India
What vocabulary word means "a strong seasonal wind that brings damaging rains" to India?
Monsoon
A person that loves learning or teaching is called a
Philosopher
Why was the Huang He River called the River of Sorrows?
Because its flooding has caused millions of deaths throughout history
Which Chinese philosopher taught that the two keys to a happy society were respect and education?
Confucius
Exporting (removing) what in Ancient China could result in death because it could ruin trade with other regions?
Silk worms
Who or what is an Indian "raja"?
Greek teachers who were paid to travel and teach people that there was no absolute truth--the enemies of Socrates
Sophists
What are the fine particles of mineral-rich dirt that are left behind after a flood called?
Silt or loess
Which Greek philosopher taught that the most important thing to know is that you don't know anything. He was also arrested for causing the youth of Athens to rebel against the government.
Socrates
What was the name of the small Greek settlement that revolted against Persia, which led to the Greco-Persian wars?
Ionia
What were the two "twin cities" of the Indus Valley?
Famous Greek philosopher that wrote The Republic, The Allegory of the Cave, and created the world's first university, called The Academy
What is filial piety?
Respect and honor for one's ancestors.
In the A_______ of the C_______, Plato teachers that all of life is but a shadow to something better and greater.
Allegory of the Cave
What was the name of the Indian group that was too low or unclean to even be considered a social class?
The Untouchables
Who or what is Siddhartha Gautama more commonly known as?
The Buddha
This Greek teacher was hired to train and teach Alexander the Great. He also created the Lyceum (University) and the model of a government split into 3 parts
Aristotle
The world's highest mountain range, the _________, are in China
Himalayas
Emperor Qin executed hundreds of enemies, and his building projects killed thousands of his own people. He followed the philosophy of who?
Han Fei Zi
The Golden _____ was Aristotle's teaching that happiness is found through moderation (living without too much or too little) in life
Mean
What two ideas, both including numbers, came to Buddha as a result of The Enlightenment?
The 4 Noble Truths and the 8 Fold Path
What is the first "rule" of the Hippocratic Oath?
"First, do no harm."
What does the word "Taklimakan" in the Taklimakan Desert translate to?
Taklimakan--Once you go in, you will never come out.
What was the name of the poisonous plant that Socrates drank the juice from, causing his death after being found guilty of causing trouble for the Greek government?
Hemlock
Which Chinese dynasty was responsible for connecting China to Rome along the Silk Road?
The Han dynasty