Mesopotamia
Where did Mesopotamia’s first civilization arise?
Sumer
What are the world's highest mountains?
Himalaya
What was China's most traded good?
Silk
How did Alexander the Great die?
He got sick with a fever
What were the wealthy landowners called?
Patricians
What was the most important building within a city-state?
A Ziggurat
Which leader in Magadha began gaining new land and established the Gupta Empire?
Chandra Gupta I
What was the longest ruling dynasty?
The Zhou dynasty
Each city-state established its own way of governing its citizens. So, what were the 2 forms of governing?
Monarchy and aristocracy
Who was the ancestor of Rome’s founders?
Aeneas
Who where the priests?
Powerful leaders in Sumerian Society
What are the four major religions in India?
Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism.
Where did the Shang dynasty emerge?
Along the banks of the Huang He
What were the top 12 gods called?
The Olympians
Roman society was divided into what two groups?
The patricians and the plebeians
What gave the Assyrians an advantage over their enemies?
Iron weapons
Who began to rule using Buddhist principles about peace.
Asoka
The Silk Roads began as what?
A network of local overland routes
The Parathon was the awe-inspiring temple that was dedicated to what god?
Athena
What city was immensely rich?
The North African city of Carthage
What did the Phoenicians boats carry?
Huge cargoes
What would the Eightfold path lead to?
Nirvana
Shi Huangdi divided his empire into how many areas?
36 areas
Who was Alexander's tutor?
Aristotle
The First Punic War broke out in 264 B.C. over what island?
The strategic island of Sicily