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world history ch5
Question | Answer |
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who began the structures to form the great wall of china | qin dynasty |
first period in which india was unified; arose after the end of greek invasions | mauryan empire |
traded with greece and rome | han dynasty |
period in which kalidasa wrote his plays | gupta empire |
won its independence from egypt and began to seize territory | kush |
kingdom ruled by king ezana | aksum |
name the teacher known for his wise sayings | confucious |
what greek military commander threatened india with his armies in 326 BC? | alexander the great |
who promoted chistianity in aksum? | frumentius |
what term means the practice of having more than one spouse? | polygamy |
who founded the first strong empire of india in the fourth century AD? | chandra gupta |
who was the most famous ruler of the han dynasty? | emperor wu |
whose plays earned him the title "indian shakespeare"? | kalidasa |
give the name for the "chinese peace" during the han dynasty | pax sinica |
what may have been the first trace of people in africa? | ivok culture |
what african city is believed to be the oldest in africa? | djenne djeno |
what is the name for the southern area of africa? | subsaharan africa |
who was the most famous of the mauryan rulers? | asoka |
what west african culture was known for its iron working and weaponry? | nok |
who was the first to unite the provinces of china under one strong centralized government? | qunshi huang |
what tall strunctures were built with carefully designed stones in aksum? | steles |
what religion became more popular in india during the gupta empire? | hinduism |
list three of the contributions of the gupta empire | mathmetical, science contributions ex) arobic numbers, literature |