Greece/Persia
Female mathematician and philosopher
Who is Hypatia?
Because of the geography of the region Ancient Greece was divided into these autonomous regions.
What are city states?
This system allows citizens to propose new laws, get rid of old ones and even amend the state constitution.
What is the proposition system?
2 reasons why the Qin dynasty was able to unify China
Standardized script, measurement, currency lengthening cart axles
The two classes of people in the Roman Republic
What are Plebeians and Patricians?
Philosopher who wrote about Friendship
Who is Aristotle?
This person founded the Achaemenid Dynasty
Who is Cyrus the Great?
This is the amount of signatures needed to get a constitutional amendment on the ballot in CA.
What is is 8% of the voters in the last gubernatorial election.
How long the Qin Dynasty lasted
What is 15 years
These rulers were elected to serve one year terms and there were two of them.
What are consuls?
Macedonian King who was good at crushing empires, but not building them.
Who is Alexander the Great?
A war between Greece and Sparta
What was the Peloponnesian War?
This is a political system in which citizens vote on every single issue and don't elect people to do it for them.
What is a direct democracy?
2 reforms that the Han Dynasty implemented
nationalized the production of liquor, iron, and salt
oversaw the construction of roads and waterworks
collect taxes
created an imperial academy of letters, built for the express purpose of training young men for government jobs
A relatively peaceful time in Roman history
What is Pax Romana?
What arose after Alexander the Great's death?
Ionian Greeks rebelled against Persians causing this.
The amount of state propositions on the ballot this November
What is 11
Punishment should not be other than severe and definite, thus making the people fear them; and laws should not be other than uniform and steadfast, thus making the people comprehend them. . . . the enlightened [ruler] uses his men's strength but does not listen to their words, rewards them for their meritorious services but always eliminates the useless.
What is Legalism
A title meaning "first among peers" and preferred by Augustus.
What is princeps?
Persian Religion
What is Zoroastrianism?
Bucephalus
Who is Alexander the Great's Horse?
Who is the secretary of State.
The first emperor of the Han Dynasty.
Who is Liu Bang or Han Gaozu
Prior to Ceasar only dead Romans or gods could be seen here.
What is on coins?