What did the United States get from the Romans?

Innocent until proven guilty, & equal before the law

pictures that stood for words called hieroglyphics

Which regions were connected by the Silk Roads?

East Asia & the Mediterranean basin

The Greeks started/invented

democracy, Olympics, plays, philosophy, geometry, & history

A city-state or polis is

independent city surrounded by farms w/ its own govt & god

Some of the reasons that lead to the fall of Rome include

natural disasters, emperors, & weak military and boundaries

England became a Protestant country during the Reformation when its

king declared himself head of the Church of England

Which statement about the Hindu caste system in India is accurate?

People were required to stay in the caste they were born

limited power of government, like the Constitution

How did the location of cities in the West African empires of Ghana & Mali affect their growth?

Location on major trade routes allowed them to make money

Which shows the importance the Mongols put on improved trade contacts with other civilizations?

the establishment of caravan routes

What effect did Julius Caesar's siezure of power have on the Roman political system?

It marked the transition from a republic to an empire

Greece's mountainous terrain and its series of islands influenced the ancient Greeks to develop

a political system based on independent city-states

The defining characteristic of polytheistic religions is the idea that

there are many gods and goddesses in existence

The Hellenistic Age was

when Greek culture spread & Alexander the Great conquered

A totalitarian, or autocratic, government

Always falls due to fights over power

The Hebrews' escape from Egypt after the final plague

killed 1/3 of Europeans, & peasants became valuable 2 nobles

The stories from Marco Polo's travels encouraged Europeans to

journey to Asia in search of wealth

The Odyssey is a Greek epic by Homer about

Odysseus' trip home from the Trojan war

Which development most enabled early peoples to form permanent settlements?

