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What is a pharaoh
A ruler of ancient Egypt
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What is a democracy
a government by the people
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What is Buddhism
a religion founded by the religious teacher Buddha
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What is the Great Wall of China
a wall built to keep the empire safe from invasion.
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What is legions
large groups of Roman soldiers
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What is Hieroglyphics
A writing system made up of both pictures & sound symbols.
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What is a helot
an enslaved person in ancient Sparta.
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What is Hinduism
One of the worlds oldest religions; developed in ancient India
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What is Chinese inventions
An example is: waterwheels
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Who is Venus
In Greece she is known as Aphrodite, the goddess of love & beauty
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Who was King Tut
a young pharaoh who died unexpectedly at the age of 19.
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Who was Zeus
King of the gods; god of the sky
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What is a stupa
A Buddhist shrine; dome-shaped
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What is legalism
a Chinese philosophy that stressed the importance of laws
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What is a vault
a curved ceiling made of arches (romans created this form of art)
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What is embalming
the process of treating a body to keep it from decaying
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What is The Trojan Horse
a hollow, wooden object used to trick the Trojans into letting the Greek army into its territory.
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What is a raja
an Indian prince
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What is Confucianism
a system of beliefs based on the teachings of Confucius.
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What is Pax Romana
Roman Peace.
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Who was the sun god
Re, one of the two most crucial gods.
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What is Athens
a Greek city-state located northwest of Sparta.
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What is Sanskrit
the first written language of India
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Who were the Shang
people who built the first cities in China
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Who was Julius Caesar
The dictator of Rome in 44 B.C.; often considered a tyrant.
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