World History Semester 1 Final (Part 2)

Egyptian pharaohs had absolute power over their kingdom.

By 750 B.C., the ____, or city-state, became the central focus of Greek life.

Greeks used rituals to

According to the Four Noble Truths, following the Middle Path causes human suffering

What is the importance of the Phoenician alphabet?

the acts of worship practiced by Muslims

A person’s actions that determines how the person will be reborn in the next life

the god of Islam

In Hinduism and in Buddhism, respectively, the single force governing the universe was called

the code of law that regulates all aspects of Muslim life

Siddhārtha Gautama was the founder of

a Sumerian innovation used for recordkeeping

a method of training developed by the Hindus that is supposed to lead to oneness with Brahman

a Sumerian innovation used to create finely crafted metalwork

rich soil deposited by rivers during a flood

a religious and political power center of the city-state

How did early humans migrate to North America?

The religion of Judaism differed from the other religions of the time in that it

One of Five Pillars of Islam, the hajj, is

Historians have identified the basic characteristics of civilizations as

The type of hominid scientists believe was the common ancestor of several types of early humans

In ancient India, a social structure that divided Indian society into four groups

a government by divine authority

The use of fire by early humans reminds us that

followers of this religion believe in a single, universal force called Brahman

The Egyptian Empire collapsed with the invasion of the Akkadians.

Every individual is born into a social group defined by occupation and family lineage.

How did people in the Fertile Crescent adapt to their environment?

the journey of Muhammad and his followers to Medina

a divine truth revealed to Muhammad

Mesopotamia was the land between the Tigris and Nile rivers.