history

Question,Answer
"Mythical story where two boys raised by a she-wolf founded Rome","Romulus and Remus"
"Early settlers on the Italian peninsula who influenced Roman culture","Etruscans"
"Rome's government after the kings","Republic"
"Two elected leaders of the Roman Republic","Consuls"
"Emergency ruler with absolute power for 6 months","Dictator"
"Common people of Rome","Plebeians"
"Written Roman laws protecting plebeians","Twelve Tables"
"Wealthy Roman upper class","Patricians"
"Wars between Rome and Carthage","Punic Wars"
"Carthaginian general who crossed the Alps with elephants","Hannibal"
"People from Carthage who fought Rome","Carthaginians"
"Main military unit of Rome","Legion"
"Crassus, Pompey, and Julius Caesar","First Triumvirate"
"Roman leader assassinated on the Ides of March","Julius Caesar"
"Leipidus, Mark Antony, and Octavian","Second Triumvirate"
"First Roman emperor","Octavian Augustus"
"Roman emperor who legalized Christianity and moved the capital","Constantine"
"Period of Roman peace and prosperity","Pax Romana"
"Arena events used to entertain Roman citizens","Gladiatorial Games"
"Large Roman amphitheater","Coliseum"
"Paintings made on wet plaster walls","Frescoes"
"Images carved projecting from stone","Bas Relief"
"Art made from small pieces of tile or glass","Mosaic"
"Structures that carried water into Roman cities","Aqueducts"
"Languages derived from Latin","Romance Languages"
"Birthplace of Islam","Arabian Peninsula"
"Nomadic pastoral people of Arabia","Bedouins"
"Religion meaning submission to Allah","Islam"
"Follower of Islam","Muslim"
"Arabic word for God","Allah"
"Muslim place of worship","Mosque"
"Five duties required of Muslims","Five Pillars of Faith"
"Holy city Muslims travel to on pilgrimage","Mecca"
"Sacred black stone shrine in Mecca","Ka'aba"
"Founder of Islam","Muhammad"
"Muhammad's journey from Mecca to Medina","Hijrah"
"Community of Muslim believers","Umma"
"Holy book of Islam","Qur'an"
"Islamic law code","Shari'a"
"Successor to Muhammad","Caliph"
"Largest branch of Islam","Sunni"
"Branch of Islam believing leaders should descend from Muhammad","Shi'a"
"Mystical branch of Islam","Sufi"
"Center of learning in Baghdad","House of Wisdom"
"Protected Christians and Jews under Muslim rule","People of the Book"
"Muslim achievements included algebra and astronomy","Muslim Inventions"
"Capital of the Byzantine Empire","Constantinople"
"Byzantine emperor who reconquered land and created a law code","Justinian"
"Powerful wife of Justinian","Theodora"
"Deadly plague during Justinian's reign","Plague of Justinian"
"Simplified Roman law code","Code of Justinian"
"Famous church built by Justinian","Hagia Sophia"
"Destruction of religious icons","Iconoclasm"
"Split between Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches","Great Schism"
"Leader of the Eastern Orthodox Church","Patriarch"
"Government where ruler controls church and state","Caesaropapism"
"Missionaries who created the Cyrillic alphabet","Cyril and Methodius"
"Russian title derived from Caesar","Czar"
"Mongol khanate in Russia","Golden Horde"
"Scandinavian raiders and explorers","Vikings"
"System using skilled workers to run government","Civil Service/Bureaucracy"
"Religion popular during Tang and Song China","Buddhism"
"Founder of the Mongol Empire","Genghis Khan"
"Peace and trade during Mongol rule","Pax Mongolica"
"Grandson of Genghis Khan who ruled China","Kublai Khan"
"Mongol dynasty ruling China","Yuan Dynasty"
"European traveler who visited Yuan China","Marco Polo"
"Founder of the Han Dynasty","Liu Bang"
"Powerful regent of the Han Dynasty","Empress Lu"
"Han emperor who expanded the empire","Wudi"
"Chinese invention that spread education","Paper"
"Popular branch of Buddhism with bodhisattvas","Mahayana Buddhism"
"Traditional branch of Buddhism","Theravada Buddhism"
"Enlightened being who helps others achieve nirvana","Bodhisattva"
"Founder of India's Mauryan Empire","Chandragupta Maurya"
"Advisor who wrote Arthashastra","Kautilya"
"Ancient Indian book on statecraft and warfare","Arthashastra"
"Mauryan ruler who converted to Buddhism","Asoka"
"Gupta ruler during India's golden age","Chandra Gupta II"
"Advanced civilization known for calendars and pyramids","Mayans"
"Largest Andean empire in South America","Inca"
"Incan family or community group","Ayllu"
"Incan labor tax system","Mita"
"Incan knotted string record system","Quipu"
"Incan ruler who expanded the empire","Pachacuti"
"Aztec ruler defeated by the Spanish","Montezuma"
"Powerful empire in central Mexico","Aztecs"
"Floating farms used by the Aztecs","Chinampas"
"Political system based on land for loyalty","Feudalism"
"Wealthy kingdom in Ethiopia and Eritrea","Aksum"
"Migration spreading Bantu language and culture","Bantu Migration"
"Important trading port of Axum","Adulis"
"Christian kingdom in Africa known for rock churches","Aksum Ethiopia"
"Grasslands with scattered trees in Africa","Savannas"
"Famous temple complex in Cambodia","Angkor Wat"
"Japanese leader who promoted Buddhism and Chinese culture","Prince Shotoku"
"Largest Buddhist temple in the world","Borobudur Temple"
"Region south of the Sahara Desert","Sahel"
"King who made Christianity official in Axum","King Ezana"
"Ancient African kingdom that once ruled Egypt","Kush"
"Clan that established imperial rule in Japan","Yamato Clan"
"Japanese religion focused on nature and ancestors","Shintoism"