Chapter 3
What term refers to a rule by a few?
Oligarchy
True or False
The gladiator fights were staged by Roman emperors to win public favor and to keep the unemployed masses of Rome out of mischief.
True
What is polygamy?
Marriage of more than one spouse
What does Chinese writing consist of?
characters
Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian refer to Greek __________.
architecture
Who promoted the theory that the earth was the center of the universe
Ptolemy
Who created the first strong empire in India?
Chandragupta Maurya
True or False
The Roman Republic consisted of three branches of government: the consuls, the Senate, and the assemblies.
True
Who was the author of The Iliad and The Odyssey?
Homer
Under whose leadership did the Huns invade Roman territory?
Attila
Who was the Han ruler who drove back the Huns and expanded China’s territory
Wu Ti
Who decreed Christianity to be the official religion of the Roman Empire?
Theodosius I
Who led the Persian army that Alexander the Great defeated?
Darius III
Which emperor legalized Christianity?
Constantine
Who promoted Buddhism in India and sent missionaries to spread Buddhism to Asia?
Asoka
Who was the "Author of the Republic"
Plato
Who was the "Father of Philosophy"
Thales
What decree ended persecution and legalized Christianity?
Edict of Milan
Who began construction of the Great Wall?
Qin Shi Huang
What occurred at the Battle of Thermopylae?
300 Spartans fought to the death in a mountain pass.