2022 Fall EOC 7th grade

Rome defeated Carthage in 241 BC

Ruled on a temporary basis during an emergency

The Sumerian form of writing was

studied how points, lines, angles, and planes relate to one another

Who was the goddess of wisdom and crafts?

Who were African story tellers responsible for passing on their culture?

chief god of the Greeks

The chief god of the Egyptians was

_____________ helped ideas spread around the world

One of the world's oldest continually-inhabited city

What was the earliest known form of African art?

Human-made channel that carries water

______ was the collection of spells and prayers to help obtain the afterlife.

Time of great creativity and learning in Athens

A group of many different lands under one ruler

a narrow body of water with land on both sides

Who thought that governments should be headed by philosopher kings?

Taught that the universe followed the same rules as music and numbers

Socrates was sentences to death for his teachings.

What were the Twelve Tables?

A very influential legal code of the Byzantine Empire

Which of the following was a major Byzantine industry?

Who could hold political office in early Rome?

Moved the capital of Rome to Constantinople

a body of land with water on three sides

grassland south of Egypt

The time around 600 BC is called the Dark Ages because

brought iron weapons to the Greeks

began in the Roman Empire

a mixture of copper and tin

an area of high flat land

System of rule where Romans gave full citizenship to some conquered peoples

Why did Xerxes want to conquer all of Greece?

"cradle of civilization"

What religion did King Ezana of Axum bring to Africa?

What happened on March 15th in the year 44 BC?

people who move from place to place regularly

Strong emperor and military leader of the Byzantine Empire from A.D. 527-565.

The library here attracted scholars from all over the world.

Which of these did the Mycenaeans learn from the Minoans?

tracing family decent through mothers rather than fathers

things made by humans long ago

This became the basis of many modern European languages

developed a way of making iron strong enough to use as weapons

A line of rulers that passes power from father to son is a

Which of these was a result of the Nile River's flooding?

This religion spread from Arabia into Africa beginning in the A.D. 600s.

Philip II got some Greek cities to join him by

Forced payments sent by conquered people to a ruler is called ______.

Wild rapids formed by boulders and narrow cliffs

By 100 BC what percent of Italy's people were enslaved?

"Old Stone Age"

Who Wrote The Odyssey

a traditional story about gods and heroes

Temple built to honor all of Rome's gods

Early Greeks lived by

The Egyptian invention to prevent the pharaoh’s body from decomposing was

focused on government and education

East Africa's language and culture; also means "Coast Dwellers".

made Athens more democratic

Means "new stone age"

What is the largest desert in the world?

focused on military service

thrived and became the Byzantine Empire

Like a tiny independent country.

An embalmed body wrapped in cloth strips is a

What crops did the Egyptians grow?

Homer's epic, the Iliad is about

Ghana grew powerful because it

What changed the nature of slavery in Africa?

Form of government used by the Spartans

thinkers who ponder questions about life

Believed to be the son of Re, the sun god

The Greek alphabet was based on which of these alphabets?

the religious center of the Byzantine Empire

200 years of peace that began with rule of Augustus

"Ships of the Desert"

Spartan men could return to their homes when they were

About how long did the Byzantine Empire last?

What is Africa's longest River

Egyptians traded for...

Who could be citizens of Greek city-states?

Mansa Musa of Mali

Had twelve months, 365 days, and a leap year.

Sundiata of Mali put _______ in charge of provinces

a group of related people descended from the same ancestor

an island that is part of Italy

The empress Theodora helped

According to legend, who founded Rome?

developed from African music

a long poem that tells the story of a hero

What was the Hadrian's Wall?

Who said, "Give me a lever and a place to stand on and I will move the earth."

What is the worlds longest river?

an artisan, shopkeeper, or owner of a small farm

These were skilled workers who made clothes, pottery, and metal products.

How did Roman statues differ from Greek statues?

The Nile River's flooding could be describes as

Woman pharaoh who concentrated on building the Egyptian economy