Unit 2: The Classical Era

Classical China

100

Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi is most infamously known for bruning books and burying ______

Confucian scholars alive

200

Which dynasty embraced Legalism?

Qin Dynasty

300

How did the Han Dynasty find the best and brightest Confucian scholars for their government bureaucracy?

Civil service examinations

400

Name the two major architectural achievements of the Qin Dynasty

The Teracotta Army and the Great Wall of China

500

Which 3 philosophies emerged from the Era of Warring States?

Confucianism, Daoism, Legalism

Classical India

100

True or False: Hinduism is monotheistic

False

200

These two major world religions have their historical roots in India

Buddhism and Hinduism

300

The Mauryan Dynasty unified most of India except...

The southern tip of India

400

What caused Ashoka to embrace a peaceful government policy?

The Battle of Kalinga

500

What is the name of the system of class differences embedded in Indian society?

Caste system

Classical Persia

100

These were the names of Persian provincial governors

Satraps

200

These were the name of the 10,000 highly trained and skilled Persian warriors

The Immortals

300

This ruler founded the Persian empire and is referenced in the Bible

Cyrus the Great

400

What is the name of the capital established by Darius I

Persepolis

500

This work of infrastructure linked many Persian cities together and became the model for the Pony Express in the US later on.

The Royal Road

Classical Greece

100

Which Greek city-state can be described as militaristic and war-like, with a high level of skill and training in military tactics, their patron god being Ares.

Sparta

200

The Greco-Persian Wars, led by Xerxes, son of Darius, lead to to the Greek formation of the....

Delian League

300

This city is considered the birthplace of democracy, where free, adult, land-holding men had the right to have a say in their government

Athens

400

This Greek (Macedonian) ruler defeated the Persian Empire and conquered as far as India, before dying in his 30s from sickness.

Alexander the Great

500

Which three philosophers emerged from Athens?

Socrates, Plato, Aristotle

Classical Rome

100

What happened in the year 476 CE?

The Western Roman Empire collapsed

200

The assassination of this individual led to the transition of Rome from republic to empire

Julius Caesar

300

This is the name of the furthest northern reach of the Roman Empire, symbolized by this structure in England

Hadrian's Wall

400

Which major world religion emerged in the Roman province of Judea?

Christianity

500

Once the Roman Empire was divided in two, the Western capital was in Rome while the Eastern capital was in....

Constantinople