Transcript Jeopardy Review

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I was a king of the
Babylonian Empire
and created the oldestknown legal code
Who was Hammurabi?
Starting in the Xia and
Shang dynasties this is
the title given to a
Chinese Emperor
What was the Son of
Heaven?
I was a Mesopotamian
king who searched for
eternal life
Who was Gilgamesh?
These ancient rulers
were believed to be
gods on Earth
Who were the
Egyptian pharaohs?
This society carved
giant basalt heads of
their rulers
Who were the Olmec?
What is an Egyptian
pyramid?
What is a Sumerian
ziggurat?
What is the Parthenon?
What is the Stupa at
Sanchi?
What is the
Colosseum?
Common to most early
civilizations this is the
belief in more than one
god
What is polytheism?
Common in
Mesoamerica, the
Indus Valley, and
Sumer these are urban
areas with their own
government
What are city-states?
This is the nickname
given to pastoral
nomads due to their
violent tendencies
What is courage
culture?
Used in Ancient Egypt
this is the name of a
government ruled by
God
What is a theocracy?
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
What is feudalism?
The ultimate goal for a
Buddhist
What is nirvana?
Both Hindus and
Buddhists believe in
this force that is
generated by a
person’s good and bad
actions
What is karma?
The ultimate goal of
Hinduism
What is moksha?
These start with life is
suffering and end with
following the
Eightfold Path
What are the Four
Noble Truths?
I am the most widely
worshipped Hindu god
Who is Krishna?
This group finally
destroyed the western
Roman Empire in 476
CE
Who were the
Germans?
This city was made the
capital of the eastern
half of the Roman
Empire
What is
Constantinople?
The death of Marcus
Aurelius in 180 CE
marked the end of
this era
What is Pax Romana?
I divided the Roman
Empire into two parts
in 300 CE
Who was Diocletian?
I legalized Christianity
in the Roman Empire
in 313 CE
Who was Constantine?
I was the legendary
last pharaoh of the
Ptolemaic dynasty in
Egypt
Who was Cleopatra?
Women in this society
were to worship their
husbands as gods
What is India?
I wrote Lessons for
Women which
encouraged women to
respect their husbands
Who is Ban Zhou?
Women in this ancient
society could own their
property and divorce
their husbands
What was Egypt?
It was common for
women in this classical
region to be active in
business
What is the
Mediterranean (Greece
& Rome)?
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I unified China in 221
BCE and started the
Great Wall of China
Who was Qin Shi
Huangdi?
My reign began the
period known as Pax
Romana
What was Augustus
Caesar?
I was tutored by
Aristotle and
conquered Persia and
Egypt
Who was Alexander
the Great?
I started an imperial
university and
examination system in
China based upon
Confucianism
Who was Han Wudi?
My conversion to
Buddhism helped
contribute to the
collapse of my empire
Who was Ashoka?
What is a Roman
aqueduct?
What are Egyptian
hieroglyphics?
What is the Terra Cotta
Army of Qin Shi
Huangdi?
What is quipu?
What is an Oracle
Bone?
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
What is democracy?
A group of non-elected
officials charged with
carrying out the basic
duties of government
What is bureaucracy?
I pledge my allegiance to
a type of government in
which power resides in
representatives of the
people who govern
according to the law
What is a republic?
Practiced by the Jews
this is tracing family
descent through the
mother
What is matrilineal?
This is a type of
government common to
ancient Greece where a
small group of elites
exercise political control
for their benefit
What is an oligarchy?
This term meaning
respect for ancestors is
supported by many
Chinese philosophies
including Confucianism
What is filial piety?
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
What is the Mandate
of Heaven?
According to Laozi
humans should live
according to this
spiritual force
What is the Dao?
This chaotic period
brought about hundreds
of new Chinese
philosophies including
Confucianism, Daoism,
and Legalism
What was the Warring
States Period?
The ultimate goal of
Confucianism and
Daoism
What is societal
harmony?
This group the lowest
caste in the Hindu
caste system
Who are
untouchables?
This type of
agriculture made
Greece and Rome
dependent upon slaves
What is commercial
agriculture?
This lowest level of
Chinese society was
distinguished by
green scarves
Who were the mean
people?
Slaves in this region
could be tutors as well
as domestic servants
and general laborers
What is the
Mediterranean?
This monotheistic
religious group was
enslaved by the
Egyptians
Who were the Jews?
This culture invented
paper
Who is China?
This ancient
civilization was the
first to use plumbing
What is the Indus
River Valley?
This society invented
the wheel, the sail, and
bronze
Who were the
Sumerians?
This group were the
first to use iron
Who were the Hittites?
This name is often
used to explain the
importance of the
human discovery of
farming and herding
What is the Neolithic
Revolution?
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This group migrated
into India around 1750
BCE and would
influence early
Hinduism
Who were the Aryans?
Polynesian migration
to Madagascar brought
this fruit to Africa
What is the banana?
This group migrated
from Central Asia and
influenced the fall of
Rome, Han China, and
Gupta India
Who were the huns?
This group migrated
from the Sahel region
in Africa to southern
Africa bringing with
them language,
farming, cattle, & iron
Who were the Bantu?
This group colonized
most of the Pacific and
started kingdoms on
Easter Island & Hawaii
Who were the
Polynesians?
The primary source of
silk in the classical
period
What was China?
The name for this
desert means “he who
enters does not come
out”
What is the
Taklimakan desert?
These two powerful
empires were
connected by the Silk
Roads
Who were Han China
& the Roman Empire?
This type of society
often offered
protection for
merchants but they
also robbed them as
well
Who were pastoralists?
The message of this
religion was spread to
Central Asia & China
along the Silk Roads
What is Buddhism?
Took over the Han
dynasty in 9 CE &
attempted unsuccessful
land reforms
Who was Wang Mang?
This group of nomads
frequently pressured
China’s northern
border
Who were the
Xiongnu?
This religion became
very popular during
and after the fall of the
Han dynasty
What was Buddhism?
This group of Daoists
led a rebellion against
the Han dynasty in 180
CE
Who were the Yellow
Turbans?
Some historians argue
that nearly 50% of all
Chinese died of this in
the first century CE
What is the plague
(disease)?
Founding of Christianity
Founding of Buddhism
Founding of Daoism
What is the founding
of Christianity?
Start of Roman Empire
Start of Gupta India
Start of Han Dynasty
What is the start of
Gupta India?
Invention of bronze
Invention of iron
Invention of paper
What is the invention
of paper?
Invention of farming
Invention of herding
Invention of writing
What is the invention
of writing?
Start of Egypt
Start of Olmec
Start of Norte Chico
What is the start of the
Olmec?
This culture invented
0-9, the decimal point,
& negative numbers
What is India?
He is considered the
father of modern
geometry & his book
would be used for over
2000 years
Who is Euclid?
This society created
the first alphabet based
upon sounds rather
than words or symbols
Who were the
Phoenicians?
He is often considered
the founder of Western
science despite the fact
that most of his ideas
were later proven to be
inaccurate
Who is Aristotle?
This Hellenistic city
built the first research
library
What is Alexandria?
The first monotheistic
religion
What is Judaism?
Christian missionary
and author of a large
portion of the New
Testament
Who is Paul of Tarsus
(St. Paul)?
I was emperor when
Jesus was crucified
Who was Augustus
Caesar?
I am considered the
father of the Jews
Who was Abraham?
These rules are the
beginning of the
Jewish law
What are the Ten
Commandments?