| Question | Answer |
| Name three leaders from Persia’s Achaemenid Empire.1 | Cyrus, Darius and Xerxes
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What is the main religion in Persia?2 | Zoroastrianism
| Who built a canal from the Nile River to the Red Sea to increase trade?3 | Darius
| What was the capital of Persia?4 | Persepolis
| What did the Persian build to combat water evaporation in the desert?5 | Quants
| What were Spartan slaves called?6 | Helots
| Name 3 Greece philosophers.7 | Socrates, Plato and Aristotle
| Who wrote the Iliad and Odyssey?8 | Homer
| What natural barrier prevented the Greece polis from uniting?9 | Mountains
| The blending of Greek, Indian, Persian and Egyptian culture is called what?10 | Hellenistic
| What political legacy did Athens, Greece leave?11 | Democracy
| Who conquered Greece?12 | Alexander the Great
| Doric, Ionic and Corinthian are all type of Greek _______________.13 | Columns
| What North African city became a center for science and education?14 | Alexandria
| What Athenian tyrant ruled during the Golden Age and died from a plague?15 | Pericles
| A form of government in which you vote to elect your leader is called….16 | A republic
| How is the Roman Republic similar to the US system of government?17 | 3 branches of government
| What was the Roman’s law code called?18 | 12 tables
| Rome fought a series of wars with Carthage over control of the Mediterranean Sea. What were they called?19 | The Punic Wars
| What followed the Roman republic and preceded the Roman Empire?20 | Civil War
| Who was the 1st Roman Emperor?21 | Augustus
| What did the Romans use to bring water from the mountains to the cities?22 | Aqueducts
| What was the capital of Rome?23 | Rome
| What group had the most power in the Roman republic?24 | Senate
| What were wealthy Romans called?25 | Patricians
| What were Roman commoners called?26 | Plebeians
| What religion began during the Roman Empire?27 | Christianity
| Christianity can trace its roots back to this 1st monotheistic religion?28 | Judaism
| What Roman emperor was the first to accept Christianity and moved the capital to Constantinople?29 | Constantine
| The family of languages that derived from Latin are called ____________ languages.30 | Romance
| Who wrote Aeneid?31 | Livy
| What architectural design was most utilized by the Romans? Use the attached pictures to help you with your answer.32 | Arch
| What classical empires used the Mandate of Heaven to ascend to power?33 | Qin and Han
| Who was the 1st emperor of China?34 | Shi Huangdi
| What system was put in place under Shi Huangdi to consolidate his power; Confucian scholars were killed as a result.35 | Legalism
| Why were the terracotta soldiers built?36 | To lead Shi Huangdi in the afterlife
| What empire started the Great Wall of China?37 | Qin
| What was the Chinese civil service exam based on?38 | Confucianism
| What was Han’s capital city?39 | Chang’an
| Name the road used by the Chinese to move goods to the west.40 | Silk Road
| Who invented the compass to help with trade?41 | Chinese
| What classical empires used practiced Sati?42 | Mauryan and Gupta
| What was the social stratification system in India called?43 | Caste System
| What Mauryan emperor converted to Buddhism following the battle of Kalinga and erected these pillars to spread the word?44 | Ashoka
| What religion began in India and was based on the Vedas?45 | Hinduism
| Who wrote Arthashastra; a guide for kings to rule?46 | Kautilya
| Name the Indian dynasty in power during its Golden Age?47 | Gupta
| The decimal, zero, solar year, vaccinations and plastic surgery can be traced to what classical empire?48 | Gupta
| What was the Indian capital?49 | Pataliputra
| What was constructed as a temple to worship Buddhism in India? 50 | a stupa
| What was the Mayan capital?51 | Teotihuacan
| The Mayan political leader was also the religious leader. What type of government did they have?52 | Theocracy
| What previous civilization most influenced the Teotihuacan and Mayan?53 | Olmec
| What concept did the Mayan and Gupta both discover?54 | Zero
| Who used the lama as a pack animal?55 | Moche
| Who may have used the quipu for accounting?56 | Moche
| What previous civilization most influenced the Moche?57 | Chavin
| What 2 empires fell due to disease, invasion, corruption in the government and social unrest?58 | Han and Rome
| What was constructed by empires to manage political affairs, move goods and expedite the collection of taxes?59 | roads
| In most classical empires men held the power; that is called a __________________ society. 60 | patriarchal |
