Empress Wu
What position did Wu Zetian initially hold when she entered the palace as a concubine?
A maid
Who was Darius's successor and continued the Persian invasion?
Xerxes
Who trained Alexander from a young age to become king and take over Greece?
Phillip II
At its largest point the Persian Empire reached from ____ to _____
From the Nile to the Indus
What were the names of the Wealthy and Poor classes of Rome? (List them in order)
Patricians ; Plebeians
How what role did Wu Zetian play during the Tang Dynasty's time of crisis?
She stabilized and consolidated the Tang Empire.
Who would be inspired by the invasion of Greece to seek revenge against the Persians?
Phillip II of Macedonia
Exhaustion from travel or Partying or Poison.
What reason would Cyrus have for writing this proclamation and having its information spread?
To Record his accomplishments and spread the word of his deeds.
Why would Julius Caesar be assassinated?
The senate believed that Caesar wanted to be king.
How did Wu Zetian ensure her reign as dowager empress before she took power herself in 690?
She manipulated her sons for control.
The Persians were demotivated and lacked the will to fight.
Why did Alexander stop his expansion in India?
His troops asked him to return home after years of fighting.
According to Herodotus, how did Persia gain its independence from Media in the sixth century BCE?
Through Military conquest led by Cyrus the Great/Rebellion led by Cyrus.
Constantine.
What does confucian philosophy suggest about an emperor's responsibility?
Emperors should be condemned for allowing the state to fall into anarchy.
What caused Darius to launch an invasion of Greece in 490 BCE?
What had allowed Phillip II to easily conquer Greece?
The Greeks were exhausted from recently fighting in the Peloponnesian War.
Who swore to never tolerate another king in Rome? (Full Name)
Lucius Junius Brutus
Name one of the three reasons as to why it is difficult to recover accurate information about Empress Wu.
1. Official nature and lack of diversity in historical sources
2. Influence of Confucian Scholars.
3. Tampering with historical records by Wu Zetian herself.
What was the outcome of the battle of Plataea in 479 BCE?
The death or capture of most of the Persian army by the Greek Allied Forces.
Why did Hellenistic culture spread with Alexander?
When he established new cities, he placed Greek generals in control of the government.
What did Cyrus do to address the bad practices and behavior of Nabonidus?
He restored the temples and returned seized images of gods. As well as the freeing of many captured peoples.
Be civilized, Be Strong, Be a Fighter, Be honest, Be a Great Public Speaker, and To work well in Roman Government