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