WH Sem 1 Final

Arabic for "God." The supreme god of Islam. 

Greek military formation used by the best armies even until Napoleon's time. 

Succession of monarchs from the same family. 

Which of the following events was most important to the development of the first cultures?

What religion do a majority of India's people still practice today?

The plebeian class was denied what?

Defensive alliance of Greek city-states led by the Athenians to fight off the Persians. 

Form of government in which citizens vote for government officials who then make decisions. 

Carthagian (from Carthage) general who fought against Rome in the Punic Wars. 

The emperor who made Christianity the ONLY legal religion in Rome. 

The Greeks powerful northern neighbor who eventually conquered Greece and the Persian Empire. 

A long poem that tells the deeds of a great hero, such as the Iliad and the Odyssey of Homer.

The end of the Western Roman Empire is considered to be in 476 CE when _________ was deposed. 

Who worked together during the Persian War?

Geometric patterns repeated over and over to completely cover a surface with decoration.

The belief in many gods. 

The Great Schism damaged the church's power and created what?

An organized system of though, from the Greek for "love and wisdom."

Dominant figure in Athenian politics between 461 BCE and 429 BCE.

A law code drawn up by Muslim scholars following the death of Muhammad. 

Which civilization invented the wagon wheel and wrote using cuneiform?

The center of Greek life. The Greek name for a city-state. 

Second-in-command in Egypt.

The protected area at the center of a polis, usually located on top of a hill. 

The role of peasants/serfs in feudalism was to _________________ the land. 

Which of the following is NOT a possible reason for Rome's decline and fall?

The name of a religion. Translates to "peace through submission to the will of Allah."

Received revelations from the angel Gabriel and become the prophet and founder of Islam. 

A Greek philosopher who used a question-and-answer teaching method. 

A style of government in which 1 person gains and maintains authority using military force. 

The process for temporarily banning ambitious politicians from the city by popular vote.

Chief executive officer of the Roman Republic.

A system of government where people participate directly in decision making through voting. 

The role of vassals in feudalism was to what?

This civilization is well known for its pyramids and mummification.

1 of the 5 men elected each year in Sparta who were responsible for the conduct of citizens. 

The emperor who first made Christianity legal in the Roman Empire.

Which is what historians most look for as a defining characteristic of a civilization?

Weather patterns in India involving daily rain for weeks or months. 

The tribe that sacked Rome and led to the fall of the Western Roman Empire. 

The belief that a person is born into another life after they die. 

Words that are written as symbols or characters. 

The wealthy landowners of Rome were called what?

General Marius changed Rome by recruiting soldiers in a new way and making them loyal to whom?

The Neolithic Revolution was a shift from ________________ to _______________.

"Rule by a few." The type of government found in Sparta. 

The journey of Muhammad and his followers to Medina in 622, fleeing persecution. 

Which of these was NOT a key to the success of ancient civilizations?

The ethnic group who controlled Italy prior to the Latins forming the Roman Empire. 

Last step before dictatorship in Rome when 3 powerful generals ruled together. 

The Peloponnesian War resulted in what?

Roman government officials most closely compared to modern day judge. 

What is the "land between two rivers"?

The role of kings in feudalism was to do what?

The most important reason behind the Great Schism of 1054 was what?