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Western Civ Final Review
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Semester 1
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In order to carry water to distant places, the Romans built
the Coliseum
canals
smooth roads
aquedutcs
2
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers along with the surrounding area is known as the
Egyptian Delta
Fertile Crescent
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Asian Delta
3
The Parthenon is a masterpiece of Greek
drama
poetry
architecture
music
4
The monotheistic religion practiced by the Israelites was called
Judaism
Zoroastrianism
Christianity
Ancestor Worship
5
The Neolithic Revolution was
the movement of people to North America
a war for independence
the change from hunting and gathering to farming
a rejection of all Paleolithic values
6
Who Am I? Lead the faithful out of Egypt, delivered the 10 Commandments
Moses
Jesus
Muhammed
Paul
7
The North African city-state that fought Rome in the Punic Wars was
Crete
Carthage
Alexandria
Thebes
8
Greek art and architecture emphasized
intense emotions
order and simplicity
bold forms and colors
complex detail
9
During the Old Kingdom
crop failure was common
pyramids were built
museums to the Sumerians was built
the Nile River never flooded
10
I am ready for my final...
We Have a Final?
Yes
Maybe
No
11
One difference between fossils and artifacts is
fossils are larger
fossils were left by Cro-Magnon People
artifacts are made by humans
artifacts are older
12
The Phoenicians were known for their ability to
inventing social classes
sailing throughout the Mediterranean world
wage war
developing the first written system of laws
13
The Gold Age of Athenian democracy began
with the rise of the tyrant Pisistratus
with the Minoans
before the defeat of Persia
when Athens was led by Pericles
14
Scribes are important to history because they
preserved the bodies of the dead
kept essential records
provided entertainment for ancient people
interpret writings from other civilizations
15
People's methods and tools for improving living conditions is known as
technology
civilizatio
archaeology
environment
16
Who Am I? Ancient Greek writer of the Illiad and the Odyssey.
Socrates
Pericles
Herodotus
Homer
17
Who Am I? Even with elephants to cross the Alps, I still failed to take Rome.
Hannibal
Zeno
Cato
Hamilcar
18
Most ancient civilizations were
polytheistic
agnostic
atheists
monotheistic
19
Christianity is a religion based on the life and teachings of
Paul I
Jesus
Augustine
Constantine
20
Who Am I? Former dancer, turned empress of the Byzantine Empire.
Cleopatra
Aspasia
Theodora
Euripides
21
Byzantine rulers viewed their empire as the successor to
Rome
Alexander the Great
Persia
Muslims
22
The Lydians made trading easier by
developing a simple alphabet
establishing the use of coins
allowing women to run businesses
inventing a new type of ship
23
The spread of ideas, customs, and technology is known as
cultural diffusion
geography
archaelogy
artifacts
24
The conflict between Athens and Sparta was known as the
Persian Wars
Battle of Marathon
Battle of Thermopylae
Peolponnesian War
25
The Socratic Method was based on the use of
questions and answer
military technique
scientific discovery
debate skills
26
What happened to the Greeks at the Battle of Marathon?
They were defeated by Xerxes.
They defeated Xerxes.
They forced the Persians out of Greece forever...forever.
They defeated Darius.
27
The Quran is the
God of Islam
holy city of Islam
head of the Islamic faith
holy book of Islam
28
Theodosius secured the future of Christianity by
making Christianity official religion of the Roman Empire
pardoning all Christians from persecution
writing down the Ten Commandments
converting to Christianity
29
The legendary founder of Rome was
Livy
Hannibal
Julius Caesar
Romulus
30
The term "Mesopotamia" refers to
land near the Zagros Mountains
the Mediterranean Coast
the Middle East
the land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
31
The earliest period of human history is the
Neolithic Age
Old Stone Age
Agricultural Revolution
New Stone Age
32
Hammurabi's Code was important because it
recorded the history of Egypt
proved to be the key to unlocking cuneiform writings
was a written set of laws
formed a new religion
33
Who Am I? Assassinated on the Ides of March
Caesar
Pericles
Homer
Moses
34
The leader of the two-year slave revolt that began in 73BC was
Scipio
Crassus
Spartacus
Tiberius Grachus
35
The Roman Empire was established when
Rome won the Battle of Zama
Spartacus led a slave revolt
Plebians became members of the Senate
Augustus came to power
36
The geography of Greece is characterized by
rich farmland
mountainous areas
flat terrain
lack of access to the sea
37
A form of wedge-shaped marks pressed into clay is
cuneiform
tribute
monotheism
hierglyphics
38
Jesus was referred to as the Messiah which is another term for
disciple
savior
crucifixion
martyr
39
The Roman Senate was made up of
wealthy landowners
common people
high priests
military leaders
40
The Greek work for city-state is
archon
acropolis
polis
agora
41
The Minoan civilization rose out of the Greek island of
Crete
Delos
Rhodes
Lemnos
42
The Twelve Tables established Rome's
favored trading partners
system of weights and measures
first written code of laws
religious beliefs
43
The taming of wild animals is known as
civilization
bartering
domestication
diffusion
44
Which of the following is considered the "fall" of the Roman Empire?
Constantinople became the capital of the empire
Odoacer, a German, became emperor of Rome
Diocletian divided the empire into 2 parts
The Pax Romana ended
45
The period before people developed writing is known as
prehistory
the Agricultural Age
migration
the Ice Age
46
The emperor Justinian is best remembered for his
literature
laws
art
religion
47
Which of the following is NOT true of Constantinople?
It was located on a major trade route between Europe & Asia
It was west of Rome and south of Russia
It was a peninsula
It's location protected it from invaders
48
Who Am I? From the remote tribe of Macedonia, I created Hellenism!
Alexander
Pericles
Themistocles
Aristotle
49
The city of Rome was built on the
Danube River
Tigris River
Rhine River
Tiber River
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Moses
destroyed Solomon's Temple
led the Hebrews out of slavery in Egypt
was a Hebrew god
ruled Egypt during the New Kingdom