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| Most civilizations developed writing, starting w/ the emergence of ___ in the Middle East around 3500 B.C.E |
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| It was under Babylonian rule that King ___ introduced the most famous early code of law. |
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| By about 1500 B.C.E, a line of kings called the ___ ruled over early Chinese civilizations |
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| A smaller regional group called the ___ devised an alphabet with 22 letters; this in turn was the ancestor of the Greek and Latin Alphabets. |
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| The largest city to develop along the Indus river was ___. |
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| Early Civilizations began in China along the ___ River |
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| The Ancient Civilizations with the longest-lasting stability was in ___. |
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| A large Neolithic village in modern Turkey, ___ was inhabited by 7000 BCE |
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| The belief in a single deity is known as ___ |
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| The development of sedentary agriculture becan is called the ___ Revolution. |
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| Families of kings called ___ ruled over China during the classical period |
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| The Great Wall of China was built during the rule of the first emperor, ___ |
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| The most famous ruler of the Han dynasty was ___ |
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| Wu Ti set up a ___ for all those who took exams to join the state bureaucracy. |
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| The period when the Zhou dynasty disintergrated is called the ___ |
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| During the Qin and Han period, an alternate system of political thought called ___ developed in China |
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| Cunfucian doctrine was recorded in a book called ___ |
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| During the Zhou Dynasty, ___ travel to many parts of China, preaching political virtue. |
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| Daoism was spread in 5th century china by the author ___. |
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| Chinese art during the classical period stressed careful detail and ___ . |
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| The vast Indian subcontinent is partially separated from the rest of Asia by northern mountain ranges, most notably the ___. |
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| During the Vedic and Epic ages, the ___ conquerors impressed their stamp on Indian society. |
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| Early literary epics developed by the Aryans were passon on orally and written down in the language called ___. |
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| The Indian emperor ___ was best-known Mauryan leader |
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| The dynasty that followed the Maurya, the __ , featured a long era of political stability. |
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| 26. The priestly caste, or ___ stood at the top of India's caste system. |
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| 27. Unlike other major world religions, ___ had no single founder or central holy figure. |
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| 28. The Hundu ethical code, or ___, was far less detailed than the ethical codes of other major religons. |
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| 29. These southern Indians, the ___, were active in trading networks all over asia. |
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| 30. Toward the end of the Epic Age, ___ built on the foundation of Hinduism to create another major world religion. |
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| 31. Athens and __ emeerged as the two leading city-statens in classical Greece. |
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| ___ created an empire based on Greek culture through the Middle East into India, setting the stage for the Hellenistic era. |
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| Roman conquest spread to north Africa after defeating Carthage in the ___ Wars. |
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| 34. The word "Politics" comes from the Greek word for city-state, ___ |
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| 35. The best-known law code of the Roman republic was the ___ |
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| The Athenian Philosopher ___ Encouraged his students to question conventional wisdom and was put to death for his teaching. |
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| Greek mathematicians made especially groundbreaking advances in the field of ___ |
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| The Athenian dramaist ___ Wrote plays like Oedipus Rex that revealed the psychological flaws of the principal character. |
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| The two leaders of the executive branch of Rome's republic were called ___. |
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| ___ Gained control of Rome and effectively ended the republic era. |
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| By about 1000 BCE, the kingdom of ___ Existed along the upper nile, possessed a form of writing adapted from hieroglyphics, and mastered the use of iron. |
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| Japan's prominent religion, ___, provided for worship of political rulers and the spirits of nature. |
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| The first civilization in central america, the ___ passed on many of its features to its successor civilizations. |
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| Attacks by the ___ from central Asia led to the decline of classical civilizations |
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| During the decline of the Han dynasty, Daoist leaders called the ___ promised a golden age to be brought by divine magic |
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| The eastern part of the Roman Empire was based in the city of ___. |
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| The last effort to restore Mediterranean unity came under the Byzantine emperor ___ . |
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| Centuries after the Buddha's death, the doctrine of ___ arose, claiming that some people could gain nirvana through their own meditation. |
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| An east Asian form of Buddhism, ___ or the Mahayana, retained basic Buddhist beliefs. |
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| The christian institution of Organized monasticism was first developed by ___. |
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