Final Exam Review

Which practices were common among the Maya, Aztec, and Inca?

What were Roman nobles called?

Which did NOT apply to Roman government

What was the main cause for independent City-States in ancient Greece?

By the 400s BC, the chief enemies of the Greeks were these people.

What was the phoenicians' most important contribution to civilization?

Hellenistic culture developed as a result of the activities of

Which feature of China's physical geography did NOT separate its early people from the rest of the world?

Which BEST describes the social structure of the Maya, Aztec, and Inca?

Athens was ruled by a single person under the type of government known as

Which was least important in Rome's growth of power and influence?

Alexander the Great built a huge empire. What other leader created an empire?

Where was the most fertile soil in Egypt?

Archaeologists are best known for working with this type of evidence

Which group was most responsible for the migration of the Jews out of Jerusalem to other parts of the Mediterranean?

What change in the lives of early humans was NOT because of farming?

Which one is an example of diffusion?

Who was MOST responsible for spreading Christianity immediately after Jesus's death and resurrection?

Which varna in early India had the hardest lives?

Which dynasty created a government based on the ideas of confucius?

Which Indian religion included many rituals and sacrifices?

Hammurabi's code is important because it was an early one of these.

Which of these was NOT a philosopher or thinker?

Which of the following is NOT a primary source?

The main Athenian rivals were from here.

Early India's contributions to world civilization included

according to legend, who founded Rome?

Ancient Maya had city-states. Who else did also?

A skull of someone who lived during the Neolithic Era would be considered as this.

Maya and Inca believed their rulers were realted to the gods. Who else believed this?

Which one did hunter-gatherer societies NOT possess?

Which people did NOT establish their civilization along a river?

Which would historians NOT study to learn about prehistory?

Hieroglyphics was an early writing system. Which of these is another?

Two Epics of ancient Indian literature are Mahabharata and the Ramayana. Which of these is also an epic?

Which statement about the first writing system is false?

Farming was important to the Maya, Inca, and Aztec. Which statement is FALSE?

How did Qin emperor Shi Huangdi unify and control China in the 200s BC?

The citizen's assembly in Athens was an example of

The following are true of Egypt and Kush EXCEPT

Which is the BEST reason yto study history?

The Mauryan emperor Asoka is known for all of the following EXCEPT

A clay pot with ancient writing on it would be these

In Sumeria, social class depended on ones wealth and ______.

How did Egypt influence Kush?

In AD 410, Rome was destroyed for the first time in 800 years by which army?

Basic teachings and laws that guide the Jewish people are found in the

What would be LEAST interesting to a physical geographer?

Which type of ancient Greek literature would most likely describe the deeds of a great hero?

Rome contributed all the following to the world EXCEPT

This region is thought to be the last one inhabited by humans.

What is the main goal of people who follow Buddhism, as was taught by Buddha?

What Roman leader siezed power from the senate and became dictator of the Roman Republic?

The Jews believe the ten commandments were given by God to

During which era was agriculture first practiced?

What characteristic did early civilizations in Mesopotamia and China share?

Which group did NOT threaten to invade Rome?

Moses transmitted a set of laws for the Hebrew to follow. What other ancient leader is famous for a code of laws?

What is the study of people and the places they live called?

Which of these civilizations did NOT develop in Mesopotamia?

The Hebrews had teachings to honor and respect parents. Who wrote about these ideas in ancient China?

The Spanish conquered the Aztec and Inca for all reasons EXCEPT

The earliest humans lived this way.

The Nile helped civilizations in all ways except

Sargon I was the first to unite Mesopotamia under one ruler. Who was the first to unite Egypt?

All the following were Greek philosophers EXCEPT

Virgil's Aeneid is similar to what other piece of ancient literature?

The ancient Hebrews were probably the first to