Powerful city-state in ancient Greece that is the birthplace of democracy.
What is ATHENS?
100
Latin for "Roman Peace;" a period of peace and prosperity at the height of the Roman Empire.
What is PAX ROMANA?
100
A series of wars that was fought in the early 5th century BCE between Persian Empire and Greek city-states.
What are the PERSIAN WARS?
100
War from 431 to 404 BCE between Athens and Sparta for dominance in southern Greece.
What are the PELOPONNESIAN WARS?
200
FORM OF GOVERNMENT RULED BY THE PEOPLE IS CALLED...
What is DEMOCRACY?
200
The teachings of Confucius emphasizing love for humanity and respect; high value given to learning and to devotion to family was called....
What is CONFUCIANISM?
200
The spread of beliefs, customs and traditions from one place to another, usually through trade and/or war is called.....
What is CULTURAL DIFFUSION?
200
Name the ancient Greek philosopher; student of Plato; focused on science and tutored Alexander the Great.
Who is ARISTOTLE?
200
Name the ancient Greek philosopher from Athens; a student of Socrates who wrote "The Republic."
Who is PLATO?
300
Name the South Asian religion based on the teachings of the Buddha which started in India and spread to China along the Silk Road.
What is BUDDHISM?
300
A form of government in which the most prominent citizens rule is called....
What is ARISTOCRACY?
300
Period of time during the Roman Empire when non-Roman people began to migrate to the empire which led to the fall of Rome.
What is BARBARIAN INVASIONS?
300
Name the fundamental political unit of ancient Greece around 750 B.C. that had fewer than 20,000 residents.
What is a CITY-STATE?
300
Name the government that was run by only a few individuals, often the wealthy.
What is OLIGARCHY?
400
Name the government under the control of a Church or state-sponsored religion or a religious figure.
What is THEOCRACY?
400
Name the form of government that was created in Rome in which power rests with citizens who had the right to vote to select their leaders(representatives).
What is a REPUBLIC?
400
Name a major world religion that originating on the Indian subcontinent and comprising several and varied systems of philosophy, beliefs, and ritual.
What is HINDUISM?
400
Name a major world religion that's based upon the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.
What is CHRISTIANITY?
400
Name a Greek philosopher who encouraged his students to examine their beliefs by using a question-and-answer approach called the Socratic method.
Who is SOCRATES?
500
Trade route from central China, across central Asia to Europe, linking the eastern Mediterranean region with Asia.
What is the SILK ROAD?
500
THIS social and political system provided protection and stability which was created after the fall of Rome.
What is FEUDALISM?
500
THIS was an economic system based upon agriculture during feudalism where peasants worked the fields and lived on the manor.
What is MANORIALISM?
500
Name the person who pledged for military service in exchange for land.
What is a VASSAL or LESSOR LORD?
500
Barbarian invasions and Christianity were some of the factors that led to the fall of THIS EMPIRE.