People
"The Indian Shakespeare"
Who is Kalidasa?
The nucleus of the modern state of Ethiopia
What is Aksum?
Chinese writing consists of
What are characters?
Began construction of the Great Wall
Who is Qin Shi Huang?
The White Huns caused the collapse of this Empire
What is the Gupta Empire?
Polygamy is best defined as
What is marriage to more than one spouse?
Promoted Buddhism in India and sent missionaries to spread Buddhism in Asia
Who is Asoka?
The kingdom of Kush fell to this kingdom
What is Aksum?
Describe the influence of the Qin dynasty
What is built primarily for defense against invasions from nomadic tribes to the north?
The Han ruler who drove back the Huns and extended China's territory
Who is Wu Ti?
Built primarily for defense against invasions from nomadic tribes to the north
What is the Great Wall of China?
Explain the spread of Christianity in India
What was Christianity spread in India through early traditions attributed to the Apostle Thomas, the arrival of persecuted Persian Christians in the 4th century, and later through European colonialism and missionary efforts starting in the 16th century. While initial conversions were slow and limited, later efforts by Jesuit and Protestant missionaries often targeted lower castes, and some communities like the Christians of Kerala trace their history back to the 1st century?
Chinese teacher known for his wise sayings
Who is Confucius?
The oldest city in West Africa
What is Djenne-Djeno? (jey Nah je NOH)
Developed in China during the Song Dynasty, this revolutionary invention used individually carved ceramic characters that could be rearranged and reused to print different texts—an innovation that marked the world’s first movable type system and laid the foundation for modern printing centuries before Europe’s Gutenberg press.
What is Bi Sheng’s movable type printing, invented around 1040 A.D.?
(Bi Sheng’s process involved carving Chinese characters into small pieces of baked clay, arranging them on an iron plate coated with a sticky resin, and heating the plate to keep the characters in place while printing. This allowed printers to reuse and rearrange characters, dramatically increasing printing efficiency and influencing later printing developments in East Asia.)