2. Ancient Rulers

3. Architecture

4. Vocabulary

5. Indian Religion

6. Fall of Roman Empire

7. Ain’t I a Woman?

8. Fall of the Roman Empire
Ancient Rulers
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9. I was a king of the Babylonian Empire and created the oldest-known legal code

10. Who was Hammurabi?

11. Starting in the Xia and Shang dynasties this is the title given to a Chinese Emperor

12. What was the Son of Heaven?

13. I was a Mesopotamian king who searched for eternal life

14. Who was Gilgamesh?

15. These ancient rulers were believed to be gods on Earth

16. Who were the Egyptian pharaohs?

17. This society carved giant basalt heads of their rulers

18. Who were the Olmec?

20. What is an Egyptian pyramid?

22. What is a Sumerian ziggurat?

24. What is the Parthenon?

26. What is the Stupa at Sanchi?

28. What is the Colosseum?

29. Common to most early civilizations this is the belief in more than one god

30. What is polytheism?

31. Common in Mesoamerica, the Indus Valley, and Sumer these are urban areas with their own government

32. What are city-states?

33. This is the nickname given to pastoral nomads due to their violent tendencies

34. What is courage culture?

35. Used in Ancient Egypt this is the name of a government ruled by God

36. What is a theocracy?

37. Used in the Zhou dynasty this is the name for a type of government in which the central government gives political and military autonomy to the aristocracy in exchange for loyalty

38. What is feudalism?

39. The ultimate goal for a Buddhist

40. What is nirvana?

41. Both Hindus and Buddhists believe in this force that is generated by a person’s good and bad actions

42. What is karma?

43. The ultimate goal of Hinduism

44. What is moksha?

45. These start with life is suffering and end with following the Eightfold Path

46. What are the Four Noble Truths?

47. I am the most widely worshipped Hindu god

48. Who is Krishna?

49. This group finally destroyed the western Roman Empire in 476 CE

50. Who were the Germans?

51. This city was made the capital of the eastern half of the Roman Empire

52. What is Constantinople?

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54. The death of Marcus Aurelius in 180 CE marked the end of this era

55. What is Pax Romana?

56. I divided the Roman Empire into two parts in 300 CE

57. Who was Diocletian?

58. I legalized Christianity in the Roman Empire in 313 CE

59. Who was Constantine?

60. I was the legendary last pharaoh of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt

61. Who was Cleopatra?

62. Women in this society were to worship their husbands as gods

63. What is India?

64. I wrote Lessons for Women which encouraged women to respect their husbands

65. Who is Ban Zhou?

66. Women in this ancient society could own their property and divorce their husbands

67. What was Egypt?

68. It was common for women in this classical region to be active in business

69. What is the Mediterranean (Greece & Rome)?

71. Classical Rulers

72. What Am I?

73. Vocabulary

74. Chinese Philosophy

75. Oppress Me

76. Early Inventions

77. Classical Rulers
What am I?
Vocabulary
Chinese Philosophy
Oppress Me
Early Inventions
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78. I unified China in 221 BCE and started the Great Wall of China

79. Who was Qin Shi Huangdi?

80. My reign began the period known as Pax Romana

81. What was Augustus Caesar?

82. I was tutored by Aristotle and conquered Persia and Egypt

83. Who was Alexander the Great?

84. I started an imperial university and examination system in China based upon Confucianism

85. Who was Han Wudi?

86. My conversion to Buddhism helped contribute to the collapse of my empire

87. Who was Ashoka?

89. What is a Roman aqueduct?

91. What are Egyptian hieroglyphics?

93. What is the Terra Cotta Army of Qin Shi Huangdi?

95. What is quipu?

97. What is an Oracle Bone?

98. Practiced by ancient Athens this is a form of government where power is granted to the people and is exercised by them directly or indirectly through free elections

99. What is democracy?

100. A group of non-elected officials charged with carrying out the basic duties of government

101. What is bureaucracy?

102. I pledge my allegiance to a type of government in which power resides in representatives of the people who govern according to the law

103. What is a republic?

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105. Practiced by the Jews this is tracing family descent through the mother

106. What is matrilineal?

107. This is a type of government common to ancient Greece where a small group of elites exercise political control for their benefit

108. What is an oligarchy?

109. This term meaning respect for ancestors is supported by many Chinese philosophies including Confucianism

110. What is filial piety?

111. The idea that the Chinese dynasty is supported by god to rule and the family will continue to rule as long as they rule properly

