India & China
What was the system of record keeping in Egypt?
For DOUBLE Points: What was the system of record keeping in Mesopotamia?
Hieroglyphics; Cuneiform
What geographic feature separated the Greek city-states?
For DOUBLE Points: What was a city-state called?
Mountains; Polis
Rome had ________ soil, which led to a long growing season with good weather.
Fertile
Why did the Roman Empire split into two pieces, with the Eastern half becoming Byzantium?
Emperor Diocletian thought it would be easier to control.
The Mongols were nomadic, always searching for _____ for their _________.
For DOUBLE Points: Define nomad.
Food for their horses; A nomad is a person who does not stay long in the same place - they move from place to place for resources
What rivers did India settle around?
For DOUBLE Points: Predictable or unpredictable?
Indus and Ganges; unpredictable
Which city-state gave women more freedom?
a. Athens
b. Sparta
Sparta
The Roman Republic was made up of patricians and plebeians. How would you define these?
Patricians: Rich people
Plebeians: Commoners
Emperor Justinian ruled the Byzantine Empire as a theocracy. A theocracy is when the ruler controls both the _______ and _______.
Government & Religion
This leader was able to unite all of the Mongol tribes and used intimidation and war tactics to conquer the largest unified land empire in history.
Genghis Khan
How do we know India traded with Mesopotamia (Middle East)?
Items from each civilization were found in India and Mesopotamia (seals used for trade)
Sparta was a very __________________ society.
a. Militaristic
b. Tranquil (relaxed)
c. Democratic
Militaristic
Who was the first Emperor of the Roman Empire?
a. Julius Caesar
b. Mark Antony
c. Caesar Augustus
Caesar Augustus
Justinian created his own Justinian Law Code. He used the old ______________ laws to create his own.
a. Hammurabi
b. Roman
c. Greek
For DOUBLE Points: Who was Empress Theodora?
Roman; She was Justinian's closest advisor (helped him make important decisions)
The Mongols benefited from trade along the ____ _____. It also helped to spread religions like Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism.
For DOUBLE Points: Which European trader made his way to Kublai Khan’s house in China and wrote a book on Chinese culture?
Silk Road; Marco Polo
Which rivers did China settle around?
For DOUBLE Points: Predictable or Unpredictable?
Huang He and Yangtze; Unpredictable
Athens was a democracy. What is that?
Citizens get to vote on different issues (only land-owning men were able to vote in Athens)
With the Edict of Milan, Emperor ________ made Christianity legal in the Roman Empire.
Constantine
Emperor Justinian built the ____ ________ for his wife, Empress Theodora as a __________ Church.
Hagia Sophia; Christian
The Mongols were able to quickly and easily conquer ________, also known as the Empire of the Golden Horde.
Russia
Who did the Ancient Chinese pray to?
For DOUBLE Points: What would they use to ask questions?
Their ancestors; Oracle Bones
Greece was Polytheistic. How did Greece’s religion influence Rome?
Rome copied Greek gods but changed the names to Roman.
How was Christianity able to spread throughout the Roman Empire?
Roads!
Who invaded Constantinople and led to the fall of the Byzantine Empire?
For DOUBLE Points: How were the Turks (Turkey) able to conquer Constantinople?
Muslim Turks (Turkey); They used cannons to blast the city walls
The Mongols, under the rule of Kublai Khan, began the ___________ Dynasty in China.
a. Han
b. Shang
c. Yuan
Yuan