Kurrass AP World History Semester I Review (Part 1 of 3)

What civilization was known as "the gift of the Nile"?

Extremely rigid Indian social structure in which class is determined by occupation.

Who was the young Macedonian Greek who conquered the Persian Empire by 323 B.C.E.?

Much of the culture of classical Rome was borrowed from what other civilization?

Name of the ornate & majestic Buddhist temple complex built by the Khmer of modern Cambodia?

What was the first civilization that adhered to a monotheistic religion?

What Chinese philosophy was known as "the Way" and adhered to a natural order.

Sumerian pyramid temples used for grainhouses and religious centers were called what?

Siddhartha Gautama developed what philosophy / religion in India?

Chinese philosophy that focused on creating an orderly society based on 5 key relationships.

The Peloponnesian War was primarily fought between what two powerful Greek city-states?

What development was most responsible for the formation of civilizations?

Babylonian king who created the 1st law code where punishment was fit the crime & social class.

What was a "Polis" in ancient Greece?

What three religions provide a moral guideline and recognize Abraham and Moses as prophets?

What Chinese dynasty 1st justified the overthrow of unjust leaders with the Mandate of Heaven?

Chinese philosophy in which strict laws and harsh punishment are used to govern a society.

Known in the Mediterrean as "the carriers of civilization", the invented the phonetic alphabet.

What was the "revolution" where societies changed from hunter-gatherers to farmers?

What religion developed in India as a result of Aryan invasions in the classical period?

The "Old Stone Age" where human societies consisted of small bands of hunter-gatherers.

Despite having writing, little is known about the Indus Valley civilizations because…

What warlike Mesopotamian empire worshipped the god Ashur, deported 1000s & utilized terror?

What Nile river plant was dried and used as writing scrolls in Egypt?

In the Roman Republic, power was in the hands of what patrician dominated political body?

Shi Huangdi became the 1st emperor of what legalist Chinese dynasty?

The Golden Age of Pericles in Athens included what political system?

What philosophy from India accepted reincarnation but rejected the caste system?

Did the status of women improve, decline, or stay the same in agricultural communities?

What was modern day Indonesia called because of the nutmeg, cinnamon, & cloves they exported?