6th Grade Periods of History and People - State Test Review

Before written records

100 years

Led the Israelites out of Egyptian slavery; recieved 10 Commandments

Greatest pharaoh of Ancient Egypt expanding the empire’s borders through military conquest

Became dictator of Rome ending the Republic; killed by the Senate

Suppoter of the Christian Church. Moved the capital Rome to the new capital of Byzantium.

Teacher who used a question method; encouraged his students to question everything; sentenced to death for his beliefs.

Before Christ

Common Era

Teacher who emphasized the concepts of kinship, order and hierarchy in the Analects to fix problems of China wars

Created many reforms to try to help the ailing Roman Empire. One reform was to divide the empire into four parts.

Conquered the Persian Empire after his father’s death; expanded Greek culture along the way

Period of peace and property as well as achievement in art and learning

Improved China government by recruiting qualified people for civil service by taking competitive tests.

Period following the death of Alex the Great when Greek culture spread to the non-Greek world

Well educated Jew and Roman and persecutor of Christians until he saw the light becoming a Christian

200 years of Roman Peace

Development of written records

Unified China; started the Great Wall of China; Terracotta Army

Anno Domini

As king he united the Israelite tribes, established the capital at Jerusalem, and.

First king of the Israelites

Golden Age of Greece

Led Israelites from Mesopotamia to Canaan beginning of Judaism

Tomb found completely untouched by grave robbers

First emperor of Rome; brought about a time of peace in Rome known as the Pax Romana.

Became known as the Buddha

Before Common Era

Known as the messiah; started a new faith called Christianity

Built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon; exiled the Jews from Jerusalem to Babylon

10 years

most famous work is called the Republic. He believed that philosopher-kings should rule the government.

Indian ruler who became a Buddhist and a man of peace

Israelite King who built the first temple in Jerusalem

He believed observation and comparison were necessary to gain knowledge

Group of people who brought the basic ideas of Hinduism to India

Created the first written set of law codes

Female pharaoh who avoided military conquests instead focusing on stabling trade relationships

Around or about

Created the world’s first empire

Group of people who allowed the Jews to return to their homeland