India
An empire ruled most notably by Chandragupta II founded in 320 AD
What is the Gupta Empire?
First emperor of Persia; showed kindness to captured people
Who is Cyrus the Great?
The two most powerful city-states in ancient Greece
What are Sparta and Athens?
This philosophy deals with the balance between Yin and Yang
What is Taoism/Daoism?
This group was the most powerful body in the early Roman Empire; made laws
What is the Senate?
Control of this trade led to the creation of the big three kingdoms in Africa
Gold and Salt Trade
The holy book of Islam
What is the Quran?
Rigid societal system that separates people into 5 different subgroups
What is the caste system?
Zoroastrianism is a the struggle between these two opposing forces
What is good and evil
This geographical feature kept Greek city-states protected, but also made it difficult for city-states to communicate with one another
What are mountains?
This trade route linked Asia to Africa and eventually Eastern Europe
What is the Silk Road
A 200 year period of Roman peace
What is Pax Romana?
This trade route connected North Africa to the Mediterranean world
What is the Trans-Saharan Trade Route?
Name the 4 monotheistic religions we have talked about in class
Christianity, Islam, Judaism, and Zoroastrianism
Mauryan ruler, Ashoka, is famous for his help in spreading what religion throughout India
Buddhism
A massive infrastructure project commissioned by Darius the Great to help promote trade across his vast empire
What is the Royal Road?
Athens developed this type of governmental system that allowed citizens to vote for laws and leaders
What is democracy?
A Confucian idea that deals with respect for your parents, elders, and ancestors
What is Filial Piety?
Before becoming a monarchy, Rome had a type of government that allowed citizens to elect representatives to act on their behalf
What is a Republic?
Islam
Which three religions/philosophies have no gods?
Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism
Which group was considered the lowest level in Ancient Indian society?
Untouchables
The name given to the Persian military governors.
Satraps
This type of culture was spread by Alexander the Great during his conquests
What is Hellenistic culture?
This was a 500 year time period in China where kingdoms battled against each other for control
What is the Warring States period?
Christianity spread through the early Roman Empire because it appealed to which groups of people?
Poor people and women
What was exchanged between the Ashanti Kingdom and European countries?
Enslaved people for weapons
The ultimate goal of Buddhism is to reach this; an escape form the cycle of rebirth
What is Nirvana?
An important invention that assisted merchants in trading on the Indian Ocean Trade route
What are Lateen Sails?
Like the Roman Empire, Persia used this kind of currency to make trade easier
metal coins with a standard value
This early Greek society created a system of writing that would be the basis for the English language
Who are the Phoenicians?
This philosophy emphasized harmony could be achieved by the proper behavior of each member of society
Confucianism
A champion of Christianity, this emperor reunified the Roman Empire and moved the capital to Byzantine
Who is Constantinople?
This Kingdom still exist today in modern day Ghana and got rich through trading gold and slaves
What is the Ashanti Kingdom
After the death of Muhammad, followers of Islam split into these two competing groups
What are Sunni and Shia?