Interim 2 Benchmark

Julius Caesar was assassinated by a group of

The capital of the Roman Empire could be found closest to which letter?

Which number represents the Mediterranean Sea?

Among the main reasons for the fall of the Western Roman Empire was

The time period after the Dark Ages in Europe might BEST be called the

The Twelve Tables was ancient writing that formed the foundation for Roman

Based on information provided, why was Ghana such a powerful trade kingdom?

Jesus taught his disciples the primary rules of

Pope Urban II is important in Catholic history because he

What was the most important item that traveled the Silk Road from Asia to Europe and Africa?

The Ghana Empire (800s-1000s CE) grew rich from trading gold and salt in which trading network?

Which of these played the BIGGEST role in helping communication within the Roman Republic?

Which feature of ancient Rome made it a republic?

Which of these is NOT considered one of the "Four Great Inventions" of China?

Crusades a series of battles that took place over more than 2 centuries to achieve whatfor both Muslims and Christians?

set of beliefs that involves relationship of humans to a god/gods and a creates moral code for its followers

Why have most Egyptians lived along the Nile River and Nile Delta?

All of these technological advances orginated in...· paper· porcelain· printing press· navigational compass

Which of these is a belief common to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?

An immediate result of the fall of the Roman Empire was

Which statement about the Mali and Songhai empires of the 1300s CE is TRUE?

Which of these BEST describes who was allowed to vote In Ancient Athens?

Which book do Muslims believe contain God's revelations to Muhammad and is central to the Islamic religion?

This map shows the greatest extent of

Which of these BEST describes patricians in the Roman Empire?

Mansa Musa gained an enormous amount of notoriety because of his

Economic,political&social instability combined w/barbarian invasions led to the fall of which empire in the 5th century?

Based on the timeline, what happened before Genghis Khan united the Mongols?

The use of Shoguns and Samurai in Japanese history shows that in feudal Japan

In ancient Athens, ____ chose who would be the leaders of their government.

Which of these marks the city from which the Roman Empire spread?

The Bubonic Plague of the 1300s originated in

How might feudalism and the manorial system have impacted the social life of Europeans?

The duties expected of every Muslim are outlined in the

Which of these was a lasting consequence of the Christian Crusades in the Holy Lands?

How might an updated legal code have helped to unify ancient societies?

In the 1300s, Mali Empire would engage in trade with far-off cities. Which of these goods they would have traded?

Which of these topics would you MOST likely cover when studying the Bubonic Plague (Black Death) in European history?

The "Black Death" in Europe in the mid-1300s is a good example of how ___can have devastating effects on a civilization.

All of these symbols...

When one describes Christianity as monotheistic they mean,

Which of these would be the BEST title for this map?

Which of these is a way in which Christianity is different from Judaism?

What three empires in western Africa flourished because of the trans-Saharan trade of gold and salt?

The biggest disrupter to the social structure of Medieval Europe was

How did the invading Huns contribute to the fall of the western Roman Empire?

One of the significant long-term impacts of the trans-Saharan gold and salt trade was

In the manorial system, peasants

Which is the BEST description of plebeians in Ancient Rome?

Hellenistic culture can BEST be seen as

The Western Roman Empire was weakened by which of these?

Hammurabi is BEST known for which of these?

Mesopotamian religion was polytheistic. Polytheistic means

The Han Dynasty of China contributed which invention to society that is still used today?