Quiz 5--Individuals

Question 1

He was the founder of Buddhism

Accepted Answer

Siddartha Gautama

Question 2

This Frankish leader began schools and was crowned Emperor by the Pope in 800 AD

Accepted Answer

Charlemagne

Question 3

He was the first Roman Emperor?

Accepted Answer

Augustus

Question 4

He was the tolerant ruler of the ancient Mauryan empire in India

Accepted Answer

Asoka

Question 5

His teachings form the basis of Christianity

Accepted Answer

Jesus of Nazareth

Question 6

He was a Chinese civil servant who believed order was created through the family and the Five Relationships

Accepted Answer

Confucius

Question 7

He was the Roman Emperor who split the Empire into East and West

Accepted Answer

Constantine

Question 8

He was the general from Carthage who attacked Rome with elephants.

Accepted Answer

Hannibal

Question 9

He was the first Qin (Chinese) emperor who started the Great Wall

Accepted Answer

Shi Huangdi

Question 10

He was the founder and last prophet of Islam

Accepted Answer

Muhammed

Question 11

His Malian gold/salt trade made him the wealthy Muslim ruler of Timbuktu

Accepted Answer

Mansa Musa

Question 12

This person promoted Athenian democracy?

Accepted Answer

Pericles

Question 13

He was the first Mongol ruler to expand the Mongol Empire.

Accepted Answer

Genghis Khan

Question 14

This Macedonian leader conquered an empire stretching from Greece to India

Accepted Answer

Alexander the Great

Question 15

He wrote the first (harsh) law code.

Accepted Answer

Hammurabi

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