112. What is the Mandate of Heaven?

113. According to Laozi humans should live according to this spiritual force

114. What is the Dao?

115. This chaotic period brought about hundreds of new Chinese philosophies including Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism

116. What was the Warring States Period?

117. The ultimate goal of Confucianism and Daoism

118. What is societal harmony?

119. This group the lowest caste in the Hindu caste system

120. Who are untouchables?

121. This type of agriculture made Greece and Rome dependent upon slaves

122. What is commercial agriculture?

123. This lowest level of Chinese society was distinguished by green scarves

124. Who were the mean people?

125. Slaves in this region could be tutors as well as domestic servants and general laborers

126. What is the Mediterranean?

127. This monotheistic religious group was enslaved by the Egyptians

128. Who were the Jews?

129. This culture invented paper

130. Who is China?

131. This ancient civilization was the first to use plumbing

132. What is the Indus River Valley?

133. This society invented the wheel, the sail, and bronze

134. Who were the Sumerians?

135. This group were the first to use iron

136. Who were the Hittites?

137. This name is often used to explain the importance of the human discovery of farming and herding

138. What is the Neolithic Revolution?

139. Double
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141. Human Migration

142. Silk Roads

143. Fall of Han China

144. If you ain’t first…

145. Math, Science, etc.

146. Monotheism

147. Human Migration
Silk Roads
Fall of Han China
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Math, Science, etc
Monotheism
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148. This group migrated into India around 1750 BCE and would influence early Hinduism

149. Who were the Aryans?

150. Polynesian migration to Madagascar brought this fruit to Africa

151. What is the banana?

152. This group migrated from Central Asia and influenced the fall of Rome, Han China, and Gupta India

153. Who were the huns?

154. This group migrated from the Sahel region in Africa to southern Africa bringing with them language, farming, cattle, & iron

155. Who were the Bantu?

156. This group colonized most of the Pacific and started kingdoms on Easter Island & Hawaii

157. Who were the Polynesians?

158. The primary source of silk in the classical period

159. What was China?

160. The name for this desert means “he who enters does not come out”

161. What is the Taklimakan desert?

162. These two powerful empires were connected by the Silk Roads

163. Who were Han China & the Roman Empire?

164. This type of society often offered protection for merchants but they also robbed them as well

165. Who were pastoralists?

166. The message of this religion was spread to Central Asia & China along the Silk Roads

167. What is Buddhism?

168. Took over the Han dynasty in 9 CE & attempted unsuccessful land reforms

169. Who was Wang Mang?

170. This group of nomads frequently pressured China’s northern border

171. Who were the Xiongnu?

172. This religion became very popular during and after the fall of the Han dynasty

173. What was Buddhism?

174. This group of Daoists led a rebellion against the Han dynasty in 180 CE

175. Who were the Yellow Turbans?

176. Some historians argue that nearly 50% of all Chinese died of this in the first century CE

177. What is the plague (disease)?

178. Founding of Christianity
Founding of Buddhism
Founding of Daoism

179. What is the founding of Christianity?

180. Start of Roman Empire
Start of Gupta India
Start of Han Dynasty

181. What is the start of Gupta India?

182. Invention of bronze
Invention of iron
Invention of paper

183. What is the invention of paper?

184. Invention of farming
Invention of herding
Invention of writing

185. What is the invention of writing?

186. Start of Egypt
Start of Olmec
Start of Norte Chico

187. What is the start of the Olmec?

188. This culture invented 0-9, the decimal point, & negative numbers

189. What is India?

190. He is considered the father of modern geometry & his book would be used for over 2000 years

191. Who is Euclid?

192. This society created the first alphabet based upon sounds rather than words or symbols

193. Who were the Phoenicians?

194. He is often considered the founder of Western science despite the fact that most of his ideas were later proven to be inaccurate

195. Who is Aristotle?

196. Daily
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197. This Hellenistic city built the first research library

198. What is Alexandria?

199. The first monotheistic religion

200. What is Judaism?

201. Christian missionary and author of a large portion of the New Testament

202. Who is Paul of Tarsus (St. Paul)?

203. I was emperor when Jesus was crucified

204. Who was Augustus Caesar?

205. I am considered the father of the Jews

206. Who was Abraham?

207. These rules are the beginning of the Jewish law

208. What are the Ten Commandments?

209. Write the Final Question Here
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