Test: Ancient Civilizations II
caste system
"pillar" of Indian society
Sophists
"wisdom mongers"
prophetess (an oracle)
A famous Greek ___________________ lived at Delphi.
Buddhism
After being struck by the misery of the poor an aristocrat founded what new religion?
The Greek Empire
DID NOT rise from the ashes of the old Roman Empire.
Pythagoras
Greek mathematician
Zeus
In Greek mythology, the chief god was
Byzantium
In Greek times the modern city of Istanbul was called ____________________.
Romulus Remus
In Roman legends, the city of Rome was founded by two brothers, ______________________ and ____________________________ .
Plato (Society)
In who's ideal society were the rulers philosopher-kings?
patricians
Members of the upper class in Rome were called:
one
Monotheists believe in ___________ god(s).
Crete
Most historians agree that the Greek civilization began on the island of:
numbers
Pythagoras developed a philosophical system based on:
Greek
The Olympic games began with the ancient:
Marc Antony
The Roman who married the queen of Egypt and later committed suicide was:
reason
The importance of Greek philosophy was not that its conclusions were always correct, but that for the first time it was based on:
Aristotle
The most famous student of Plato is
Aegean Sea
The most important body of water in the history of the Greek people was the:
Hellenic
The term that referred to anything Greek was:
fairly
Unlike other states of its time, Rome treated most of the peoples it conquered:
Paris
abducted Queen Helen
Solon
came to power in Athens in order to make peace between warring factions.
Mencius
follower of Confucius
The Himalayas
form part of the border of India.
Caesar
killed by Roman Senate
Sparta
militaristic city-state
Twelve Tables
set of Roman laws
Socratic method
the method of learning by asking
Sanskrit
was the language of ancient India.
Plato
wrote The Republic