The REVELATION (Quran) of the Prophet was written down during the rule of this caliph.
What is Abu Bakr (1st elected caliph)
100
This "dynasty", although brutal in its practice of legalism, managed to unite China after the bloody Warring States Period.
Who are the Qin (Chin) dynasty?
100
Patriarchal farming elites would eventually form this governing body of the Roman Republic.
What is the Senate?
100
This Persian emperor expanded and reorganized the empire and provided the model for imperial administration with the use of Satraps.
Who is Darius I?
100
The Sumerians, among many other things, developed this key technology for he advancement of civilization.
What is writing (cuneiform)?
200
Muhammad fled to Medina after leaders from this holy city in Islam felt threatened by his growing popularity.
What is Mecca?
200
Apparently rejecting legalism, this dynasty instituted the philosophy of Confucius as its state philosophy. They even required officials to prove heir understanding of his philosophy by administering civil service exams.
Who are the Han dynasty?
200
Romanization is often compared to this eastern Mediterranean cultural blend.
What is Hellenism (Persian, Indian, GREEK and Egyptian learning)?
200
The Persians, greatly admired and imitated the architectural styles of this older civilization.
What is Mesopotamia?
200
This belief made the Israelites unique in the region during antiquity.
What is monotheism and/or Covenant with God (chosen people)?
300
This powerful caliphate was more concerned with their Arab ethnicity than their Islamic faith and this attitude contributed to their downfall.
Who is the Umayyad dynasty or caliphate?
300
The Han dynasty collapsed under the weight of the same problems as this empire.
What is the Roman Empire?
300
Trade, travel and the spread of the Roman culture (Latin) greatly increased during this period of stable and productive Roman rule.
What is Pax Romana?
300
DAILY DOUBLE: This religion would provide key ideas such as monotheism and the coming of the Messiah which is believed to have influenced Judaism and Christianity.
What is Zoroastrianism?
300
This empire used mass deportation and terrorism to control their subjects.
Who are the Assyrians?
400
The Abbasid caliphs created a cosmopolitan culture of science and learning in this city of modern day Iraq.
What is Baghdad?
400
The male dominated hierarchical nature of Confucianism bore great resemblance to this South Asian class system which also disallowed social mobility.
What is the Indian Caste System?
400
The reforms of emperor Diocletian eventually resulted in the emergence of this eastern empire.
What is the Byzantine Empire?
400
After venturing out into the Mediterranean, the Greeks became increasingly self aware and began to refer to themselves as this.
Who are Hellenes?
400
This Mesopotamian empire destroyed Solomon's temple in Jerusalem and initiated the Jewish diaspora.
Who are the Babylonians?
500
This group of nomadic mercenaries would eventually come to dominate the Abbasid caliphate and establish their own state in Afro Eurasia.
Who are the Seljuk Turks or Seljuks? TURKS ALONE IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.
500
The only difference between Chinese Legalism and this codification of Sumerian law is that legalists believe human nature to be evil.
What is the Code of Hammurabi?
500
The Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches were dominated by these two languages respectively. YOU HAVE TO MATCH THE CHURCH WITH THE LANGUAGE IT SPOKE!!!
What is Latin for Roman Catholic and Greek for Eastern Orthodox?
500
These Greek civil structures included an urban center, surrounding territory an acropolis and were fiercely independent.
What are acropolis's?
500
Roman occupation of this territory provided the context for the Jewish expectation of the Messiah?