World History Midterm Review

What did the Mongols call their empire in Russia?

Which civilization lasted approximately 1500 years?

Who developed a strict code of laws for Mesopotamia?

The most able seafarers of the early Mediterranean were the

The decline of the Maya occurred...

A phalanx was a type of

What regions of the world today are still strongly influenced by the achievements of Rome?

What does Bantu mean?

What does Islam mean in Arabic?

Through which mountain ranges did Hannibal's army have to travel with elephants?

What is the main belief of followers of animism?

From what region or country did the Vikings come?

Gilgamesh was a story from

Who had the largest LAND empire in history?

Toward what city do Muslims pray?

In the Seljuk Empire, the vizier was a

How do Muslims lead a moral life?

What are the Five Pillars of Islam?

Which invaders traveled primarily across the Mediterranean Sea?

What was the way of life for Africa's earliest people?

Which three ancient American civilizations existed at the same time?

The Maya based their calendar on careful observations of...

Roman rulers opposed Christianity because Christians...

Which of the following is TRUE of the Aztecs?

Hinduism and Buddhism differ significantly in their beliefs about

Which invaders reached Constantinople between 700 and 1000 AD?

How did the Mandate of Heaven affect government in China?

Why has environmental change been important to history?

Where were Nazca lines created?

How did Islam spread throughout Africa?

When did Narmer/Menes unite Upper and Lower Egypt?

Justinian set up a panel of experts to

Monotheism describes the Hebrews' belief, unusual for the time, that their God was...

The Inca used the quipu to...

About what time frame did the Egyptians and the Mesopotamians begin to trade with one another?

What region is known as Mesoamerica?

Which ancient American civilization lasted the longest?

Sparta's government was a

What are two important teachings common to Islam, Judaism, and Catholicism?

Why were Egyptian farmers more fortunate than farmers in Mesopotamia?

The Peloponnesian War was won by

Buddhism spread across Asia mostly as a result of

What did the pyramids show about the Old Kingdom dynasties of Egypt?

A Phoenician contribution that people still benefit from today was

Which region suffered invasions from Vikings,Muslims, and Magyars?

When did the first civilization develop?

The people of the Roman town of Pompeii were killed by a(n)

Which civilization began around 1550 BC?

The purpose of mummification was connected to the Egyptian belief in

Which body of water was NOT used by Viking invaders?

The first use of moveable type was in

The social class system that came to be known as the caste system was established in India by

The main purpose of pyramids in Egypt was to function as

What advantage did the Persians gain from a coastline and building a road across the empire?

Which of the following was NOT part of the Persian Empire?