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1. Welcome to Jeopardy! Mark Russo & Mark Spiconardi 2008-2009 PGP Classic Civilizations

2. FinalJeopardy Round 2 Round 1

3. Qin China Mauryan Empire Greece Rome Han China Round 2 Final Jeopardy $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500

4. $100 He was the first emperor of China.

5. $100 Who is Shi Huangdi? Scores

6. $200 By abolishing feudalism, making the laws manifest, building roads & canals, creating standardized measurements, and promoting uniformity in Chinese writing, Qin Shi Huangdi did this to the government.

7. $200 What is centralized? Scores

8. $300 The soldier seen here that protects the tomb of China’s first emperor is made of this material.

9. $300 What is terracotta? Scores

10. $400 The construction of the original structure (see below) commenced during the reign of the Qin.

11. $400 What is the Great Wall of China? Scores

12. $500 Obey the law! Or this philosophy the Qin used to govern would advise a harsh punishment.

13. $500 What is legalism? Scores

14. $100 The Mauryan Empire was located in this modern country.

15. $100 What is India? Scores

16. $200 This founding ruler of the Mauryan Empire was a bit paranoid. He had a secret police, slept in a different bedroom every night and employed female body guards.

17. $200 Who is Chandragupta? Scores

18. $300 The grandson of the Mauryan Empire’s founding ruler. He changed his ways after he was horrified by his conquest of Kalinga.

19. $300 Who is Asoka? Scores

20. Daily Double

21. $400 The monuments proclaiming the reforms of Asoka, which promoted religious tolerance. A fragment from these monuments is pictured below.

22. $400 What are the Edicts? Scores

23. $500 While traditionally a Hindu country, thanks to Asoka, this religion spread across Asia via the routes below. 500s BC – 600s AD

24. $500 What is Buddhism? Scores

25. $100 An independent political entity in ancient Greece. Corinth, Athens, Argos, and Thessaly are examples.

26. $100 What is a polis? Scores

27. $200 Developed by Athenians, the etymology of this form of government breaks down to “rule by the people.”

28. $200 What is democracy? Scores

29. $300 This is war could be considered an upset, as Greece’s military powerhouse, Sparta, was defeated by those artsy Athenians.

30. $300 What is the Peloponnesian War? Scores

31. $400 These two civilizations are credited with laying the foundations for ancient Greece.

32. $400 Who are the Mycenaeans and Minoans? Scores

33. $500 This “lover of wisdom” once stated, “The unexamined life is not worth living.”

34. $500 Who is Socrates? Scores

35. $100 Rome’s form of government from 510 – 27 B.C.E.

36. $100 What a republic? Scores

37. $200 The Roman engineering innovation seen here.

38. $200 What is an aqueduct? Scores

39. $300 The following excerpts are from this Roman legal code: “"A dreadfully deformed child shall be killed.“ “If any person has sung or composed against another person a song such as was causing slander or insult.... he shall be clubbed to death.”

40. $300 What is the Twelve Tables? Scores

41. $400 The land owning “elite” of Rome were called this. If you are thinking plebeian, you would be wrong.

42. $400 What is patrician? Scores

43. $500 Before the imperial age of the Caesars, these two elected men were considered to be the executive rulers of Rome. Sworn enemies Marius and Sulla held this position.

44. $500 What are consuls? Scores

45. $100 Unlike it’s predecessor, the Han Dynasty embraced this 6th century B.C.E. philosophy, which has had the most significant impact on Chinese culture. .

46. $100 What is Confucianism? Scores

47. $200 Arguably the Han Dynasty’s most famous emperor, he promoted trade along the Silk Road and required nobles to buy him gifts from a royal treasury.

48. $200 Who is Wudi? Scores

49. $300 The Han were the first Chinese dynasty to establish these tests in order to secure a job within the government.

50. $300 What are civil service exams? Scores