Midterm Review

According to myth, the twin that killed his brother and founded Rome was named __________.

The __________ War was fought between the Greek city-states and the Persian Empire.

Who is the founder of Judaism?

The Battle of _____ was a key land battle during the Persian War, 300 Spartans died here.

Who was given the Ten Commandments?

Who led a savage campaign against Rome in the early AD 300s?

What is the sacred text of Hinduism?

The Star of David is an important symbol of what religion?

This Macedonian king conquered Greece and established his Hellenistic Kingdom.

Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle were all ____________.

The largest religion in the world is ______________.

Slaves and criminals that were trained in combat and fought in stadiums were called:

What was the result of the Persian Wars?

What was the role of the Senate in Roman government?

According to Christianity, how did the religious leader Jesus die?

The sacred text of Judaism is called the ______________.

After Diocletian, the emperor __________ reunited the Empire and moved the capital from Rome.

What is the holy book of Islam?

All of the following are monotheistic religions except:

What is the main belief of Buddhism?

What natural happening helped Sparta in the Peloponnesian War by weakening Athens?

What was the effect of Alexander the Great's conquest of the ancient world?

Who founded Buddhism?

The word _____ is Latin for "I forbid."  Consuls used it to reject the other's decisions.

What building best represents Athenian culture and is located on the Acropolis of Athens?

A form of government in which citizens elect their leaders:

The Greek word for a city-state was:

Who led Athens to victory over the Persians?

________ was the king of Persia that led his troops at the Battle of Thermopylae.

All of the following were the original purposes of the Delian League EXCEPT:

The Battle of __________ was the last major battle of the Persian War; it was a naval battle.

Which sea lies to the South of Greece?

What two groups made up Roman society?

The Italian peninsula is located in what major body of water?

This document legalized Christianity in the Roman Empire:

Julius Caesar's greatest reforms was the introduction of a new ____________.

Hinduism and Buddhism believe in ______, the endless cycle of life, death, and rebirth.

Early Indian civilizations developed on this river.

Who became the first emperor of Rome?

The oldest religion in the world is ________________.

Which of the following is a main belief of Islam?

Early Chinese civilizations developed along this river.

___________ was the Spartan general that led the Greeks at the Battle of Thermopylae.

Greece's geography made its people ___.

A ________ is a settlement in a new territory that has close ties to its homeland.

In 509 B.C., the Romans overthrew these people and set up a Republic.

The Roman Empire finally fell in the year _______.

What is the holy book of Buddhism?

Which city did Constantine build as his new capital of the Roman Empire?

_________ was the emperor that divided the Roman Empire into four parts.

The city of Rome is said to have been founded around the year ______.

Who did NOT attack Rome at the beginning of its downfall?

Which of the following was NEVER one of Sparta and its confederacy's goals?

The civilizations of Mesopotamia developed along what river(s)?

_____ is an energy believed to record every action and punish/reward a person based on actions.

Which of the following is a holiday celebrated by Christians?

At the center of every Greek city-state was a fort built upon a hilltop called a(n) __________.

Which word best describes actions taken by the Rome after becoming a republic?

These elevated canals built by the Romans carried water from the countryside into the city.

In what ways did the geography of early civilizations benefit their development?

Who is the founder of Hinduism?

The civilizations of ancient Egypt began on the banks of the __________ River.

The type of shield used by Spartan soldiers during the Persian War was called a(n) ________.

This Carthaginian general brought war elephants through the Alps to fight the Romans.

Some of Julius Caesar's murderers feared ____.

This city-state was the cultural, educational, and economic center of the ancient Greek world.

From 264 B.C. to 146 B.C., Rome and Carthage fought in what we call the _______ _______.

Which ruler conquered Greece and encouraged the blending of eastern and western culture?

A ________ was a type of boat used for naval warfare during the Persian War.

Which of the following best describes a mosaic?

What action did Sparta take that led to Athenian surrender?