Ancient Ro

The purpose of the Great Wall was to _____.

• keep traders from entering China

• protect the northern border from invaders

• protect people from entering China in the south

• protect traders on the Silk Road

The right to rule a dynasty is called the ______.

• Confucianism

• Legalism

• Civil Service

• Mandate of Heaven

What was the name of the Incan city built high in the Andes Mountains?

• Machu Picchu

• Tenochtitlan

• Mexico City

• Tulum

How did the Mayan empire come to an end?

• They were conquered by Cortez and the Spanish army

• Pizarro tricked their emperor and stole their gold

• They abandoned their cities and disappeared

• They died from a mysterious disease

How did the Inca empire come to an end?

• they abandoned their cities and disappeared

• Cortez and the Spanish army conquered them

• Pizarro tricked the emperor and stole their gold

• they died of a mysterious disease

What was the capital city of the Aztecs?

• Tenochtitlan

• Cuzco

• Lake Texcoco

• Chichen Itza

What was the primary purpose of the Roman Colosseum?

• A) A place for political meetings

• B) A venue for gladiatorial contests and public spectacles

• C) A religious temple

• D) A royal palace

Which river was central to the development of Ancient Rome?

• A) Nile

• B) Tiber

• C) Euphrates

• D) Amazon

Who was the first emperor of Rome?

• A) Julius Caesar

• B) Augustus

• C) Nero

• D) Caligula

What was the Roman law code that became the foundation for many modern legal systems?

• A) The Twelve Tables

• B) The Code of Hammurabi

• C) The Magna Carta

• D) The Napoleonic Code