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