World History Final Exam Semester 1

The world's oldest major religion still practiced today is _____.

What kind of writing did the Egyptians use instead of an alphabet?

Great feared leader of the Mongols.....

The Eightfold Path, the Four Noble Truths, and the concept of nirvana

A democracy

Chandragupta Maurya founded his empire in the 300s BCE in what modern-day country?

Gave us the first written language using cuneiform

The caste system in India was used for what purpose?

Which of the following is not an example of irrigation?

The type of government that allows the people to rule themselves is

Choose a monotheistic religion

Who is considered the founder of Hinduism?

What did Confucius believe about the structure of society?

What was the Mandate of Heaven

Buddhism & Hinduism are both:

Which statement about the Hindu caste system is accurate?

Explains why Ancient Egyptians believed that the pharaoh was both a king and a god?

The majority of Muslims belong to what branch

Gave out lots of gold while on a pilgrimage to Mecca

The Babylonian leader who gave us the first code of laws...

Which is the holy book of the Islamic faith?

What factor led to the split between the Sunni and the Shia Muslims?

Reincarnation is the belief in:

One similarity between the Five Pillars of Islam and the Ten Commandments is that both

Egypt is located in:

The _____________ is a holy book of Judaism.

A Jewish place of worship is called a:

What impact did Emperor Asoka's conversion to Buddhism have on India in the 3rd century BCE?

Also known as Charles the Great, was a powerful ruler. He expanded the Frankish kingdom

As Buddhism spread, it became the dominant religion of ____

Christianity gained popularity in the Roman Empire because

Which ancient king of Mesopotamia was known for his written code of laws?

Who is the founder of Islam?

People settling in a permanent place

BEST describes the religious differences in early Mesopotamian and early Egyptian civilizations

How Empress Theodora, affect the Byzantine Empire?

In ancient Greek, polis means _____.

What was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?

This painting is a representation of

Buddhism and Christianity had success converting poor lower class people for which reason?

Ruled over Indian empire Converted to Buddhism

Most important Emperor of the Byzantine Empire

The Bantu people spread this throughout central Africa from the 1000s BCE to the 500s CE?

Geographic factor was most important to the development of the Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia?

The Fertile Crescent was land located where?

Feudal societies are generally characterized by

Why did men want to become a crusader?

Islam was founded by Jesus

According the teachings of Confucius, the key to the successful organization of society is that

People settling in a permanent place is called 

Most peoples of sub-Saharan Africa speak a language that is part of which family?

How did the Black Death (Bubonic plague) spread across Europe?

Islam, Christianity and the Jews all regard this city as the Holy Land......

Which of the following beliefs is held by Muslims, Jews, and Christians?

The Tigris & Euphrates rivers are located in what is today called

Which Chinese emperor ordered The Great Wall to be built?

Confucius taught mainly about:

The belief in one all-powerful God is called

The first civilization was in

Which two rivers cradled the first civilizations?