Key Terms

Subcontinent Indus & Ganges monsoons Hinduism Karma Reincarnation Buddhism Siddhartha Gautama Four Noble Truths Enlightenment Nirvana Patriarchal Matriachal China Huang He Dynastic Cyc le Mandate of Heaven Period of Warring States Confucius/Confucianism Daoism Qin Dynasty Shi Huangdi Great Wall/Terracotta Army Han Dynasty Empress Lu Phoenicians Mycenaeans Dorians Trojan War Troy Homer Achilles Hector Paris Helen Iliad Odyssey Epic Myth Polis Acropolis Monarchy Aristocracy Oligarchy Tyrant Democracy

Helot Phalanx Persian Wars Darius Xerxes Marathon Salamis Thermopylae Direct Democracy Athens Sparta Trireme Peloponnesian War Philosopher Socrates Plato Aristotle Philip II Alexander the Great Macedonia Themistocles Pericles Civil Service Silk Roads Assimilation Republic Patrician Plebeian Romulus/Remus Latins Etruscans Tribune Consul Senate Dictator Legion Punic Wars Hannibal Carthage Gladiators Civil War Julius Caesar Triumvirate Second Triumvirate Augustus Pax Romana Jesus Pompeii

Colosseum Constructive Response Questions 1. Describe the geography of the Indian Subcontinent: 2. How have ancient migrations impacted the spread of language and culture? 3. Who was Siddhartha Gautama and what is Buddhism? 4. In what ways is Hinduism similar/different than Buddhism? 5. Who were the earliest Romans and how was Rome founded? 6. Compare and contrast the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire using specific examples. 7. Describe what a gladiator was and how they were an important piece or Roman culture. 8. In what ways did the Roman Empire help Christianity grow as an idea and religion? 9. In what ways were the teachings of Christianity similar or different from the Roman or Greek religions? 10. What factors contributed to the decline of the Roman Empire? 11. In what ways did the geography of Greece help shape Greek culture? 12. Describe the 5 Ws of the Trojan War: 13. Using concrete examples, what was Greek Mythology and how did it affect the culture of Greece? 14. Who were the Persians and how did they disrupt life for the people of Greece? 15. In a short paragraph, describe what happened and the significance of the battle of Marathon or Thermopylae: 16. What was the Athenian Golden Age? 17. Describe the legacy of Alexander the Great and how Hellenistic Culture affected Greece and the surrounding lands: