Sumerian religious buildings
that housed priests and all
their servants, and ran like a
city within themselves.
What is ziggurats
100
Hereditary leader of ancient
Egyptian civilization.
What is pharaoh
100
“…it is not killed when the
body is killed….Weapons do
not cleave it, fire does not
burn it, water does not wet it,
and the wind does not wither
it. It cannot be cut or burnt or
drenched or dried.”
What is atman
100
“If the string is too tight, it
will snap; if it is too loose, it
will not play.”
What is Middle Path?
100
“In order that [peace] may be
achieved throughout the land,
the people must consider five
relationships.” List them.
What is Father-son, husband-wife,
older brother-younger
brother, ruler-subject,
friend-friend.
200
Early system of laws that
applied to everyone in
Babylon.
What is Code of Hammurabi
200
Egyptian pictographic writing.
What is hieroglyphics
200
“He who can see inaction in
the midst of action, and action
in the midst of inaction, is
wise and can act in the spirit
of yoga. With no desire for
success, no anxiety about
failure, indifferent to results,
he burns up his actions in the
fire of wisdom.”
What is karma yoga
200
"This does not belong to me; this am I not; this is not my Self"
What is anatta
200
“[The gentleman] does not
preach what he practices until
he has practiced what he
preaches.”
What is junzi
300
He was the first king to unite
the Sumerian city-states into
an empire.
What is Sargon of Akkad
300
A form of paper made from a reed plant
What is papyrus
300
“For the purpose of gaining
bare subsistence, let him
accumulate property by
(following those)
irreproachable occupations
(which are prescribed for) his
(caste), without (unduly)
fatiguing his body….”
What is artha
300
"They earn money just as a bee gathers honey without harming the flowers, and the let it grow as an anthill slowly gains in height. With wealth wisely gained they use it for the benefit of all"
What is Right Livelihood
300
Confucianism, Taoism, and
Legalism were all responses to
the chaos of this period
What is Era of the Warring States
400
This Assyrian king conquered
Egypt, ruled Assyria at its
height, and built an impressive
library.
What is Ashurbanipal
400
The pharaoh who tried to introduce monotheism to Egypt
What is Akhenaton
400
“Give up all actions to me;
love me above all
others…God is the offering,
God is the offered, poured out
by God; God is attained by all
those who see God in every
action.”
What is bhakti yoga
400
“Just as a raging river sweeps
away a sleeping village, death
will carry off the one
spellbound by picking
flowers.”
What is annicca
400
This Taoist thinker was
offered the opportunity to
become a chief minister for
the king of Ch’u. This Taoist
replied: “Go away! I’ll drag
my tail in the mud.”
What is Chuang Tzu
500
This queen ruled her city-state
in her husband’s absence.
What is Shiptu
500
The pharaoh who built the Great Pyramid
What is Cheops
500
The last of the major Hindu
texts to be written.
What is Manu Smriti
500
The suffering servant Buddha
of Mahayana Buddhism
What is Maitreya Buddha
500
“If you want to be a great
leader, you must learn to
follow the Tao. Stop trying to
control. Let go of fixed plans
and concepts, and the world
will govern itself.”