Ancient Civilizations
The pharaoh ruled with absolute power and was allowed to because people in this civilization believed that pharaohs were gods in human form.
Egypt
After the death of Jesus, this man was the one responsible for spreading Christianity around the Roman empire.
Paul
This major worldwide competition began in ancient Greece. (Double your points by beating me in Rock, Paper, Scissors)
Olympics
This was the time of peace in the Roman empire between the reign of the first emperor, Augustus, and the emperor Marcus Aurelius.
Pax Romana
These images of Byzantine artwork were made of colored tiles and represented religious figures that lived during the time of Jesus.
Mosaics
As the Bantu migration continued, they spread this language as they went.
Bantu
The plague that devastated Europe in the late Middle Ages became known as this.
Black Death / Black Plague
10 Commandments
The process of irrigation was used to help out those in this industry the most.
Farming
Led by the man Moses, this event occurred as he lead all of the Israelites out of Egypt.
The Exodus
I found the algorithm for greatest common factors.
Euclid
This man was assassinated by the Roman Senate because they feared he would become an evil tyrant in Rome.
Julius Caesar
This is a world religion that is practiced in the Middle East and Saudi Arabia.
Islam
The Bantu migration began in the area of modern day Cameroon around this year.
3000 B.C.
These men on horseback conquered Kievan Rus and were also responsible for spreading the Black Death around Asia and into Europe.
The Mongols
The kingdom of Mali became well known when this famous leader of the country went on his Hajj and impressed the world with his generosity and riches.
Mansa Musa
After the Warring States period, this dynasty came together to unify China. (Double points if you pronounce it correctly.)
Qin Dynasty
This is someone who is willing to suffer or even die for something they believe in.
Martyr
I wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey.
Homer
It was this economic issue that caused a lot of issues, eventually leading to collapse, in the Roman empire.
Inflation
Justinian was almost overthrown after a horse race turned a fight into this riot.
Nika Riots
A short calendar, a 365-day calendar, and another long form calendar is something this Early African or Mesoamerican civilization is known for creating.
Mayans
The signing of this document in 1215 A.D. guaranteed rights to the English people and restricted power of the king.
Magna Carta
Due to many practicing Roman Catholicism in Europe during the Middle Ages, it gave this leader of the Catholic church great influence.
The Pope
The idea of a civil service system, or hiring for political jobs based on merit rather than family connections, was an idea that began to be practiced by this Chinese dynasty. This dynasty was also known for their production of silk.
Han Dynasty
China and India were linked by trades routes on the Silk Road which allowed for this belief system to spread along the trade routes.
Buddhism / Hinduism
After taking over Greece, Alexander the Great made this mistake, causing many issues for Greece after he passed away.
He didn't name an heir to the throne.
This emperor was in charge when Rome reached it's greatest land size.
Trajan
These two Eastern Orthodox monks were responsible for the Cyrillic alphabet and spreading Christianity to Russia.
Cyril & Methodius
A quipu was used by this civilization, mostly for counting a record keeping.
Incas
The Christians goal in the first Crusade was to take this city back from the Muslims.
Jerusalem
Great Zimbabwe
This ancient civilization was the one to develop Cuneiform.
Sumer / Mesopotamia
In Buddhism, the idea that everyone suffers but that there is an end to the suffering is called...
Four Noble Truths
The culture of this Greek city-state revolved almost entirely around the art of war.
Sparta
This man led the army of Carthage through the Alps in the winter to surprise attack the Romans and win several victories.
Hannibal
Trade and traveling from place to place, including Mali, Saudi Arabia, the Middle East and even India led to the spread of this major world religion.
Islam
This is the story of way the Aztecs settled in Tenochtitlan.
An eagle was seen sitting on a cactus with a snake in its mouth
By giving this item, peasants would show their loyalty to lords and lords would give peasants a place to live.
Food
If the warrior class in Europe were called knights during the Middle Ages, the warrior class in Japan would have went by this name.
Samurai
This is the name for the spirit that Egyptians believed would follow them to the afterlife, along with their possessions.
Ka
This Hebrew man in Egypt allowed Israelites into Egypt during a terrible famine.
Joseph
Because the Persians were slow moving and poor warriors, 300 Spartans were able to hold them at this location for long enough to allow Athens to evacuate.
Pass of Thermopylae
As western Rome became less stable, the capital of Rome moved to this region. Name the capital city AND what the new capital city was renamed for double points.
Byzantium / Constantinople
All adult Muslims are meant to take this trek that Muhammad took to Medina at least once in their lifetime if they are physically and financially capable.
The Incas were known for building roads through high mountains, especially as one led to this ancient city on top of the Andes Mountains.
Machu Picchu
Due to growing population, these people had to begin invading Northern Europe so they could spread out enough to support their growth.
Vikings
South Africa
Name two ways in which civilizations could positively impact their growth.
Communication systems, government, population center, architecture, class system, religion
Muhammad's teachings were not widely accepted early in his life because people of the Arabian peninsula widely believed this instead.
In many gods / were polytheistic
Starting with broad questions and continuing to ask more and more questions to narrow life down to basic truths was this philosophers style.
Socrates
Give two specific examples of great structures that were created due to Romans excellent engineering.
Colosseum, Hadrian's Wall, Pantheon, Trajan's Bridge, Appian Way, etc.
Death penalty for rape, women could sue for divorce, women could own land in marriage
This civilization had the largest land empire in South America.
Incas
Two major reasons exist for the decrease of feudalism and the increase in trade once again. Name one of them.
The Crusades / The Black Death
These were Northern Europeans who united the Slavic people and ruled in a place called Kievan Rus.
Rus
The presence of this in ancient tombs makes it seem like people from ancient civilizations did believe in an afterlife.
Pets, food, money, people, ect.
Buddhists believe that in life there is suffering but the suffering will come to an end. This is the term for the end of the cycle of suffering.
Moksha
Name the two Greek city-states that fought in the Trojan War.
Troy and Mycenae
This group of Romans, which existed prior to the formation of the empire, made laws for the Roman Republic that were posted in the Roman Forum.
Patricians
The difference between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox church led to the Great Schism in this year.
1054 A.D.
Kilwa was the furthest east African city-state that traders could reach during this weather season.
Monsoon season
The land area of a kingdom was referred to as this, and had remain self-sufficient at all times because they could not rely on trade due to constant war and invasion.
Manor
This nation had the greatest cultural influence on medieval Japan.
China