World History EOC Exam

Cuneiform is a wedge-shaped writing created by the Sumerians

Whom did Renaissance Humanists study to increase their knowledge of different topics through reason, know as classicism

The people in the region of Mesopotamia practiced Monotheism, which is the worship or belief in many gods

A __________ is a form of government in which citizens govern themselves

In Ancient Rome's Representative Democracy, all men, women, and children can claim citizenship

Who mainly built the pyramids?

He was a German monk who challenged the Church by writing 95 Theses which eventually led to a new religion

The Mayan civilization created a 365-day calendar and a set of numerals

Giza is an ancient Egyptian city and the site of the Great Pyramid

Europe's seas and rivers played an important part in Europe's growth as they provided protection and opportunities for

Time period (479-431 BCE) of great achievements in philosophy, arts, and democracy is known as the Golden Age of Athens

What point on a timeline functions the same way as "zero" on a mathematical number line?

Why did ancient Egyptians mummify their dead?

What does the word "Renaissance" mean?

Which of the following happened when humans began to farm?

Why did people move around during the Paleolithic Age?

_________________ is a development of different jobs because people had more time to create

This is the part of a map that shows a representation of the distances on the map.

During "Pax Romana", Rome experienced a serious decline in power

This was the earliest civilization in Mesoamerica who developed the slash-and-burn agricultural method

The Nile River affected ancient Egyptian life by creating________

___________ was a great city-state in anceint Greece and is the capital of modern day Greece

A city with its own traditions, government, and laws; both a city and a separate independent state

Secularism was an intellectual movement which believes that the individual and human society are important

Callahan, Florida's ___________ location is 30.5622°N, 81.8307°W

What change marked the beginning of the Neolithic Age?

About 50,000 people could come to the ___________, a large ampitheater built in Rome to watch contests and combats

Which Mesoamerican civilization developed city-states similar to the ancient Greeks and Sumerians?

Under which system did landowning nobles govern and protect the people in return for services?

Spartans could be described as what type of people?

On a map, this is an explanation of the symbols used to represent things and places

Which Mesoamerican civilization built their capital city in the middle of Lake Texcoco and built chinampas?

Which statement best describes the nature of the Code of Hammurabi?

A ________ is a drawing showing the different directions on a map

Originating in central Asia, the Black Death was carried by ______

A person in the ancient Roman Republic appointed to rule in times of emergency with all the powers of a king

The Crusades were mainly between which groups?

The purpose of the Inquisition was to find, question, and punish those accused of ____(going against Church teachings)

The ancient Egyptian system of writing made of pictures and written symbols that stand for ideas, things, or sounds

Johannes Gutenberg's invention of a moveable type of this helped spread humanist ideas during the Renaissance

The Paleolithic Age, also known as the Old Stone Age, relates to the earliest period of the Stone Age

Out of these two groups of Roman citizens, which ones are ordinary citizens who helped elect leaders?

What is one disadvantage for farmers in the Fertile Crescent despite the rich topsoil left by the spring floods?

Callahan Middle School's RELATIVE location is next to the Mobil gas station

_____________ is the ancient region between the Euphrates River and the Tigris River