Geography
The first civilizations all formed near this Geographic Feature.
What are rivers?
This leader of the Qin Dynasty was a big believer in Legalism.
Who is Shi Huangdi?
This successful military general gained loyalty from his soldiers by sharing the spoils of war (land and money) and popularity among plebeians by enacting reforms that shrank the wealth gap between rich and poor, causing the Roman Senate to grow nervous about his power.
Who is Julius Ceaser?
A religious system that believes in multiple gods
Polytheism
Hammurabi ruled over what kingdom?
Babylon
What fruit did Persephone eat in the Underworld?
What is a pomegranate?
Due to isolation caused by mountains Ancient Greek civilization developed as these.
What are City-States?
This sacred text, comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, serves as the foundation of Jewish law and tradition.
What is the Torah?
Chinese philosopher who advocated education, morality, obedience, and social harmony.
Confucius
A person who moves from place to place in search of food.
What is a nomad?
These were used by the Shang Dynasty to Predict the Future and speak with the gods.
What are Oracle Bones?
This king had a "golden touch."
Who is Midas?
Geographic features like mountains, deserts, and oceans that provide protection and isolation for civilizations are collectively known as these.
What are natural barriers?
Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism were all created for this reason.
What is to end the Era of Warring States?
This person was responsible for the creation of Hellenistic Culture.
Who was Alexander the Great?
These common free citizens of Rome gradually won more rights and representation in the government.
Who are plebians?
What are
Persian
Indian
Greek
Egyptian
Who is Prometheus?
Rome defeated this North African city-state in the Punic Wars, gaining territory, wealth, and power as a result.
What is Carthage?
This rigid social structure in ancient India limited social mobility by assigning individuals to hereditary groups based on occupation and duty.
What is the Caste System?
Roman emperor who moved the Roman capital to the east and named it after himself.
Constantine I
This period, roughly from 800 to 200 BCE, saw the emergence of influential thinkers like Confucius, Buddha, and Socrates, who profoundly shaped religious and philosophical traditions.
What is the Axial Age?
The are the seven characteristics of a civilization.
What are:
Organized Government
Complex Religion
Job Specialization
Social Classes / Social Hierarchy
Arts and Architecture
Public Works
Writing
This person couldn't stop staring at their own reflection.
Narcissus
The Byzantine Empire had access to these four trade routes.
What are the Silk Roads, Trans-Saharan Trade Routes, The Mediterranean Sea Complex, The Indian Ocean Complex?
This is the holy text of Buddhism.
What is the Tripitaka/Three Baskets of Wisdom?
A religious leader who founded The Four Noble Truths and the Eight Fold Path.
Who is Siddhartha/Buddha?
These are the Golden Ages we have learned about this school year.
Pax Romana
Byzantine Golden Age
Golden Age of Athens/Age of Pericles
Han Golden Age
He united the Mongolian tribes and conquered nearly all of Asia and parts of Europe.
Who is Genghis khan?
The father of Zeus.
Who is Kronos?
As Rome expanded around the Mediterranean Sea they began to call it this latin term meaning "Our Sea."
What is Mare Nostrum?
This decree, issued by Emperor Theodosius in 380 CE, made Christianity the official state religion of the Roman Empire.
What is the Edict of Thessalonica?
This Missionary played a crucial role in spreading Christianity by traveling around the Mediterranean, establishing churches, and writing letters (epistles) to teach and guide early Christian communities.
Who is Paul?
This was created to help spread Orthodox Christianity from the Byzantine to Russia.
What is the Cyrillic alphabet?
What was the world’s first established written language?
Cuneiform
These are the names of the 12 Olympian Gods.
Who are
1. Zeus
2. Hades
3. Poseidon
4. Hera
5. Athena
6. Apollo
7. Artemis
8. Ares
9. Hephaestus
10. Aphrodite
11. Demeter
12. Dionysus / Hestia
This river, known as "China's Sorrow," was central to the development of ancient Chinese civilization.
What is the Huang He/ Yellow River?
In Daoism, this principle advocates effortless action and aligning with the natural flow of the universe.
What is Wu Wei?
This Greek philosopher, a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great, made lasting contributions to logic, ethics, and natural sciences.
Aristotle
In ancient Chinese philosophy, this concept justified the rule of emperors, claiming their authority was granted by divine approval.
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
These are the three types of Columns seen in Greek Architecture.
What are: Ionic doric corinthian
Who is Agamemnon?