Ancient Civ Crash Course #1

When did the Mandate of Heaven first 'occur'?

What does SPQR stand for (Latin meaning or English answer)?

The ruler of the Muslim community is often known as:

In Chinese history, Dynasties could NOT end for this reason:

Before Zhou, China didn’t have a concept of “Heaven” (or, “Tian”), but they did have a “high god” called "Ren Li"

Siddhartha Gautama meditated, fasted, and:

One of the 5 pillars of Islam is:

Which religions did Abraham have influence in?

The belief in one God instead of many Gods is a type of religion called:

Roman Emperor Constantine converted to:

According to Crash Course, Hinduism is the most flexible of world religions because:

Confucian scholars believe emperors must be good and act 'holy' to be proper leaders.

Egyptian popular religion embraced the belief in amulets, magic, divination and:

The broad categories separating Egyptian history are called triumvirates.

Ancient Greeks lived in large cities but formed one large nation that cooperated with one another all of the time.

Each year, the Roman Senate chose someone from among its ranks to serve with the leader. Who?

The Persian Empire imposed its own religion on the people it conquered.

There are ___ noble truths.

If you look back over the past 1000 years, you will find that there were more stable empires than democracies.

Ra was the god of the sun and ___________________

The Nile river created:

Siddhartha Gautama became:

What is John Green’s reason for King Tut being famous in history?

Much of what we know about the Persians and the Greeks comes from the writer:

The Silk road did NOT affect this:

The main difference between Sunni and Shiite Muslims is their belief surrounding:

Ancient Egypt lasted 1000 years longer than Christianity has been around, and about 800 years longer than China

Ancient Egypt is considered to have had ____ Kingdoms or different periods.

The Roman afterlife featured a state of consciousness called Valhalla.

The Great pyramid was the largest building on Earth for almost ________ years

The Peloponnesian War lasted approximately:

A Roman myth says the city was founded by:

Brahmins are the:

What is one reason that people wanted Caesar killed?

Athenian Greeks invaded Melos and after the Melians would not pay or offer tribute:

Chinese history included one (likely) non-real dynasty. Which one was not real?

The Silk Road had ___ main routes.

Christian teaching of the afterlife featured this unique or different idea:

Silk was so popular that many civilizations including _________ tried to ban it.

The caste system is made up of 4 categories: Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, and: