MIDTERM REVIEW

A democracy is a form of government where rule is ____________?

This man below created the world's first empire.  His name was...

In order to prevent the supposed destruction of the Roman Republic, senators...

Elected officials, as opposed to direct decision making, is a characteristic of a (an) ______

The Reformation was a...

The image below is a portrait from the _________, a series of 3 wars between Rome and Carthage

This man was Jewish, but founded a new faith called Christianity.  He is known as...

Darius I of Persia suffered a great failure in his efforts to...

Buddhists escape suffering by reaching ultimate peace, known as _______ in Buddhism

The Torah was the Holiest Books in ______, telling much of their earliest history.

Greece's geography, in which little land was arable, is best defined as...

The image below is a picture of _________, the first female ruler of a large country...

Technology is best described as...

Egypt relied heavily on the ________ for farming, growth, and almost all aspects of life.

Before the Neolithic Revolution, tribes traveled following food sources.  They are known as ___

The worshipping of one god is known as __________.  The ________ religion is one example.

This Roman emperor converted to Christianity in 312 AD...

The Pharaoh, or leader of all of Egypt, was seen as a god among people.  This is an example of

The strict social system in India that had 5 distinct classes is known as the...

The _________ became a center of entertainment in acient Rome, even a place to watch sacrifices

Hammurabi wrote the first _______ in the Fertile Crescent...

The Peloponnesian War broke out shortly after the Persian Wars.  It was fought between....

Confucius' teachings were based on...

An early Chinese belief that corrupt rulers were made bad by the gods as a sign to remove them

Elected officials, as opposed to direct decision making, is a characteristic of a (an) ______

Hellenistic culture is an example of ___________

Conquering the worlds largest empire, ______________ controlled lands from Greece to India.

The senate in the checks and balances of the Roman Republic is an example of the _____

Hieroglyphics were a form of writing used by which civilization?

The Ancient Greek style of fighting, seen in the movie clip from 300, is known as a

Usually following the neolithic age was the _______ age....

This scene is a Hollywood depiction of the  _____, where 300 Spartans held Persians for 3 days

Which Kingdom developed south of Egypt?  Once conquered, they in turn conquered Egypt.

A group's knowledge, beliefs, values and customs are characteristics of their...?

The Assyrians were most commonly known to treat their enemies with ______

A form of government in which rule is placed in a single King or Queen?

Roman legend suggests ______ & _______, after being adopted by a shepherd, founded Rome.

What did Scipio Africanus do to stop Carthaginian General Hannibal from attacking Roman lands?

Ancient Sumerian writing is known as...?

Egyptians believed mumification, or a process preserving the body, was important because

__________ was the founder of Hinduism, while ______ was the creator god...

Siddhartha Gautama escaped home arrest, found enlightenment, became the founder of _______

Societies in which one side fights against another within the society, ie north vs south, is a

The transition from hunters and gathers to farming is known as the...

This man, known for expanding Roman territory, became the frist ruler of the Roman Empire

A ______ refers to a hereditary line of rulers, in which control is passed from father to son

Alexander the Great is credited with___________

The Pheonicians used the _______ sea to create a large trading network

The Hindu belief that the atman is released from the body and later reborn in another form is..

The figures below, commoners and farmers, were members of the ______ class in Ancient Rome

A war in which the Ancient City of Troy with stood Mycenaeans until the Torjan Horse is the ___

A prehistoric time period known as the 'Old Stone Age' is the...

Karma is the Hindu belief that________