Mesopotamia
What is a ziggurat?
A religious temple
What river was also known as Chinas Sorrow?
The Yellow River
Which king created the capital city of Jerusalem?
David
What sea did the people of Greece rely on for trade and transportation of goods?
Mediterranean Sea
Why was the Parthenon built?
To honor the soldiers lost in the Battle of Marathon
What two rivers run through Mesopotamia and create the fertile crescent?
Tigris and Euphrates River
Whose followers wrote the book the Analects, a book of his sayings.
Confucious
What caused the Israelites to leave Canaan and go to Egypt?
Famine
What were the two dominate city-states in ancient Greece?
Athens and Sparta
What philosopher did not believe in democracy and wrote the book The Republic?
Plato
Who created the hanging gardens and made Babylon a massive center for trade?
Nebuchadnezzar
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
The right to rule from the Gods
Who led the people out of Mesopotamia and into Canaan or the promised land.
Abraham
What type of government did ancient Sparta have?
Oligarchy
Why were the Olympics created?
To honor Zeus
What is a monarchy style of government?
A government led by a king
What philosophy did the Qin dynasty follow?
Legalism
What religion did the people of Israel follow?
Judaism
What type of government meant rule by the people and had two types (direct and representative)
Democracy
Who wrote the Iliad and Odyssey?
Homer
Who created a code of laws with the theme of "an eye for an eye"
Hammurabi
What was the name of the trade route that made China rich through trade?
The Silk Road
What was the forced movement of the Israelites out of Israel and into Babylon?
The Exodus
What was the outcome of the Persian Wars?
Who conquered Persia and spread Hellenistic Culture throughout the known land?
Alexander the Great