World History Ch 2-9 Midterm Review

West Coast Indians are remembered for their totem poles.

Greeks were not politically unified because they were geographically separated

The Yellow and Yangtze Rivers were connected by the Grand Canal.

Footbinding in China has adversely affected women for centuries.

Early Korean civilization was heavily influenced by Chinese culture.

Because Augustus didn't leave a plan for a successor, civil wars broke out to gain the throne.

Native religion of Japan

The Vikings were the most feared invaders in Europe

Constantine legalized Christianity

The main reason French kings couldn't expand their powers was

Egyptians used the papyrus plant to make paper.

The selling of church offices

Alexander did not conquer India because his army refused to advance further.

Explosive mixture used by the Byzantines as a weapon against wooden ships

All of the following are Roman Catholic teachings except

Constantinople's location allowed it to be the main link between the East and West.

The laws of Hammurabi were based on social class

Buddha's central teachings

"land between the rivers"

The scattering, or dispersion, of the Jews is called the Diaspora.

The practice of kings and nobles appointing church officials

Government ruled directly by God

The chief goal of Epicureans were to seek happiness by avoiding pain and fear.

Shamanism was a common religion in Mongolia.

The practice of interpreting human events and destinies by the positions of the planets and stars

Famous Chinese teacher known as "the master"

Sumerian writing used a wedge-shaped stylus and is called...

Rule by a few

The Roman Republic consisted of three branches: the consuls, the Senate, and the assemblies.

This religion is based on the belief that a gifted person can interact with spirits.

What decree ended persecution and legalized Christianity?

The theory that Christ made Peter the first pope and gave him supreme authority on earth?

Who provided protection on the local level when Charlemagne's empire fell?

Silk was China's chief export during the Han dynasty.

French King Philip II tripled the size of his domain by taking land from King John of England.

Athens had a dominant military and wanted to be isolated

India has always been a united empire.

What term means the belief in one god?

What two rivers cradles the first civilizations?

South American Indians developed terraced farming methods.

The Law of Twelve Tables was important because it..

Feudalism involves local rulers offering people protection in return for service.

Roman art is more realistic than Greek art

The period in which Greek culture was spread throughout the ancient world

"universal" or "encompassing all" church