in order to improve upon one's intelligence."
Who is Socrates.
300
The underlying goal for the development of Daoism, Legalism, and Confucianism.
What is the restoration of order.
300
Egypt, of all river valley civilizations, had the most stable economy. This is due to this annual occurrence.
What is the regular flooding of the Nile.
400
This sea-faring empire included many seaports around the Mediterranean and is credited with the cultivation of sea snails.
What is the Phoenician Empire.
400
Known for defeating the Assyrians, generations of hopeless romantics remember him for the creation of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, a gift to his wife.
Who is Nebuchadnezzar
400
"An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth is the best code of law available to mankind."
Who is Hammurabi.
400
Two religions or philosophies based upon the respect of nature.
What are Shinto and Daoism.
400
These two problems in Ancient Greece led to the economic expansion by the seeking out and creation of Greek colonies.
What are overpopulation and the lack of fertile soil.
500
Shi Huangdi led this empire into a period of peace marked by the building of the Great Wall of China but that was marred by the destruction of Confucian texts and the rule of an autocratic government.
What is the Qin Dynasty.
500
An emperor of the Mauryan Empire in India, he created veterinary hospitals and spread Buddhism to China and other parts of Southeast Asia.
Who is Ashoka/Asoka.
500
"The Persian losses at the Battle of Thermopylae numbered approximately 20,000."
Who is Herodotus.
500
This prophet claimed that Ahura Mazda (the god of light) and Angra Mainyu (the god of darkness) were locked in a never-ending struggle for dominance.
Who is Zoroaster.
500
Korea and Japan share this characteristic, forcing them to look elsewhere to sustain their population.