Unit 3 - EMPIRES and REVIEW

What was the world's first empire? (It was in Mesopotamia)

• Akkad

• Babylon

• Persia

• Han

Select ALL that describe the Phoenicians.

• sailed in the Mediterranean Sea

• invented the alphabet

• excellent traders

• built ziggurats

Select ALL that describe the Persians.

• official religion was Zoroastrianism

• had a huge empire

• tolerant of other cultures and religions

• used cuneiform

What is the social structure the Aryans brought to India?

• caste system

• process of reincarnation

• 4 Noble Truths

• yin and yang

What religion was important to Asoka of India?

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

• Judaism

• Taoism

Select ALL that describes the Golden Age of India during the Gupta Empire.

• created decimal system and 0

• increase in temples and statues for Hinduism and Buddhism

• developed printing on cloth

• a system of strict laws

What was the first Chinese dynasty?

• Zhou

• Shang

• Qin

• Xia

What gave the emperor the right to rule during the Zhou dynasty?

• Nirvana

• the yin and the yang

• the Mandate of Heaven

• elections

What Chinese dynasty unified China using strict laws and harsh punishments?

• Zhou

• Qin

• Mauryan

• Persian

What was found in the Qin emperor Shi Huangdi's tomb?

• thousands of oracle bones

• thousands of terracotta soldiers (statues)

• thousands of mummies

• thousands of Taco Bell burritos