Duplicate of World History Benchmark

Farming in ancient Mesopotamia resulted in an abundance of food, which

Who was Siddhartha Gautama?

Large political structures, or ____________, were usually ruled by hereditary leaders.

Most of what we know about the Aryans, comes from a collection of prayers & hymns called

Under which emperor did Rome adopt Christianity as its official religion?

What happened at Thermopylae?

How did Sargon, Akkadian leader, establish the first empire?

The belief that Heaven kept order in the universe through the Zhou king was called the

The First Triumvirate was made up of

Which leader of the Persian Empire extended it to become the largest empire to date?

Members of the powerful landholding upper class in Rome

Which of the following is a key belief or duty of Islam?

The Roman republic ended with the rule of the emperor

The _______________ was a period of peace and prosperity that lasted almost a hundred years

Simple drawings called ___________ were an early step toward writing.

Homer's Iliad and Odyssey were

A ____________ is a form of government in which leader is not a monarch and citizens may vote

Judaism is a monotheistic religion because it is based on

A government by three people with equal power

Hammurabi is remembered for

Social groups into which people are born and cannot leave are called

Which of the following statements is true about Jesus?

_________________ became the first Christian emperor.

The Greek statesman ________________ expanded democracy in Athens.

The Buddha believed that suffering is caused by

Which Greek-speaking people dominated the Aegean world?

The Edict of Milan proclaimed

What does "Enlightened One" mean?

The rebirth of the soul in another bodily form is called _____________

Hindus believe that everything is part of the unchanging, all-powerful spiritual force called

What allowed the efficient system of communication that sustained the Persian Empire?

The conquests of Alexander the Great created the

The invention of cuneiform is credited to

Early villages could support a growing population mainly because of

Which member of the first triumvirate defeated the other to become the first dictator of Rome?

The _____________ was the high city where Greeks dedicated temples to gods and goddesses.

What is something that all Muslims MUST follow

The body of laws, ____________, was one of Rome's chief gifts to late generations.

The government of Sparta was an oligarchy, which means it was

The first Indo-Europeans to make use of iron

What is the importance of the Phoenician alphabet?

What was an early form of government where power was in the hands of noble landowners?

A __________________ is a system of managing government through specialized departments.

Which member of the 2nd Triumvirate defeated Cleopatra and Marc Antony to take control of Rome?

What country did Rome defeat that allowed to emerge as a world power?

A society dominated by men

The __________, or city-state, became the central focus of Greek life.

Prior to people living in cities, they were ___________

Most ancient people were _________, or believed in many gods.

The top social class in ancient societies was usually made up of

The force generated by the actions of an individual