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Ancient Civilizations 2
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India
Ancient
China
Ancient
Greece
Ancient
Rome
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This Hindu system required people to stay
in the level to which they were born
What is the Caste
System?
This invention during the Han Dynasty is
often regarded as their most important
contribution
What is paper?
These two tales of heroic figures and great
adventures are a legacy of ancient Greek
myths and epics.
What are the Iliad
and the Odyssey?
He is known for unifying the Roman
Empire by issuing coins that were
accepted anywhere in the empire.
Who is Augustus?
It is the name given to the
Buddhist practice of avoiding
extreme behavior.
What is the
Middle Way?
It is the location of the ancient Indian cities of
Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa.
What is the Indus
River Valley?
It was built to defend against nomads on
China’s northern borders.
What is the
Great Wall of China?
He placed great importance on participation
in the political process of the city-state as
noted in this quote, “We regard an individual
who takes no interest in public affairs not as
harmless, but as useless.”
Who is Pericles?
This feature of Roman architecture soon
distinguished it from other cultures.
What are rounded arches?
These Buddhist teachings deal
with desire and suffering.
What are the
Four Noble Truths?
The caste system provided stability in
Indian society for this reason.
What is it provided a
sense of belonging
and place in society?
This ancient Chinese emperor not only
built walls, he also unified most of China
under one government
Who Shi Huangdi?
It was the primary purpose of ancient
Greek myths about their gods.
What is to explain events
in the natural world?
This building material was developed by the
Romans and helped them to build large,
sturdy structures like aqueducts.
What is concrete?
This geographic feature made
trade easy for the ancient Greeks.
What is a peninsula?
It is the Hindu belief that souls are
reborn in new bodies after death
What is reincarnation?
His ideas were thought to restore order in
China
Who is Confucius?
In 480 BC, these two city-states led the
independent Greek city-states into battle with the
Persians.
Who are Athens and Sparta?
This emperor’s seizure of power marked the
transition of Rome from a republic to an
empire.
Who is Julius Caesar?
It was the form of democracy
practiced in ancient Greece.
What is
Direct Democracy?
This religion was started by Siddhartha
Gautama
What is Buddhism?
Confuciunism was a Chinese social movement
begun in the 500s BC that had these 3 goals for
society
What are:
1.To preserve order
2.To establish harmony
3.To create a system of ethics
This ancient Macedonian ended the power of
the Greek city-states and established a unified
nation.
Who is
Alexander the Great?
The Punic Wars with Carthage (264 – 146 BC)
extended the Roman Empire into this
geographical region.
What is North Africa?
The spread of Greco-Roman culture was
encouraged by using this method.
What is the
establishment of
colonies in distant
lands?