World History Trivia Spectacular

Which group made up the largest portion of Egyptian society?

Which Roman official was appointed during an emergency?

Rather than building a strong army, the focus for Athenians was building a (an)

What was the philosophical thought that returned order to China after the Period of the Warring States?

What happened to Alexander’s Empire after his death?

What is the principle that children had to respect their parents and older relatives?

During which period did Egyptians build cities, great pyramids, and a strong kingdom?

The Visigoth victory over the Roman legions at the Battle of Adrianople was important because it __________.

The two groups of Buddhists who spread Buddha’s ideas to Southeast Asia were 

What is Ramses II famous for?

Which of the following contributed to the fall of the Persian Empire?

The Mandate of Heaven was a belief held by Chinese that

Ancient Hindu texts that describe the search for Brahman are called

What allowed people to settle in villages and led to more job specialization?

Who united the Persians and built the world’s largest empire, at the time?

The Assyrian Empire was divided into political districts called

An era filled with peace and prosperity called the ______________ began with Augustus and lasted for 200 years.

Which slave led an uprising against the Roman Empire?

What two rivers form the Fertile Crescent?

What Mauryan leader furthered the spread of Buddhism throughout India?

Who founded Buddhism during the 500s B.C.?

The Romans were the first people to invent and use ________, a mixture of volcanic ash, lime, and water.

Which Chinese philosophy taught that people should give up worldly desires in favor of nature?

The Assyrian Empire was the first to use __________which made them a fearless and powerful force

What ended Alexander’s conquest of India?

Which concept was first developed by the Greeks?

Babylon’s location on the major trade route between the Persian Gulf and the __________ helped it become a major city.

The Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep IV is most known for ___________.

When Mohenjo-Daro was discovered, archeologists found

Who is considered China’s first great thinker?

______________ is the period known as the New Stone Age

How did Hatshepsut prove she was a powerful pharaoh?

These had a complex irrigation system which brought water from the Euphrates; Nebuchadnezzar built them for his wife.

The Gracchus brothers were reformers who believed that many of Rome’s problems were due to the 

After he decided the empire was too large to manage, __________ divided the Roman Empire into four parts.

How did Cleisthenes build a democracy in Athens?

Why did Darius create satrapies?

A core belief of this religion is that there is one universal spirit called Brahman.

Around 2430 BCE Sargon conquered all of Mesopotamia and established the world’s first

Where would someone find scenes of the god Osiris watching as a man’s soul was weighed?

Who was responsible for the diffusion of Greek culture to southwest Asia and north Africa?

Who used wheeled battering rams that had slits so soldiers could shoot arrows out?

The _____________, which lasted from 2050 BC to 1670 BC was marked by stability, prosperity, and achievement.

Through mythology, the Greek people expressed their

Why was David anointed king while Saul was still in charge of the Israelites?

Which two groups played a role in defeating the Persians?

The _____________ were mighty warriors from western Asia that conquered Egypt’s Middle Kingdom.

What were some major accomplishments of the Chaldean astronomers?

Who invented writing to keep track of business records and also built ziggurats?

Which of these statements correctly describes the lives of women in early India?

What was the Jewish Diaspora?

What effects did the Peloponnesian War have on Greece?

Which was a nomadic people that arrived in northern India around 1500 B.C.?

Under which ruler did Athens become a powerful and more democratic city-state?

Which culture is credited with the development of gunpowder, the abacus, and the compass?

How did the Paleolithic people adapt to their environment?

Which natural barriers discouraged invasion in Egypt?

The main contribution of Emperor Shi Huangdi to China was

The population shift that took place during the Dark Ages was good because it expanded the reach of which culture?

Julius Caesar’s grandnephew ___________ founded the Roman Empire.

Which was a Mauryan ruler who built new roads and hospitals for people and animals?

Why is the timing of monsoons important to farmers in India?

What was the purpose of the Egyptian temples?

Mesopotamian farmers developed a system of ___________to control the flow of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.

Rome’s first code of laws was called the ____________.

Why did Philip II of Macedonia want to unite the Greek city-states with his kingdom?

The Chinese emperor who was notorious for his hatred of Confucianism and for his burning of books was

The first great civilization on the Indian subcontinent developed in the

What happened to the Mauryan Empire after Ashoka died?

What were women’s main duties in ancient Athens?

Why did the pharaohs hold so much power?

The founder of the Han dynasty was

Followers of _____________ practice strict poverty and ahimsa, the belief that all life is sacred.

Trade with China, SE Asia, and the Mediterranean area helped which empire prosper and become wealthy?

What is the Torah?

Why did the Egyptians embalm the pharaoh’s body?

The Battle of Plataea was a turning point in the Persian Wars because it convinced the Persians

The Great Wall was built to protect the Chinese from which group of invaders?

Which Chinese philosophy taught that people should put the needs of their family and community first?

The Silk Road was important to China because it

Practitioners of this religion believe in ending suffering by becoming free of worldly desires.

The Aryans changed India in all of the following ways EXCEPT:

What influenced where people settled and what they did in Greece?

Which technology was NOT developed during the Zhou dynasty?

According to Buddha’s Four Noble Truths, why do people suffer?

Who fought in the Peloponnesian War for control of Greece?

In order to control the people they conquered, Sparta focused on which of the following?

Why were prophets so important for Israelites?

What was education like within a Jewish family?

The majority of the Chinese were

What spread Greek culture and increased trade?

After settling in India, the Aryans developed a written language called

Why is King Tutankhamen so famous today?

Egyptian society was divided into social groups based on

What is the MAIN REASON river valleys are important?

What supported the Egyptian civilization and allowed it to grow and prosper?

Which is not a basic characteristic of a civilization?

During which two periods did Egypt expand into a great empire where art, literature, and architecture blossomed?

Why was the religion of Israel unique in the ancient world?