India
the cycle of birth, life, death & rebirth; key belief within Hinduism
What is reincarnation?
Network of trade routes from China to the Roman Empire where goods and culture spread
What is the Silk Road?
the native inhabitants of New Zealand
Who are the Maori?
Greek goddess of wisdom
Who is Athena?
Concept that all people and the government are accountable to the same set of rules. An example of this is the "Twelve Tables"
What is the Rule of Law?
The lowest social class of the Caste System, worked undesirable jobs and faced discrimination
Who are the Untouchables/ Dalits?
This was found in Qin Shi Huang's tomb
What is the Terracotta Army?
Name a major city in Australia (multiple answers accepted)
Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne
Place where Athenian citizens could meet to make decisions about war, could propose laws, revise laws, and vote on laws. Group decisions were made by a majority vote.
What is the Assembly/Ecclesia?
Group of 300 men, who at first were only selected from the patrician class. They were elected and held their offices for life. They advised the consuls, but over time got more powerful and made decisions about laws, foreign policy, and finance.
What is the Senate?
Mountain range that contains Mount Everest, this mountain range marks the northern boundary of India
the Himalayas
Philosopher that believed rulers had the responsibility to demonstrate/ model to others how to behave correctly
Who is Confucius?
What is desert?
Name a Greek philosopher (multiple answers accepted)
Plato, Socrates, Aristotle
The most powerful position in the Roman Republic. They issued laws and led the army. There were two of them and they could veto each other. Julius Caesar once had this job.
What is a consul?
The summer and winter winds bring rains to the Indian sub-continent.
What are monsoons?
This dynasty's punishments became so harsh that it caused some people to rebel against the government. Legalism was followed here. Books were burned and scholars were killed. This dynasty was the first to unify China under one government.
What is the Qin dynasty?
The groups of Aboriginal Australian children who were taken from their homes and forced to live with white families in an effort to assimilate them into European-Australian society.
Who are the Stolen/ Lost Generation?
Spartan military fighting formation with overlapping spears and shields
What is a phalanx?
Idea that no one person, group, or branch of government has all the power.
What is the separation of powers/ or checks and balances?
The grandson of Chandragupta, he became the greatest ruler of the Mauryan Dynasty, but rejected violence after the Battle of Kalinga
Who was Asoka?
Belief that emperors had a divine right to rule given to them by the gods. This was used to legitimize the rule of the emperor. According to this belief, natural disasters could symbolize the need for a new ruler to take over.
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
"Explorer" from Britain who led the first known Europeans to see the east coast of Australia. Many statues were built to honor them and are often vandalized to protest against Australia Day
Who is Captain Cook?
Greek doctor who lived during the classical period and studied causes and cures for diseases. Wrote an oath swearing to protect patients from harm that doctors still make today.
Who is Hippocrates?
First legitimate emperor or Rome. Became emperor in 27 BCE.
Who is Augustus Caesar?