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India
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China
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Greece
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Rome
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This Hindu system required This Hindu system required people to stay in the level to people to stay in the level to
which they were bornwhich they were born
What is the Caste What is the Caste System?System?
This invention during the Han This invention during the Han Dynasty is often regarded as Dynasty is often regarded as
their most important their most important contributioncontribution
What is paper?What is paper?
These two tales of heroic figures These two tales of heroic figures and great adventures are a legacy and great adventures are a legacy of ancient Greek myths and epics.of ancient Greek myths and epics.
What are the What are the IliadIliad and the and the OdysseyOdyssey??
He is known for unifying the He is known for unifying the Roman Empire by issuing coins Roman Empire by issuing coins that were accepted anywhere in that were accepted anywhere in
the empire.the empire.
Who is Augustus?Who is Augustus?
It is the name given to It is the name given to the Buddhist practice of the Buddhist practice of
avoiding extreme avoiding extreme behavior.behavior.
What is the What is the
Middle Way?Middle Way?
It is the location of the ancient It is the location of the ancient Indian cities of Mohenjo-Daro and Indian cities of Mohenjo-Daro and
Harappa.Harappa.
What is the Indus What is the Indus River Valley?River Valley?
It was built to defend against It was built to defend against nomads on China’s northern nomads on China’s northern
borders.borders.
What is the What is the Great Wall of China?Great Wall of China?
He placed great importance on He placed great importance on participation in the political participation in the political
process of the city-state as noted process of the city-state as noted in this quote, “We regard an in this quote, “We regard an
individual who takes no interest in individual who takes no interest in public affairs not as harmless, but public affairs not as harmless, but
as useless.”as useless.”
Who is Pericles?Who is Pericles?
This feature of Roman architecture This feature of Roman architecture soon distinguished it from other soon distinguished it from other
cultures.cultures.
What are rounded What are rounded arches?arches?
These Buddhist teachings These Buddhist teachings deal with desire and deal with desire and
suffering.suffering.
What are the What are the
Four Noble Truths?Four Noble Truths?
The caste system provided The caste system provided stability in Indian society for stability in Indian society for
this reason.this reason.
What is it provided a What is it provided a sense of belonging sense of belonging
and place in and place in society?society?
This ancient Chinese emperor This ancient Chinese emperor not only built walls, he also not only built walls, he also
unified most of China under one unified most of China under one governmentgovernment
Who Shi Huangdi?Who Shi Huangdi?
It was the primary purpose of It was the primary purpose of ancient Greek myths about their ancient Greek myths about their
gods.gods.
What is to explain What is to explain events in the natural events in the natural
world?world?
This building material was This building material was developed by the Romans and developed by the Romans and
helped them to build large, sturdy helped them to build large, sturdy structures like aqueducts.structures like aqueducts.
What is concrete?What is concrete?
This geographic feature This geographic feature made trade easy for the made trade easy for the
ancient Greeks.ancient Greeks.
What is a peninsula?What is a peninsula?
It is the Hindu belief that souls It is the Hindu belief that souls are reborn in new bodies after are reborn in new bodies after
deathdeath
What is What is reincarnation?reincarnation?
His ideas were thought to restore His ideas were thought to restore order in Chinaorder in China
Who is Confucius?Who is Confucius?
In 480 BC, these two city-states led the In 480 BC, these two city-states led the independent Greek city-states into battle independent Greek city-states into battle
with the Persians.with the Persians.
Who are Athens and Who are Athens and Sparta?Sparta?
This emperor’s seizure of power This emperor’s seizure of power marked the transition of Rome from marked the transition of Rome from
a republic to an empire.a republic to an empire.
Who is Julius Caesar?Who is Julius Caesar?
It was the form of It was the form of democracy practiced in democracy practiced in
ancient Greece.ancient Greece.
What is What is Direct Democracy?Direct Democracy?
This religion was started by This religion was started by Siddhartha GautamaSiddhartha Gautama
What is Buddhism?What is Buddhism?
Confuciunism was a Chinese social Confuciunism was a Chinese social movement begun in the 500s BC movement begun in the 500s BC that had these 3 goals for societythat had these 3 goals for society
What are:What are:1.1.To preserve orderTo preserve order2.2.To establish harmonyTo establish harmony3.3.To create a system of ethics To create a system of ethics
This ancient Macedonian ended the This ancient Macedonian ended the power of the Greek city-states and power of the Greek city-states and
established a unified nation.established a unified nation.
Who is Who is
Alexander the Alexander the Great?Great?
The Punic Wars with Carthage (264 The Punic Wars with Carthage (264 – 146 BC) extended the Roman – 146 BC) extended the Roman Empire into this geographical Empire into this geographical
region.region.
What is North What is North Africa?Africa?
The spread of Greco-Roman The spread of Greco-Roman culture was encouraged by culture was encouraged by
using this method. using this method.
What is the What is the establishment establishment of colonies in of colonies in distant lands?distant lands?