World Civilization (Quiz 3)

Front 1

What was the capital of Macedonia?

Back 1

Pella

Front 2

Who was the good God of Zoroastrianism?

Back 2

Ahura Mazda

Front 3

Who was Alexander's the Great's wife?

Back 3

Roxane

Front 4

Who won the battle of Marathon?

Back 4

Athenians

Front 5

Asoka made what the state religion of India?

Back 5

Buddhism

Front 6

Cyrus the Great:
Who/What?
When?
Where?
5 Facts:

Back 6

Cyrus the Great:
Who/What? Conqueror who becomes first emperor of Achaemenid

When? 575-530 BCE
Where? Anshan, Persis

5 Facts:
1. Early life is surrounded by legend of being raised by female dogs
2. Very harsh, Warlike
3. Founder of the Persian empire
4. Respected the religions and customs of the lands he conquered
5. Frees Hebrews from Babylonian rule

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Zoroaster:

Who/What?
When? 628 BCE – 551 BCE
Where? Persia (Modern Iran)
5 Facts:

Back 7

Zoroaster:

Who/What? Founder of Zoroastrianism
When? 628 BCE – 551 BCE
Where? Persia (Modern Iran)
5 Facts:
1. Received personal from Ahura Mazda who appointed him to preach the Truth
2. Called people to abandon the worship of all lesser deities whom he identified as demons
3. Warned of a final reckoning when the good would be rewarded with future glory
4. Preaching probably didn’t become state religion until after his death
5. “The Gathas”, hymns attributed to him and are the liturgical core of Zoroastrianism

Front 8

Alexander the Great:

Who/What?
When?
Where?
5 Facts:

Back 8

Alexander the Great

Who/What? Ruler of Macedonia
When? 356 BCE – 323 BCE
Where? Pella, Macedon
5 Facts:
1. Succeeded father, Philip II throne after his death
2. Political marriage to Roxane
3. Created one of the largest empires in history
4. Established many new cities along trade routes which introduced Hellenic civilization into new areas
5. Undefeated in battle and considered one of the most successful commanders of all time

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The Battle of Thermopylae:

Who/What?
When? 480 BCE
Where? Greece
5 Facts:

Back 9

The Battle of Thermopylae

Who/What? Fight between Greek city/states and Persian Empire
When? 480 BCE
Where? Greece
5 Facts:
1. Greek army holds off Persians long enough for other armies to pull back to defend city/states
2. Xerxes leads army of 150k troops and 600 ships to avenge his father’s defeat at Marathon
3. Thermopylae means “hot gates” which was a narrow pass between central Greece and Thessaly
4. Sparta “300” all sire unit was led by Leonidas
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The Peloponnesian War

Who/What?
When?
Where?
5 Facts:

Back 10

The Peloponnesian War

Who/What? War between Athenians and Spartans
When? 431 BCE
Where? Ancient Greece
5 Facts:
1. Weakened status of Peloponnesian area allowed Philip II and Alexander the great to eventually conquer
2. Established Sparta as the leading power in Greece
3. First war in history to be recorded by an eyewitness of high caliber, Thycidides
 
4. Lasted 27 years with a 6 year truce in the middle
5.

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Cyrus the Great:
Who/What?

Back 11

Cyrus the Great:
Who/What? Conqueror who becomes first emperor of Achaemenid

Front 12

Cyrus the Great:
When?

Back 12

When? 575-530 BCE

Front 13

Cyrus the Great:
Where?

Back 13

Where? Anshan, Persis

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Cyrus the Great:
5 Facts:

Back 14

5 Facts:
1. Founder of the Persian empire
2. Very harsh, Warlike
3. Frees Hebrews from Babylonian rule
4. Respected the religions and customs of the lands he conquered
5. Early life is surrounded by legend of him being raised by female dogs

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Zoroaster:
Who/What?

Back 15

Zoroaster:
Who/What? Founder of Zoroastrianism

Front 16

Zoroaster:
When?

Back 16

When? 628 BCE – 551 BCE

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Zoroaster:
Where?

Back 17

Where? Persia (Modern Iran)

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Zoroaster:
5 Facts:

Back 18

5 Facts:
1. Received personal from Ahura Mazda who appointed him to preach the Truth
2. Called people to abandon the worship of all lesser deities whom he identified as demons
3. Warned of a final reckoning when the good would be rewarded with future glory
4. Preaching probably didn’t become state religion until after his death
5. “The Gathas”, hymns attributed to him and are the liturgical core of Zoroastrianism

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Alexander the Great:
Who/What?

Back 19

Alexander the Great
Who/What? Ruler of Macedonia

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Alexander the Great
When?

Back 20

When? 356 BCE – 323 BCE

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Alexander the Great:
Where?

Back 21

Where? Pella, Macedon

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Alexander the Great
5 Facts:

Back 22

5 Facts:
1. Succeeded father, Philip II throne after his death
2. Created one of the largest empires in history
3. Undefeated in battle and considered one of the most successful commanders of all time
4. Political marriage to Roxane
5. Established many new cities along trade routes which introduced Hellenic civilization into new areas

Front 23

The Battle of Thermopylae

Who/What?

Back 23

The Battle of Thermopylae

Who/What? Fight between Greek city/states and Persian Empire

Front 24

The Battle of Thermopylae
When?

Back 24

When? 480 BCE

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The Battle of Thermopylae
Where?

Back 25

Where? Greece

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The Battle of Thermopylae
5 Facts:

Back 26

5 Facts:
1. Greek army holds off Persians long enough for other armies to pull back to defend city/states
2. Xerxes leads army of 150k troops and 600 ships to avenge his father’s defeat at Marathon
3. Thermopylae means “the hot gates” which was a narrow pass between central Greece and Thessaly
4. Sparta “300” all sire unit was led by Leonidas
5. -----

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The Peloponnesian War
Who/What?

Back 27

The Peloponnesian War
Who/What? War between Athenians and Spartans

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The Peloponnesian War
When?

Back 28

When? 431 BCE

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The Peloponnesian War
Where?

Back 29

Where?
Ancient Greece

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The Peloponnesian War
5 Facts:

Back 30

5 Facts:
1. Weakened status of Peloponnesian area allowed Philip II and Alexander the great to eventually conquer
2. Established Sparta as the leading power in Greece
3. First war in history to be recorded by an eyewitness of high caliber, Thycidides
4. Lasted 27 years with a 6 year truce in the middle
5.