What word means seasonal winds that bring strong rains to the Indus Valley?
Raja
Veda
Brahma
Monsoon
bureaucracy
part of the legislative branch
part of the executive branch
people selected by an elected leader to hold a government position
the system of civil servants and appointees who administer decisions
What is a warlord?
A priest or religious leader that travels with an army
a conqueror
a military leader with his own army
a person who refuses to fight in the military
Who was the ruler of the Qin dynasty?
Liu Pang
Qin Shihuangdi
Han Wudi
Yang Guang
What does filial piety mean?
Obedience and respect for your parents and elders.
To obedience and respect for your government.
The way to enlightenment is through nirvana.
All the universe is connected through the yin-yang.
A Dao is...
Chinese system of beliefs which describes the way a person must rule
having title or possession by reason of birth
a symbol in a writing system that represents a thing or idea
a group of non-elected government officials
Who was the founder of Buddhism?
Han Feizi
Siddhartha Gautama
Wu Wang
Confucius
What was an agora?
Greek temple
Outdoor market
A Greek city-state
A religious pyramid
This Spartan king stayed with 300 to fight to the death
Leonidas
Cyrus
Xerxes
Darius
Where would you have found the 300 Spartan soldiers that fought against 180,000 Persians?
Thermoplyae
Thessoloniki
Plataea
The Oracle at Delphi
What is loess?
A yellowish brown soil that blows in from a desert
A book of legends
a bone that was used to tell the future for a person's life
A tool used to harvest crops.
ancestor
Japanese robe-like garment with wide sleeves and broad sash
relative who lived long ago
new, or not known or experienced earlier
having to do with qualities found in only one person
Acupuncture
A type of treatment which needle is inserted into the skin
Politician and government
The breaking of something
A military power similar to shinobi 🥷
What was the Mandate of Heaven?
A concept that said rulers were given authority to rule from the gods
A set of laws that were dictated from the gods
The name of a legendary dragon from Chinese mythology
What the Ancient Chinese called their king
Han Feizi taught that
Society must be controlled by strict laws/ harsh punishments
If the ruler is moral society will order itself from example
The people should vote for their own leader
The government that governs the least governs the best
Define Peninsula
A body of water with three sides
A body of water with two sides
A body of water with zero sides
A body of water with one sides
All of these are expectations of Confucianism EXCEPT:
Social harmony
Give offerings to their god
Distinguishing between right and wrong
Politeness
Daoism was....
A modernized version of Confucianism
A more religious philosophy about being one with the nature
A non religious philosophy focused on violence
A philosophy based on science and focused on astronomy
China's longest dynasty
Zhou
Xia
Qin
Sham
The Huang He river is known as...
Me gusta la papa
Xi Jang
China's sorrow
China's zorrow
What is a veto?
A constitutional right to reject a law
The thing that the person in charge does
Something the President can do
Something the President can't do
What did the Great Wall of China do?
Protect them from invaders
Stop China from attacking their enemy
Provide a quiet place to eat
Help China get closer
What is a pictograph?
A graph that uses bars to represent data.
A graph that uses lines to represent data.
A graph that uses pictures to represent data.
A graph that uses dots to represent data.
Who was Leonidas?
He was a king and a soldier for Sparta
He was an author for Athens
He created democracy
He was a king for Athens
where is Mount Olympus located?
Crete
Epirus
Greece
Delphi
China was surrounded by natural barriers. Which was NOT one?
The Huang He River
The Gobi Desert
The Himilyan Mountains
The Sahara Desert
Which defines Acropolis?
A short story that teaches a lesson about life or shows how to live
A high hill upon which a Greek fortress was built
Stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works
The Greek word for an independent city/state
The Shang dynasty was the longest lasting dynasty?
False
True
What is the Silk Road?
A road that leads to where silk worms live.
A road made of silk.
A group of people who make silk.
A set of trade networks from China to the Mediterranean.
What would be the best example of a Greek myth be?
A writing by Pericles about Athenian law
A story about Zeus and Hercules
A historical account of the Persian Wars
A long poem by Homer
What two cities were the birthplace of civilization in the Indus Valley?
Athens and Sparta
Persia and Crete
Tigris and Euphrates
Harappa and Mohenjo Darro
A Fable ___________________
always has music
always teaches a lesson or moral.
always has Kings and Queens
always has a shepherd
Philosophy came from what greek word meaning love
Sigma
Philo
Sophia
Opa
This dynasty is considered China's first true dynasty
Ming
Shang
Zhou
Qin
The oracle bones were from the Shang Dynasty.
True
False
What is an aristocrat?
A person with the right to participate in the government
Wealthy landowners
A leader
A different word for noble
Around where geographically was the Shang Dynasty?
Japan
Gobi Desert
Takilmakan
Huang He River
Which of these did Pericles NOT do to help Athens?
Established colonies
Brought Olympic games to Athens
Built walls to protect Athens
Led armies
Yin -Yang means
Harmony and balance in all things
Love of all things
Understanding black and white
The wisdom of right and wrong
An Epic is
a long narrative poem about heroic adventures
the journal of a hero
an awesome event
a short story
Xerxes views himself to be:
A God
All of the above
King of Persia
Conqueror of Greece
What is a bureaucracy?
A system in which priests rule in the name of God
A system where there is no structured government
An administrative organization with officials and procedures
A form of government where a king or queen is the head
What is a monsoon
A short sword that the Persians used in battle
A priest or priestess that gives prophecies
severe, strong seasonal winds that bring rain
a shadoof like plant in Egypt
Why did Wu Wang lead a rebellion against the Shang government
Shang rulers forced the people to worship too many gods
The last Shang ruler failed to honor his ancestors
There were too many aristocrats
The last of the Shang rulers was a cruel tyrant
Subcontinent
A summer wind that brings storms to India
a large landmass that is smaller than a continent
A continent full of submarines
Which god did NOT live on Mount Olympus?
Hermes
Hades
Apollo
Hera
What does oracle mean?
Queen of the King in Egypt with many children.
King of Egypt who rules over the Pharaoh.
Priest or priestess who reads minds.
Priest or Priestess who makes prophecies.
This word means a flat area of land, elevated above the rest of the land
Plateau
Guatama
Phalanx
Mean