Final Review 2023

The pyramids were built to be used as:

Who unified the Mongols under one ruler?

Which of the following is a study of past societies through an analysis of what people have left behind?

The Greek armies were mostly made up of _____________, or heavily armored foot soldiers.

What sets the pharaoh Hatshepsut apart from other pharaohs?

Using their advanced engineering skills. Romans developed a complex system of

TRUE OR FALSE: The 300 Spartans were alone at the Battle of Thermopylae.

The Civil Service Examination was used to

Anthropology is the study of _______________________.

Why was crop rotation important to agriculture in the Middle Ages?

Who was Siddhartha Gautama?

The prophet Zoroaster taught that _________________.

Which of the following was an impact of geography on Mesopotamian culture?

The Assyrians had the first large armies who carried weapons made of ______________.

The government of Sparta was an oligarchy, which meant it was __________

The Sumerian's most important invention was their system of writing, known as _________________________.

The rulers of Egypt were called:

The city that both Muslims and Christian most wanted to control was

The _______________________ explains how control of China changed from family to family.

About 80% of the geography of Greece is _______________.

The first dynasty in China was the _____________.

The rulers in China claimed the _______________ gave them the right to rule.

The Code of Hammurabi paints a portrait of a society in which ___________________

TRUE OR FALSE: The Egyptian pyramids were built by slaves.

The Olmec and Maya civilizations both built massive:

The name of the Zoroastrian god is ________________.

Reincarnation is the Hindu:

The simplified form of writing in ancient Egypt was called:

Before trade routes were established in their territories, Arabs were primarily

Which two rivers border Mesopotamia?

What are the two elements that stand out in Confucianism?

The Minoans were the basis of the myth of ____________________.

Why was feudalism developed?

The poet who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey was named __________.

_____________________ are skilled workers who creates items such as weapons or jewelry.

Around 2340 b.c., the Sumerian city-states were conquered by the Akkadians under their leader _______________.

___________________ is considered to be the first Greek civilization.

___________________ was a Macedonian king who conquered Greece in 338 BCE.

What kind of government is based on the direct involvement of the citizens?

What was the cause of Alexander the Great's death?

The most important contribution of the early Israelites was their:

Buddhists believed that it is possible to reach enlightenment by:

The Egyptian civilization was built around the:

The religious writing in ancient Egypt was called:

The best way to describe Paleolithic peoples and their way of life is by calling them _____________________________.

Cyrus the Great showed such wisdom and compassion when he conquered Babylon that __________________

Where were the Vikings from?

The Indus Valley civilization is also known as the ________________ civilization.

When was the Bronze Age?

Italy has a fairly large__________________________ that helped Rome expand.

The _____________ is a famous temple to Athena

Ramses II tried to maintain the Egyptian Empire’s strength, he failed because he was unable to hold out against the

What was the technological advancement of the Han Dynasty?

Who was the first major civilization in Mesoamerica?

TRUE OR FALSE: The Greek gods and goddesses were believed to live on Mount Olympus.

According to Islamic teachings, Muhammad received messages from

What were the basic political units of Sumerian civilization?

Because the Mongols brought almost all of Eurasia under a single rule, they

Indus Valley cities had which of the following?

Where do scientists believe that Homo sapiens sapiens first appeared between 150,000 and 200,000 years ago?

The Minoans lived on the island of:

Cyrus was called "the Great" because he ________________.

In Athens, during the Age of Pericles, every male citizen ___________

Who said that "the unexamined life is not worth living"?

Alexander the Great conquered _______________ at the age of 25.

The king of the Chaldeans who rebuilt Babylon was _______________.

The first empire in world history was the _________________ empire.

The Islamic religion was created as a direct result of

Warriors who rode on horseback and served their lords were called

The Israelites were:

The Zoroastrian religion is ____________.

___________________ were people captured by the Spartans and forced to work as slaves.

What is a theocracy?

TRUE OR FALSE: The Iliad and the Odyssey were written by Plato.

Harmony with nature and the universal order are beliefs of:

Unlike Sparta, the people of Athens dedicated their society to ___________

During the New Kingdom, the Egyptian Empire reached its peak. What was one way it showed its power?

By the fifth century, the western part of the Roman Empire was controlled by

The change that led to all other changes in the Neolithic Revolution was the ______________________.

How were government officials chosen in the Han dynasty?

As the First Crusade began, Pope Urban II promised the people that

Which empire traded with China, Southeast Asia, and the Mediterranean?

An important concept that became a crucial part of Chinese history was the

Which of the following did the Sumerians invent?

The first Han emperor discarded

One way that Buddhism differed from Hinduism was that Buddhists rejected

Darius’s elite cavalry and infantry forces were known as the Immortals because _________________

Which is the correct order of Greek philosophers from first to last?

The religion of ancient Mesopotamia was _______________.

The founder of the Han dynasty was:

The Conflicts between nobles in England who sought to control the monarchy are known as the

The most important physical structure in a Sumerian city-state was the ______________________.

The Persians mostly practiced the religion of _________________.

According to one story, a young Spartan warrior was told by his mother to return from the war ______________

The first system of laws in Rome was the

The Paleolithic Age is also known as the:

Which leader of the Persian empire expanded it into the largest empire the world had yet seen?

The Neolithic Revolution was followed by the ___________________.

_______________ spread Greek culture throughout Western Asia and Northern Africa.

Which of the following was a result of the Crusades?