The Ancient World
The Classical Civilizations of the West
The Classical Civilizations of the East
The Middle Ages
Empires
100
A turning point that led to domestication and civilization
What is the Neolithic Revolution?
100
These were the first to establish a government with democratic elements
What are the Athenians?
100
A social system in India characterized by complete lack of social mobility
What is the caste system?
100
This social system provided order and structure in the midst of chaos
What is feudalism?
100
265 BC, India, Emperor Ashoka converted to Buddhism
What is the Mauryan Empire?
200
A sacred agreement between God and the Israelites
What is the Covenant of Judaism
200
Three famous philosophers of ancient Greece
Who are Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle?
200
This empire invented the concept of zero and the decimal system
What is the Gupta Empire?
200
Medieval Europe suffered through a long dark period after the fall of this great empire
What is the Roman Empire?
200
27 B.C. - 476 A.D., surrounded the Mediterranean, from republic to empire
What is the Roman Empire?
300
The ancient Hebrews believe these come directly from God to Moses
What are the Ten Commandments?
300
200 years of peace and prosperity in the Roman Empire
What is the Pax Romana?
300
This religion goes hand-in-hand with the caste system
What is Hinduism?
300
Although long and violent, these wars expanded trade between Europe and the Middle East
What is the Crusdades?
300
206 B.C. - 220 A.D., China, established the Silk Road
What is the Han Dynasty?
400
An ancient Babylonian code of laws
What is Hammurabi's Code?
400
A form of government where citizens vote for representatives, first practiced by Rome
What is a republic
400
Civil service examinations and filial piety reflect the influence of this philosophy
What is Confucianism?
400
This institution provided stability, unity, and order in medieval Europe
What is the Church?
400
1206-1368, largest land empire in history, began with Chinggis Khan
What is the Mongol Empire?
500
This spread from Phoenicia to Greece and later to Rome; without it we can't make words
What is the alphabet?
500
This civilization is associated with the Twelve Tables, roads, concrete, and Christianity
What is Rome?
500
This is how Chinese emperors justified their actions by claiming the divine right of rule
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
500
The Byzantines practiced this form of Christianity after they broke away from the Catholic Church
What is Eastern Orthodox Christianity?
500
2000 B.C. - 100 B.C., Cyrus the Great and his son Darius, Zorastrianism
What is the Persian Empire?
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