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Vocabulary
100

The highest in the social structure within Ancient India

Brahmins

100

It protected Ancient China from invaders

The Great Wall of China

100

Name two Greek city states

Athens 

Sparta

Thrace

Megara

Corinth

Olympia

100

Who were the Punic Wars fought between? Who won?

Rome and Carthage, Rome won

100

A person who gained power illegally, but was supported by the people and promised to bring them a better life

Tyrant

200

What was the name for the social structure used in Ancient India

Caste System

200

Which two religions were present in Ancient China?

Daoism 

Confucianism

Buddhism (sorry from Mr.Parkinson)

200

What did all Greek city-states have in common?

Religion, Economy, Language
200

This emperor declared Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire

Theodosius

200

Ancient Romans built these to carry water from one place to another

Aqueducts

300

He conquered much of Western India and then dided and left the area under the control of Greek satraps

Alexander the Great

300

What is a dynasty and how does it work?

One man leads the empire and then rule is passed down through his family to the eldest son.

300

Which two crops grew well in Ancient Greece

Olives and Grapes

300

What was the changing political structure of Ancient Rome throughout history? What order did it happen in?

Monarcy-Republic-Empire

300

A collection of trade routes that helped connect ancient China to other civilizations.

Silk Road

400

Why did the Indus valley civilization disappear?

Nobody knows

400

What did the Silk Road do for Ancient China

Connected them with the larger world and helped in bringing money into the economy, and also exchanging beliefs and ideas between other civilizations.

400

What made Ancient Greece different from other ancient civilizations we learned about?

Woman were able to go to school and own some land 

Democracy

Very philisophical

400

What are 3 things that ancient Romans do for entertainment?

  1. Watch chariot races and gladiator fights

  2. Go to the public baths

  3. Attend public executions

400

Finally made Christianity (and all other religions) legal in the Roman Empire

Constantine
500

Match the beliefs below to the correct religion by writing the numbers in the correct boxes:

  1. Supports the caste system

  2. Four noble truths about suffering

  3. No worship of gods

  4. Anyone can achieve nirvana, or freedom from reincarnation by becoming one with the universe

  5. People suffer because they don’t get what they want

  6. Polytheistic

Hinduism

Supports the caste system

Polytheistic 

Buddhism

Four noble truths of suffering

No worship of Gods

Anyone can achieve nirvana , or freedom by becoming one with the universe

People suffer because they don’t get what they want 



500

Why was Ancient China isolated from other civilizations for a large part of early history.

Geographically they were isolated my deep jungles, large deserts, tall mountain ranges, and an ocean on the east.

500

What king of Macedonia finally conquered all of the city states and united them under his control?

Philip II

500

How did roads help Roman society to develop?

The roads helped connect the Roman Empire together by allowing soldiers to move quickly between cities and defend the Empire better. It helped to create more trade and also share in the exchange of ideas and beliefs. Finally, it also helped to create the conditions needed for the Pax Romana.
500

What is the difference between "polis" and "citizen"

Polis:

  1. An economically and politically independent area that included a city and the surrounding villages, fields, and orchards


Citizen: A member of a city state who could vote, participate in government, own property, and fight in the military