Mesopotamia & Egypt
Which river is at the heart of Egyptian Civilization
The Nile
Which river is at the heart of early Indian civilization?
The Indus River
The base unit of social and political organization in Greece was the what?
City-State (Polis)
What was city considered the capital of the fertile crescent?
Babylon
In which river was early Chinese civilization located?
The Yellow River
Which group of people created an empire in the near east by being the first to use Iron?
The Hittites
Trade routes between India and China were part of what major system?
The Silk Road
What was the result of the Punic Wars?
Roman Victory (Hegemony over the Mediterranean Sea)
What is the major religious system in India?
Hinduism
Which C of historical thinking considers differences between historical time periods?
Continuity and Change
The gradual shift from hunting-gathering to farming is called what?
The Neolithic Revolution
Candragupta Maurya created India's first what?
Empire
The dominant male head of the Roman household was known as the what?
Paterfamilias
Define Hegemony
Local control or regional dominance
After the Warring States Period, the Qin empire enforced what philosophy in an attempt to bring order to the chaos?
Legalism
The power of the pharaoh to maintain order, harmony, and justice in Egypt is known as what?
Ma'at
Qin Shi Huangdi made thousands of terracotta warriors in order to accompany him where?
The Afterlife
By conquering so much of the known world, Alexander the Great ensured what?
Greek Cultural Diffusion
What year was the fall of the Western Roman Empire?
476 A.D.
What was the outcome of the Battle of Thermopylae?
Persian Victory (Greek / Spartan Defeat)
The Phoenicians founded which famous colony?
Carthage
List the first 4 Chinese Dynasties in order.
Shang
Zhou
Qin
Han
The top class in Solonian Athens was known as the what?
Pentakosiomedimni
Who was the famous Carthaginian general that crossed the alps with his war elephants?
Hannibal
How many times was Julius Caesar stabbed?
23