advances in agricultural production

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1
What did the United States get from the Romans?
Electing 2 people from each state for the Senate for 6 years
Innocent until proven guilty, & equal before the law
Everyone is entitled to life, liberty, & happiness
All men are created equal
2
The cause of the split in Islam after Muhammad's death was a difference of opinion concerning
leaders
pilgrimages
expansion
prayer
3
Writing in Egypt was
Latin
triangular-shaped symbols called cuneiform pressed into clay
pictures that stood for words called hieroglyphics
a series of letters that we get our alphabet from
4
Why did Stone Age people practice slash-and-burn agriculture?
to drive away wild animals
to make irrigation easier
to fulfill spiritual beliefs
to clear land for farming
5
Which regions were connected by the Silk Roads?
East Asia & the Mediterranean basin
East Africa & Southeast Asia
Western Europe & East Africa
Northern Europe & the Mediterranean basin
6
The early river valley civilizations of Egypt & Mesopotamia developed governments ruled by
religious authorities
tribal councils
representative assemblies
elected officials
7
The Vikings who invaded Europe in the Middle Ages were from
Russia
Scandinavia
Poland
Turkey
8
"The cause of suffering is the desire for goods, wealth, and power" comes from which religion?
Hindusim
Buddhism
Judaism
Christianity
9
Which culture gave us accupuncture?
China
India
Egypt
Japan
10
The Greeks started/invented
democracy, Olympics, plays, philosophy, geometry, & history
gunpowder, a compass, silk, paper, porcelain, & the 1st book
cotton, the concept of 0, numerals 1-9, and the 1st bathroom
algebra and geometry
11
Constantinople became a great trading center because
None of the above
Safe harbors
Both A and B
its location to Asia and Europe
12
A city-state or polis is
A city ruled by the militar
independent city surrounded by farms w/ its own govt & god
a city where everyone who lives there is a citizen
A place with a king as its leader
13
Some of the reasons that lead to the fall of Rome include
wonderful leaders & strong boundaries
natural disasters, emperors, & weak military and boundaries
Rome did not fall it is still strong
Augustus dying caused the fall
14
England became a Protestant country during the Reformation when its
people demanded the adoption of Lutheran beliefs
armies were exposed to Calvinist beliefs while in France
king declared himself head of the Church of England
priests opposed reforms implemented by the Pope
15
The Ten Commandments of the ancient Hebrews has had the greatest influence on Western
parliamentary democracies
styles in art and literature
moral and ethical teachings
fuedal class systems
16
The empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai benefited from being near the
Mediterranean Sea
Trans-Saharan trade routes
Red Coast
largest European cities
17
Writing was invented to record
Wars and military victories
Their religious beliefs
The names of their kings
Things that people traded
18
Emperor Qin Shihuangdi ordered this to be built to protect the Chinese from Invaders.
a castle
Wailing Wall
Yin and Yang
The Great Wall of China
19
What two types of plays were contributed by the Greeks?
Comedy and horror
Comedy and drama
Romance and comedy
Romance and drama
20
Which statement about the Hindu caste system in India is accurate?
Castes were encouraged to interact with one another
Foreigners were treated as members of the lowest class
Different castes had the same rules for governing behavior
People were required to stay in the caste they were born
21
This Chinese philosophy teaches that family and community should come first.
Confucianism
Legalism
Taoism
Daoism
22
The Magna Carta
was signed by Henry the VII to stop beheadings
said the King could tax whenever & how much he wanted
limited power of government, like the Constitution
Gave peasants the right to a trial by their peers
23
How did the location of cities in the West African empires of Ghana & Mali affect their growth?
Location on major trade routes allowed them to make money
Mountainous region allowed them to be defended easily
Their location in river valleys allowed for lots of farming
Their coastal location made them major ports for trade
24
Which shows the importance the Mongols put on improved trade contacts with other civilizations?
the conquest of Constantinople
the establishment of caravan routes
the creation of a national currency
the construction of large merchant fleets
25
What effect did Julius Caesar's siezure of power have on the Roman political system?
It standardized the system by which emperors were chosen
It allowed for the control of the state by the Senate
It marked the transition from a republic to an empire
It secured the rights of the commoners against nobles
26
Greece's mountainous terrain and its series of islands influenced the ancient Greeks to develop
a society completely isolated from other civilizations
an economic system based on mining precious metals
a culture that was uniform throughout its vast empire
a political system based on independent city-states
27
The defining characteristic of polytheistic religions is the idea that
there are many gods and goddesses in existence
there is an eternal struggle between good and evil
past actions control the destiny of each person
beings undergo many cycles of rebirth
28
The Hellenistic Age was
Is when the Greeks defeated Rome and overtook Roman culture
Is when Rome defeated Carthage
when Greek culture spread & Alexander the Great conquered
Began when Greece conquered Phillip of Macedonia
29
What was the purpose of an aqueduct?
to make travel easier
to practice a religion
to defend a city
to carry water
30
China's influence on Medieval Japan is illustrated by Japan's development of
a writing system
haiku poetry
the samurai tradition
a civil service exam
31
A totalitarian, or autocratic, government
Always falls due to fights over power
Is stronger as it goes on
Has rulers that are less spoiled & know about the commoners
Decreases over power
32
Which characteristic describes the early Catholic church?
Established monasteries in Russia
centered in Mecca
Headed by the Pope
conducted services in Greek
33
Passover celebrates
The Christian belief that Jesus rose from the dead
Muhammad's escape from Medina
The Hebrews' escape from Egypt after the final plague
The birth of Jesus
34
The two greatest Greek city-states were
Athens and Sparta
Memphis and Thebes
Carthage and Philistia
Rome and Capua
35
During the Middle Ages, many Greek & Roman classics were preserved because they were translated
into Arabic
into Persian
into Chinese
into Russian
36
Which characteristic was most common in ancient river valley civilizations?
limited economic growth
limited population growth
hereditary rule
social equality
37
The Black Plague
killed 1/3 of Arabs in the Middle East & some in Europe
killed 1/3 of Europeans, & peasants became valuable 2 nobles
caused more nobles to die than peasants
was fought using means to keep it from spreading
38
What were both the Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights designed to do?
give commoners the right to vote
Limit the power of the monarch
accept the theory of divine right
provide for religious freedom
39
The classical civilizations were
Babylon and Assyria
Egypt and Canaan
Persia and Carthage
Greece and Rome
40
Which city was an obstacle to early Rome's control of the Mediterranean region?
Alexandria
Athens
Carthage
Corinth
41
Which system included the idea of reincarnation?
fuedalism in England
caste system in India
five pillars of Islam
monotheism
42
Who was the first to introduce yoga?
India
Greece
Rome
China
43
The stories from Marco Polo's travels encouraged Europeans to
launch the Crusades against Muslims
isolate themselves from foreigners
journey to Asia in search of wealth
abandon the feudal land system
44
The diaspora, the dispersing of the Jewish people, refers to their
Opposition to the Crusades
Exile from their homeland
Collection of their sacred writings
Effort to convert nonbelievers
45
The art and architecture of ancient Egypt were designed to emphasize the
value of the arts in daily life
the idea of beauty as seen by the artist
the role of the individual as an artist
religious idea of eternal life
46
Which god kept the same name when adopted from Greek mythology by the Romans?
Apollo
Juno
Venus
Zeus
47
Many Incan cities were easily defended because they were built
in rainforests
in canyons
on mountaintops
on islands
48
The Odyssey is a Greek epic by Homer about
Cleopatra
Odysseus' trip home from the Trojan war
the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Hera's jealousy
49
A wooden _________________ fooled the Trojans
dog
house
horse
armor
50
The Chinese people turned to the teachings of Confucius because his ideas were thought to help
create democratic institutions
stop the Chinese people from converting to Islam
unify the Chinese against foreign enemies
restore order in China
51
Which development most enabled early peoples to form permanent settlements?
the spread of monotheism
advances in written language
advances in agricultural production
the creation of democratic government
52
The moveable-type printing press helped the Renaissance by
motivating the analysis of Egyptian society
supporting the teachings of the Catholic Church
expanding the distribution of new ideas
increasing the use of new accounting practices
53
Athens
Elected their representatives
Was the weakest city-state b/c they didn't value military
Had the world's first democracy
Believed that citizens had only rights & no responsibilities
54
The Mayan and Aztec civilizations advanced the development of
printing
calendars
manufacturing goods
ocean navigation
55
Which characteristics did Aztec and Incan societies share?
Laws that made slavery legal
Families dominated by women
Government by direct democracy
Complex religious ceremonies
56
The Ides of March is
Where the people rule
The same as a republic
What Socrates believed
the day Caesar was assassinated
57
King Nebuchadnezzar II built this Ancient Wonder of the World for his wife.
The Great Pyramids of Giza
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Colossus of Rhodes
Temple of Artemis
58
Why was the Early Middle Ages the way that it was?
People had to spend every minute trying to stay alive
People were not superstitious since they were educated
There was a good, orderly government
People were well-educated
59
Hippocrates made important contributions in the area of
Medicine
Sculpture
Philosophy
Poetry
60
In feudalism
Nobles & peasants paid the same amount of taxes
Peasants paid taxes/rent to nobles; nobles paid the king
The nobles paid the most taxes since they had the most money
People paid taxes for the amount of horses they had

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