Ancient China
The belief that the Chinese king’s right to rule came from the Gods?
Mandate of Heaven
Historically, the Japanese have lived on the four largest what?
Islands
Greeks believed in many Gods. What is this called?
Polythiestic
What were the wealthy landowners who held most of the power called?
Patricians
The Mayans and Aztecs used what as currency?
Cocoa Beans
What were the 2 main rivers in China?
Huang He River (Yellow River) and Chang Jiang (Yangtze River)
Landowners (daimyo) surrounded themselves with loyal bodyguards called what?
Samurai
Their beliefs in all of the Greek Gods is now considered what?
Mythology
What group was considered to be the first Romans?
Latins
What kind of farming did the Incas do into the hillsides, from the valleys up the slopes?
Terrace Farming
What was the power, rise and fall called?
What is the Dynastic Cycle
Korean travelers brought what religion to Japan?
Buddhism
The culture of the ancient Greeks was shaped by several different cultures. Which culture gave the Greeks architecture, burial customs, and religious rituals?
Minoans
Who finally won the Punic Wars?
Rome
The Aztecs ruled their empire by what?
Indirect Means
What bones did the Priests scratch questions on?
Oracle Bones
Samurai lived by a demanding behavior code called what?
Bushido
Due to terrain, the Greeks created what? They are cities that function much like an independent country.
City-states
What group brought architecture, democracy, and philosophy to Rome?
Greeks
The Incas had a massive what that connected all the people of the Incan Empire?
Road System
What was the first Chinese Dynasty called?
Xia Dynasty
Beliefs combined to form Japan’s earliest religion was called what?
Shinto
The culture of the ancient Greeks was shaped by several different cultures. Which culture influenced Greek religious practice, art, politics and literature?
Mycenaeans
Rome went to war against Carthage; a powerful city in North Africa. The struggle became known as the?
Punic Wars
The Mayans were one of the only Mesoamerican cultures to have a complete what?
Writing System