HIS 101 FALL 2012

The idea of the Mandate of Heaven was

The writer of China's most famous work on military strategy was

In the Chinese written Language the symbol for wife is characterized by

The lengthiest dynasty in Chinese history was the

An extension of "filial piety" to include care for the deceased, by burning replicas of useful objects to accompany them to the next world was

China was most vulnerable to attack and invasion from the

The conversations between Confucious and his disciples are found in the

A popular philosophy during the "hundred schools" period that stressed that human beings were by nature evil and need strict laws was

Chinese geography

One of the earliest ideas was that the universe was divided into two primary forces of good and evil, light and dark, male and female, called the

the caste system

India's first empire was founded about 320 BC by

India is divided from the rest of Asia by the

Siddhartha Gautama

The Aryans

The two major cities of the Indus River Vally civilization

What army of occupation was followed in India by Chandragupta Maurya?

Ashoka's reign was noted for

The Mahabharata and the Ramayana are examples of

The sudra was the lowest of the "twice-born" castes. True or False?
True False

Egyptian Hieroglyphs

The word Mesopotamia is derived from the Greek word meaning

Neanderthal man lived primarily in

THe earliest hominids

Hammurabi is best known for his

The Phoenician culture is most noted in history for

Which of the following did the Hittites introduce as a new, invincible means of warfare during the conquest of Babylon?

Babylonian dominance over much of Mesopotamia was established by

Isreal reached its height in worldly might and splendor during the reign of

Zoroaster founded a religion that

The ancient philosopher Socrates left no writings but did create a question and answer technique for dialog called the

Hippocrates is considered by many the father of

The armies of Alexander the Great conquered civilizations as far east as

The Illiad and the Odyssey, famous examples of the Greek epic poetry, were written by

Cleisthenes was the famous lawmaker of Athens, he created a way to deal with enemies of the state.  It was called

The first known writer of the Greek tragedy was

The legendary lawgiver who devised the Spartan system for military training of young men was

The conquests of Alexander the Great helped to develop and spread this culture after his death.

The greek polis was

By 700 BC a new military order was created by using heavily armed infantrymen called

The Roman family was headed by the leading or dominant male member of the household called the

The "three man rule" was set up between Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey to contral the political climate in Rome.

Augustus was responsible for setting up the roughly 9,000 men who would guard the emperor

This famous soldier was assassinated after being named "dictator for life" in 47 BC.

This major religion arose during the first century and would spread throughout the Roman empire.

The Carthaginian general who almost defeated Rome was

This was a symbol used by the Etruscan kings, it was an ax bound by a bundle of rods.

The name of the upper class who controlled the republic.

The name of the lower class that insisted the laws of Rome be written down.

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