World History Review Part 1

The twelve decades of wars between Rome and Carthage were known as the ___.

Which of the following was not a common feature of the religion of the first civilizations?

The long drive to remove Muslims from Spain.

14. The exchange of language, religion, and technology during the process of trade.

What major development resulted in the labor in the first civilizations?

What does the term Islam literally mean?

The title of Russian rulers from Ivan IV through the Romanovs in 1917.

The series of conflicts between Mycenae and Troy.(1- identify)

Why was the Roman Empire divided into an eastern and western section?

What economic benefit caused the first civilizations to form around rivers?

What does the Greek word ‘Christos’ mean?(1 – define )

13.Which of the following was a unique feature of the Hebrew culture?

The two centuries of Roman peace and prosperity is known as the _____.

A secluded religious community devoted to poverty and service.

What are the two major divisions of Islam? (2 – categorize)

Which classical culture had a greater impact on the current form of government in the US?

An important religious ceremony or rite that the Catholic Church connected with salvation.

The term given to the series of wars between Christians and Muslims over the “holy Lands”.

A government that brings independent people groups under a single ruler through conquest.

The European trader/ merchant who allegedly served in the Chinese government of Kublai Khan.

When did the Western Roman Empire finally collapse?

Which Roman emperor made Christianity an official religion of Rome?

Why was Arabia so important to trade?

8.Why did the modern phonetic alphabet originate with the Phoenicians?

What phrase documents time based upon the birth of Jesus of Nazareth?

21.The Greeks called great scholars “lovers of wisdom”, or ____.

What was the original purpose of the Roman roads?

Name the only thing that still united all of Europe following the fall of Rome?

What is an example of a technological development related to the first civilizations?

12.“All of the characteristics that make up the lives of a person and people group.”

The thousand years following the fall of (the city of) Rome is known in Europe as the…

What was the greatest architectural achievement of the Eastern Roman Empire?

11.The period of Hebrew/ Jewish history following the fall of Israel and Judah in 585 B.C.

When was Jesus of Nazareth crucified?