Final Exam WH 2022Part I

Persian king who never conquered Greece but ruled with tolerance

The majority of trade occurred on the land routes ONLY.

Assyrian territory with Assyrians ruling or those loyal to Assyrians

Roman emperor who ended Christian persecutions

As a result of Kublai Khan's rule

What is the main difference between a direct democracy and representative democracy?

What is bushido?

Scientist who used physics to make practical inventions like the screw

What was the most important industry in Rome?

Julius Caesar was able to take power because

Roman consuls were like the U.S.

Only female ruler in Chinese history

United Japanese clans and started a dynasty that lasted centuries

Phoenician contribution that people still benefit from today was

Which religion spread across Asia mostly as a result of trade

common language used in Alexander’s empire

What created an intelligent, capable governing class in China?

How do we know a man named Jesus walked the Earth, besides the Bible?

The Phoenicians were different than any other group in Chapter 3 because

One way women's status further declined during the Song era was through

How was Islam introduced to the East African coast?

Roman emperor who made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire

Part of the Japan's warrior class, followed principles of bushido

Who were the wealthy landowners that held most of the power in Rome?

rule by small group of wealthy, landowning families 

All of these are ways the Assyrians ruled conquered people EXCEPT:

What helped the Khmer Empire prosper?

First foreigner to be bestowed the honor of samurai

rule by a few powerful people like in Sparta

“Roman Peace”

In Confucius’s five basic relationships that shape society, 3 out of the 5 focus on

a group of people run the government no matter how rich or poor (Athens)

Lived during Heian Period and wrote the world's first novel, "The Tale of Gengi"

Rome and the U.S. Republic both have 3 branches of government.

Form of govt where power rests with the citizens who vote for representatives

Started the Yuan Dynasty and allowed trade and people to easily and safely move along the Silk Road

The ______ were vital to Greek trade and prosperity.

At first, plebeians had

Persian king who ruled with tolerance and kindness. Killed by nomadic invaders

powerful individual who gained control by appealing to the poor

Why was the religion of the Israelites so unique in the ancient world?

Which part of the Roman Republic made the laws and helped run the government

What circumstances enabled Djenne-Djeno to become a bustling trade center?

Assyrian capital that held one of the world’s largest libraries

belief that spirits are present in nature

Which river flows through Rome

What helped China to become a great sea power under Song leadership?

What is an archipelago?

Venetian merchant who lived with Kublai Khan and then had a book written about his travels

ancient Nubian kingdom whose rulers controlled Egypt for a time

In Southeast Asia, power has often come from

an increase in prices with a decrease in the value of money

name for Persian governor

Female pharoah who focused on trade rather than war

a system of departments and agencies formed to carry out the work of government

Egyptian pharaoh who took over many lands including Canaan, Syria and Nubia; Hatshepsut’s stepson

What happened during the Pax Mongolica?

Mongol who united all the clans and created the Mongol Empire

Macedonian King who conquered all of Persia

Mathematician who created a formula to calculate relationship between sides of a right triangle

One can see the influence of Egyptian culture on Nubian culture today through pyramids and sculptures.

Athenian Statesmen known for leading the Golden Age in Athens

Why were lower castes more likely to convert to Buddhism

paid workers who manage the affairs of the government

After 49 days of meditation, Siddhartha Gautama reached a heightened state of understanding and was from then on called

Chinese scholar who wanted to restore order and moral living to China

All are legal ideas common in the modern world, which can trace their origins to Rome EXCEPT

Identify the FALSE statement about Sparta

People who passed the civil service exams in China

language, art, science, and literature of the Greek world from the reign of Alexander the Great

someone who dies for their faith

respect for parents and ancestors

government with unlimited power who uses it arbitrarily

The Languages of this group were the ancestors of many modern languages-English, Spanish, Persian and Hindi.

What technology did the Nok introduce to West Africa?

Supreme military commander who ruled in the name of the emperor; like a military dictator

Chinese emperor who unified China but did so through legalist ideals

pharaoh who created the world’s first written down peace treaty

Father of Alexander the Great who conquered Greece

nomadic invaders from Southwest Asia who ruled Egypt during the Middle Kingdom

Roman historian who was reliable because he used facts

This was the place where a group of Jewish rebels took a last stand against the Romans and committed mass suicide.

What Carthaginian general led his elephants over the Alps in the Second Punic War?