World History Semester Test Review

Sumerian type of writing using wedge shaped symbols

a state of enlightenment

The source of all life in ancient Egypt is a fitting description of...

nonviolence

small fertile area fed by water source like a spring or well in the desert

A political system in which nobles granted the use of lands that legally belong to the king

Taming of wild animals such as sheep, goats and pigs

Trade in which one good is traded for another

Fighters that were armed with spears and swords and often fought to the death for entertainment

a ruler who took power by force

Roman Peace

Savior that had been promised to the Jewish people

The founder of Buddhism was...

The Yucatan Peninsula was the location of the city-states of...

Long poem that tells the adventures of heroes

The art of public speaking

What event triggered the fall of Rome?

the two continents joined by a narrow strip of land

Asking a series of questions.

bringing goods to a prearranged place and used smoke signals to signal trade was done

The world's first advanced civilization arose in...

The name of the war between Sparta & Athens was called...

What date is commonly referred to as the fall of the Roman Empire?

Nailed to the cross and left to die

Wars between Carthage and Romans

Between 5,000 BC and 2,000 BC the Sahara Desert was...

A type of Buddhism remained close to the original teachings

Huge slow moving sheets of ice

The trade route between China & Europe nearly 4,000 miles long

Muslim place of worship

The period of history before written records

The approval of the gods to rule

the art of working out political arguments

The Ten Commandments were delivered to the Hebrews by...

The leader of the Mongols was...

Followers of Islam are called...

Who did Nero blame the fire of 64 AD on?

A type of Buddhism that developed a complex system of religious rituals

Temple of Athena

open grasslands with scattered trees or shrubs

people who suffer and die for a cause

The Mongol Army

Family of Rulers

The founder of Islam was...

People who wonder place to place rather than making permanent settlements

Home's epic poems the Iliad & The Odyssey center around the...

Settlement in foreign lands

form of Egyptian writing that used symbols

Most ancient civilizations developed a writing system in order to...

Roman laws that were collected and written down...

Seasonal winds that carry rain to the Indian subcontinent

Allowed people to decipher the Egyptian language

followers of Jesus

Trips with a special religious purpose

Marketplace

The Minoan civilization arose on the Greek island of...

The Religion based on Jesus's teachings

all of the good and bad acts of one's previous lives

This is where they had chariot racing and could hold up to 200,000 people in ancient Rome

Brutus & Cassius plotted to kill Caesar because they feared he

the first set of languages in Africa

all of the good and bad acts of one's previous lives

rebirth of the soul over and over in different bodies until the soul is purified

This is an extra supply of something

Moses and the Hebrews flight from Egypt

Place where gladiators fought, naval battles were reenacted and could seat around 50,000 people

A people's methods and tools for doing work are known as...

The oldest human remains have been found in...

The Great Wall was built to...

Who is often referred to as the "father of history?"