World History Benchmark

Homer's Iliad and Odyssey were

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

Judaism is a monotheistic religion because it is based on

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

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

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

_________________ became the first Christian emperor.

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

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

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

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

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

The Buddha believed that suffering is caused by

A society dominated by men

What is something that all Muslims MUST follow

Which of the following statements is true about Jesus?

Prior to people living in cities, they were ___________

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

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

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

Members of the powerful landholding upper class in Rome

Which Greek-speaking people dominated the Aegean world?

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

What is the importance of the Phoenician alphabet?

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

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

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

Hammurabi is remembered for

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

A government by three people with equal power

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

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

What happened at Thermopylae?

The Edict of Milan proclaimed

The conquests of Alexander the Great created the

The Greek statesman ________________ expanded democracy in Athens.

The First Triumvirate was made up of

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

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

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

Early villages could support a growing population mainly because of

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

What does "Enlightened One" mean?

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

The invention of cuneiform is credited to

Simple drawings called ___________ were an early step toward writing.

Who was Siddhartha Gautama?

The first Indo-Europeans to make use of iron

The force generated by the actions of an individual

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

The Roman republic ended with the rule of the emperor