HWH MIDTERM REVIEW (thru Medieval Period)

Who brought a period of nonviolence & tolerance to 3rd century BCE India?

Hellenistic culture is an example of ___________

Who established a relatively unified empire in Western Europe after the fall of Rome?

Which belief system incorporated ancestor worship as a way to honor the authority & hierarchy?

Elected officials, as opposed to direct decision making, is a characteristic of a (an) ______

The transition from hunters and gathers to farming is known as the...

Economic/political/social instability combined w/ barbarian invasions led to the fall of 

Guilds, feudalism, Gothic architecture are most associated with

The worshipping of one god is known as __________.  The ________ religion is one example.

Who saw their gods as more protective, rather than as more threatening.?

What did Crusaders introduce to the Middle East?

The figures below, commoners and farmers, were members of the ______ class in Ancient Rome

The Assyrians were most commonly known to treat their enemies with ______

This man, known for expanding Roman territory, became the first ruler of the Roman Empire

Buddhists escape suffering by reaching ultimate peace, known as _______ in Buddhism

The Ancient Greek style of fighting formation is known as a

Whose philosophy is influenced most by answering a question with a question?

Hammurabi wrote the first _______ in the Fertile Crescent...

Ancient Sumerian writing is known as...?

This Roman emperor converted to Christianity in 312 AD...

Confucius' teachings were based on...

The strict social system in India that had 5 distinct classes is known as the...

Periods marked by advances in science, math, and the arts are called

Which weakened the Western Roman Empire?

Why did the Egyptians build the pyramids?

A period marked by "Roman Peace," is known as the...

Siddhartha Gautama escaped home arrest, found Enlightenment, became the founder of _______

What is unique about this part of the world?

The Peloponnesian War broke out shortly after the Persian Wars.  It was fought between....

Conquering the world's largest empire, ______________ controlled lands from Greece to India.

In order to prevent the supposed destruction of the Roman Republic, senators...

The Phoenicians used the _______ sea to create a large trading network

Sacred writing of the Egyptians is called

The Iliad and the Odyssey are famous works of _________

Crusaders bought all but ___ home with them from the Middle East?

Which empire was not "brought down" by Huns invading being a contributing factor?

Which "empire" was tolerant of various religions as long as they also worshiped the emperor?

What enabled the Byzantine Empire to out live the Roman Empire in the west?

They believe that the new caliph should be related to Muhammad

Hindu belief that the atman/soul is released from the body & later reborn in another form is

In the center of Ancient Sumerian cities was their temple, referred to as a...

Which of these play a role in the spread of Buddhism?

A ______ refers to a hereditary line of rulers, in which control is passed from father to son

Egyptians believed mummification, or a process preserving the body, was important because

Which region had the most spiritual influence in China?

The Pharaoh, or leader of all of Egypt, was seen as a god among people.  This is an example of

What defined the legal rights of patricians and plebeians in the Roman Republic?

Which does not describe the Phoenicians?

A prehistoric time period known as the 'Old Stone Age' is the...

Greece's geography, in which little land was arable, is best defined as...

An early Chinese belief that corrupt rulers were made bad by the gods as a sign to remove them

An oath of loyalty between lord and vassal is an element of

Which group served as the middlemen between Europe and India/China?

Ibn Sina was most famous for his work in which field?