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2. This was a period of stability and prosperity

3. Pax Romana

4. These would be found in the Forum

5. The Twelve Tables

6. This is the General who famously lead Elephants over the Alps to invade Rome in the 2nd Punic War

7. Who is Hannibal?

8. I divided the Roman Empire in two, in an effort to stabilize it

9. Diocletian

10. Later known as Augustus Caesar, I defeated Marc Antony and Cleopatra at Actium

11. Who is Octavian?

12. This is the type of gov’t made famous by Athens.

13. What is Democracy?

14. Greek for city-state

15. Polis

16. This is remembered as a “civil war” in Ancient Greece

17. The Peloponnesian War

18. I tutored Alexander the Great

19. Aristotle

20. I am sometimes called the father of Athenian Democracy

21. Pericles

22. Seasonal Winds

23. Monsoons

24. Chinese Emperors use this concept to justify their power

25. Mandate of Heaven

26. I influenced Chinese thought, especially with my writings titled The Analects

27. Confucius

28. Strictly organized class hierarchy system

29. the Caste System

30. This translation of name for China is ethnocentric in nature, reflecting the Chinese belief they were superior to all other civilizations

31. The Middle Kingdom

32. 2 Reasons River Valleys gave birth to the earliest civilizations

33. Irrigation, Transportation, Fresh Water

34. I am credited with the legal concept of “an eye for an eye”

35. Hammurabi

36. We are known for the massive tombs we built for our rulers

37. Egypt

38. We are credited with developing the earliest known written language, in order to keep track of food surpluses

39. Sumerians

40. Our written language looks very similar to what you are reading at this moment

41. The Phonecians

42. Belief in one God

43. Monotheism

44. I taught that in order to achieve Enlightenment, one must follow the Eightfold Path

45. Buddha, Buddhism

46. According to this religion one must follow their dharma

47. Hinduism

48. A follower of this religion sweeps the ground before they sit down, in order to not harm any living thing

49. Jainism

50. Shinto is an example of this type of religion which believes all things have spirits

51. Animism