World History Semester Final

This was the game played by the Mayans that used a 5-6 lb ball that they would pass around with their hips and thighs.

Where was the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire?

How many pillars are there to Islam?

What major water source runs through Egypt?

What major religions developed in India?

Who was the first emperor to convert to Christianity?

What is the family of closely related African languages?

What is the form of government in which voters elect officials to run the state?

What were the territorial divisions in Egypt known as?

What were paintings that were done on wet plaster walls called?

What is the trade route stretching from China to the Mediterranean?

This woman was eventually consdered a goddess and was the wife of Pharaoh Akhenaten.

Where was the capital of the Western Roman Empire?

This person is known as the first emperor of Rome.

Where were the Inca located?

What was an Egyptian ruler eventually known as?

This describes a society in which people trace their ancestors and inheritance through their mothers.

Where were the Aztecs located?

Where were the Anasazi located?

What was a hill in Greece that included a fort as well as temples and other public buildings known as?

What is a good or service sold to another country or region?

What is a collection of traditions containing sayings of the prophet Muhammad?

What is a complicated irregular network of passages or paths in which it is difficult to find one's way?

Who were the powerful landowners who controlled Roman government and society?

Which Pharaoh altered the hierarchy of the gods by placing the god of war above the sun god.

Which group of Muslims believed that Abu Bakr was the rightful Caliph after Muhammad's death?

What is a good or service brought from another country or region?

During what Kingdom were the majority of Egyptian pyramids built?

What was the main city of the Minoan civilization?

Who was the first Epic written about?

What is carving small, flat plots of landfrom hillsides to use for farming?

Where were the Mayas located?

What is a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state?

What is a long poem that is based on a historical or religious theme?

What were the nine elected rulers of Athens that served one year terms called?

What is the cycle of death and rebirth to which life in the material world is bound?

What is the severe self-discipline and avoidance of all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons?

What is the ancient Indian practice of a woman committing sucide after her husband's death?

What is a bridgelike structure that carries water?

What were the five elected officials of Sparta that served one year terms to keep the King in check?

Who was the last Pharaoh in Egypt?

According to Hinuism, who is the god of creation?

What is the pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca, which every adult Muslim must make at least once in their lifetime?

What is the African society that emerged in the late 1100s along the East Afrtican coast?

What was the form of writing developed by the Nile River valley people by about 3000 B.C.E.?

This individual is the founder of Bhuddism and is considered the first Bhudda.

These are the dry grasslands south of the Sahara Desert in Africa?

What was the governing and advisory council that proved to be the most permanent element in the Roman constitution?

The individual that ruled over a Nome was called a ______?

Who were the farmers and workers who made up most of the Roman population?

What is the Greek word for city-state, which developed around a central fort?

What were the chief executives elected to run the government in ancient Rome?

What were the Sumerian temples, that were made from sun-dried brick, known as?

Who was the scoundrel who became the founder and first emperor of the Han Dynasty?

Where were the Mississippians located?

How long did the Qin (Chin) Dynasty last?

What term denotes the office of the political leader of the Muslim community or state?

What was the type of writing created by the Sumerians? This is also the first known written language.

What is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting?

What is an oval amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome?

What is the world's oldest religion?

What is a form of government with a king or queen at the head?

What was the alliance of city-states in ancient Greece, with Athens as a leader?

Which group of Muslims believed that Ali was the rightful Caliph after Muhammad's death?

Is a form of social stratification characterised by being born into a certain level of society which one will stay in

Who was the first Caliph after the death of the prophet Muhammad?

These were the heavily armed Greek infantry who carried long spears and fought in closely spaced rows.

What is considered to be the largest religious building or site in the world?

Who were the people who lived outside of the Caste System?

What is a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution?

Who is considered the king of the gods in Greek mythology?

This was a civilization on the Greek mainland that conquered the Minoans in Crete around 1400 B.C.E.

Who were the trained fighters, usually slaves, who fought in arenas for entertainment?

How many times a day are Muslims espected to pray?

What is the great literature of the Indo-Aryan religion, and is the foundation of Hinduism?

These were the conquered people of Peloponnesus, who became the lowest class in Spartan society.

What shrine in Mecca is considered by Muslims to be the holiest site on Earth?

This iconic ruler was named dictator for life after his triumphant return to Rome in the year 46 B.C.E.

Who were the Minoans named after?

Between which two rivers was Mesopotamia located?

What was the sun-dried brick used for building purposes by the Pueblo Indians?

What is the holiest city in Islam?

What term refers to the whole Muslim world, or the community of believers?

What is the term that means "refuse to approve" as in a bill or law?

What civilization created a device to detect earthquakes?

What was a marketplace in a Greek city-state called?

What is an absolute ruler?

What is a sovereign ruler of great power and rank, especially one ruling an empire?

This word in Arabic means "One who submits".

What are scholars who study languages?