WH Semester 1 Unit 3

Which country assembled the largest land based empire in the history of the world?

What city do Muslims face when they pray?

According to Muslims who is the last and greatest prophet?

Why did Darius build the Royal Road?

What is the term for a group of people's way of life?

What two writings make up the Shari'a?

What empire did Chandragupta Maurya found?

Who was the Macedonian emperor that conquered India, Persia, and Egypt and never lost a battle?

What revolution led to farming?

What type of government has leaders controlling politics and the religion?

What were government jobs usually obtained by taking an exam in China?

What style of fighting did the ancient Greeks use?

Why was Julius Caesar assassinated?

What is the term for enlightenment for Buddhists?

Who is considered the creator god of Hinduism?

Who was the prince from Nepal that became the Buddha?

What was Egyptian writing?

What building in Rome was used for gladiator fights, animal events, and public executions?

What culture combines Indian, Persian, Greek, and Egyptian cultures?

Which of the following is NOT a sect of Islam?

What is the name for the Old Stone Age?

What religion did King Ezana make the official religion of Aksum?

What was Genghis Khan's real name?

What nation did Confucianism come from?

What is the name for the individual soul in Hinduism?

What useful skill did the harsh terrain of Mongolia teach Genghis Khan's troops?

Who wrote The Iliad and The Odyssey?

Who wrote about obeying traditional authorities during the fall of the Zhou Dynasty?

What is the first Chinese dynasty there is a written record of?

What is the holy book of Judaism?

What was the first culture of Sub-Saharan Africa?

What is the title for the ruler of Ancient Egypt?

What does the word "Islam" mean in Arabic?

What war was fought between Greece and Troy for a waterway (not Helen)?

Which Persian king became famous for his tolerance of conquered people?

What does the word "samurai" actually mean?

Who wrote the first universal laws of the Fertile Crescent?

What writing was used in the Fertile Crescent?

What group was known for being brutal in battle and to the people they conquered?

What are the 5 Pillars?

Who was the female pharaoh that made Egypt rich via trade?

What is the holy book of Islam?

What is the Hindu idea that your good and bad deeds are measured at the end of your life?

What happened in Rome during the Pax Romana?

What is the largest desert in the world?

What was the name for the strict social system that dominated India for centuries?

What best describes the geography of Greece?

What type of government says the emperors laws must be strictly applied because people are bad?

Who was the first person to conquer most of the Fertile Crescent?

What type of government has a king or queen?