Semester 1 World History Final Review

What did Africans trade salt for?

What is a large political unit or state, usually under a single leader?

What philosopher is known for his courage and fearlessness?

Who was the first person to sail around the world?

T or F: Aqueducts were created by the Romans

The fall of the Han Dynasty occurred because of?

Who discovered that the sun was the center of the universe instead of the Earth?

T or F: Gautama (Buddha) grew up on the streets and knew the struggles of life.

Who founded the Islamic religion?

What philosopher started The Academy?

What were the two major rival city-states in Ancient Greece?

What was the material that the Romans used in building new structures?

What style of architecture emerged in the Middle Ages?

What is the most common of the various titles for ancient Egyptian monarchs?

What is the code of ethics that knights have to follow on and off the battle field?

What is a fortified gathering place at the top of a hill?

Who is considered one of the richest and powerful kings in African history?

T or F: Empires are often easy to create, but they can be difficult to maintain.

Goods that are brought into the country.

The land between the two rivers is called?

What religion introduced yoga as a form of meditation?

Who is the one who follows, especially one who succeeds to a throne or office?

Christianity is a branch off of what religion?

To send a product or service for sale to another country.

Who was given the title of Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III?

Mesopotamia was located between two rivers. What rivers were they?

What country was the leader in the Age of Exploration?

What is the "rule of many"?

What was the form of writing that was created using wedge shapes on a clay tablet?

What type of government is established by divine authority?

Belief that God has determined in advance who will be saved and who will be damned.

During the Renaissance, it combined classical learning and reforming the Catholic Church.

Hannibal used what during his battles with Rome?

What is an upper class whose wealth is based on land&power is passed on from 1 gen. to another?

What is ultimate reality?

Who were known as the "rubber people" in the ancient civilizations?

What did the Vikings use to settle in the center of Europe?

Monks live in ____.

The Body of Civil Laws is also known as what?

How was wealth measured in Ancient Greece?

Where are the Pre-Columbian Americas societies located?

What country did the Peace of Augsburg effect?

What philosopher studied other academics other than philosophy like zoology?

What country is an archipelago?

Who created direct democracy?

T or F:Athenians used the strategy of staying behind their walls during the Peloponnesian wars.

The Code of Hammurabi was for what empire?

Where are Muslims supposed to travel at least once in their lifetime if they are able?

What war did Homer write about in his epic poems?

T or F: The Spartans are known for their Army.

This ideal proposes that human beings are evil by nature.

In Islamic society, where would they go to buy, sell, and trade items?

What is the geography of Greece?

What was the emperor of the Byzantine empire in charge of?

What funded the Spanish expeditions in the America's?

What is “the rule of the few”?

An intellectual movement of the Renaissance based on the study of the humanities.

Who was Plato's teacher?

What major city-states were republics in Italy?

The Arabian peninsula is a what?