SEM WHAP review

This early civilization developed in what is now Pakistan.

Tang emperors restricted the inheritance of land through the __________________.

Which religion was founded in the area depicted on the map?

This ancient empire was founded by Cyrus the Great.

Rulers in ancient China used these to get guidance from their ancestors.

Which of the following is NOT one of the Five Pillars of Faith in Islam?

This institution continued to gain power throughout medieval Europe.

Which of the following was NOT a major trade city during the postclassical era?

Which philosophy is based on five basic relationships that define society?

Which Indian empire was smaller in size and had less control over regional leaders?

This term means "associations of people who work in the same occupation."

This term means "a society in which men hold power."

Which of the following was an ancient group who developed near the Aegean Sea?

This religion teaches the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path.

What was the earliest monotheistic religion?

Emperor Ashoka, who promoted Buddhism, was a ruler of which dynasty?

Who built the earliest civilization in lower Mesopotamia?

Paleolithic cave art indicates which of the following?

This African kingdom was an island of Christians in a sea of Muslims.

Japan's feudal system was dominated by the lords, who were supported by ___________.

Which of the following philosophies did NOT develop in classical China?

Whose reign marked the official beginning of the Roman Empire?

Which of the following is one of the major cities of the Indus Valley?

This practice that led to female subordination & continued for a centuries began with the Song.

The Neolithic Revolution occurred at the same time around the globe.

These ships with lateen sails carried goods along the Indian Ocean.

Which of the following are dynasties that ruled postclassical Korea?

What is the name for those were tied to manors and protected by the lord of the manor?

Egyptian religion was monotheistic.

Which trade route relied on lateen sails to more easily maneuver through strong winds?

Women of which Greek city-state had more freedom than others?

Which of the following is NOT a division of classical India's caste system?

Islamic caliphs established urban universities called ________ to preserve ancient writings.

Pope Urban II called for Christians to reclaim the holy land in 1095, which led to the _______.

The Qin dynasty is to legalism as the _______ dynasty is to Confucianism.

The Olmec are to ancient Mesoamerica as the _________ are to ancient South America.

This Islamic caliphate ruled from its capital in Damascus from 661 to 750.

Name the writing system that developed in the region of Mesopotamia.

The Silk Roads are to luxury goods as ______________________ is to bulk goods.

The patriarch is to Eastern Orthodox as the pope is to _____________.

Which of the following was NOT a social class in ancient Mesopotamia?

Classical Greece was centered around the development of the _____________.

This term means "master storyteller" and was an advisor to kings of Mali.

Who led the Egyptian government?

Tenochtitlan was the central city of the Maya.

Which of the following is not a change brought about by the Neolithic Revolution?

Which of the following did NOT contribute to the fall of classical empires?

Who succeeded his father to conquer most of the known world circa 330 BCE?

Which religions emphasized the use of missionaries to travel and encourage conversion?

Who went from Venice to the court of Kublai Khan and sparked European interest in Asia?

Name the Roman emperor who established a second capital to escape nomadic attacks.

This dynasty reunited China in 589 CE.

Which religion became the official religion of Rome in 381 CE?

Which religion's supreme deities are Vishnu and Shiva?

In Mesoamerica, the Olmec were succeeded by the ________.

Which term is also used to describe the Old Stone Age?

What is the name for Greek farmers who served as heavily armored infantrymen?

Who united the Mongol tribes and took on the name Genghis Khan?

Which early civilization was protected by the Red Sea and the Sahara Desert?

Which Greek city-state was known for its system of democracy?

This term means that the oldest living male was given absolute authority over his family.

This "first emperor" used forced labor to build the first fortifications of the Great Wall.

The Abbasid Dynasty (750-1258) ruled the Islamic world from Baghdad.

In what year did the Han dynasty fall?

This was the first dynasty to rule China.

Who was the first Greek philosopher to focus on ethics and truth?

Which Chinese dynasty succeeded the Mongols and restricted foreign trade?

The Eastern Roman Empire continued as the ___________ Empire.

Beliefs found in the Vedas and the Upanishads later formed Hinduism.

Which of the following is NOT a legal invention of the Romans?

Which of the following was not a period of historical ancient Egypt?

The idea of limited government was based partly on this document signed in 1215 by King John I.

Which of the following was NOT an accomplishment of Shi Huangdi?

The Spartans were known for conquering and taking captives as slaves called ___________.

What is the name of Japan's native religion?

The stirrup was invented along which classical trade route?

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Inca?

Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of Byzantine emperor Justinian's reign?

The policy of political and religious power concentrated in the emperor's hands is ___________.

The conflict over Muhammad's successor led to which two sects?

Name the first novel to be written in Japanese.

Which animal made possible trade across the Sahara Desert?

Which of the following was NOT a result of Mongol rule?

Which Mesopotamian ruler created the first written law code?

Which of the following is NOT a Germanic group that took advantage of a weakening Roman Empire?

What was (most likely) the first domesticated animal?

Which of the following was NOT an empire that emerged after Genghis Khan's death?

Roman society was divided into which two groups?

Which king of Mali was famous for his pilgrimage to Mecca?

After the Chavin, the __________ thrived in the Andes Mountains.

What happened to the political structure of Europe immediately after 476?

What were Mesopotamia's multi-story pyramids called?

What social group of classical China held a low social status despite wealth?

This law code was developed during the Roman Republic.

Name the river valley civilization highlighted on the map.

The Persian Empire was divided up into provinces ruled by ______________.

During the early Tang dynasty, which religion was especially influential?

Who was crowned Holy Roman Emperor on Christmas Day, 800?

This traveler wrote a book of his experiences throughout the areas of Dar-al-Islam.

Aztecs from Mesoamerica built their main city, ______________, near Lake Texcoco.