MIDTERM REVIEW

The Torah was the Holiest Books in ______, telling much of their earliest history.

Egyptians believed mumification, or a process preserving the body, was important because

The image below is a picture of _________, the first female ruler of a large country...

The Pharaoh, or leader of all of Egypt, was seen as a god among people.  This is an example of

Karma is the Hindu belief that________

This man was Jewish, but founded a new faith called Christianity.  He is known as...

The worshipping of one god is known as __________.  The ________ religion is one example.

The transition from hunters and gathers to farming is known as the...

A prehistoric time period known as the 'Old Stone Age' is the...

Technology is best described as...

Hellenistic culture is an example of ___________

Roman legend suggests ______ & _______, after being adopted by a shepherd, founded Rome.

A war in which the Ancient City of Troy with stood Mycenaeans until the Torjan Horse is the ___

Alexander the Great is credited with___________

What did Scipio Africanus do to stop Carthaginian General Hannibal from attacking Roman lands?

Elected officials, as opposed to direct decision making, is a characteristic of a (an) ______

A form of government in which rule is placed in a single King or Queen?

Buddhists escape suffering by reaching ultimate peace, known as _______ in Buddhism

A democracy is a form of government where rule is ____________?

This man, known for expanding Roman territory, became the frist ruler of the Roman Empire

Darius I of Persia suffered a great failure in his efforts to...

An early Chinese belief that corrupt rulers were made bad by the gods as a sign to remove them

Greece's geography, in which little land was arable, is best defined as...

This man below created the world's first empire.  His name was...

A ______ refers to a hereditary line of rulers, in which control is passed from father to son

__________ was the founder of Hinduism, while ______ was the creator god...

The image below is a portrait from the _________, a series of 3 wars between Rome and Carthage

The Hindu belief that the atman is released from the body and later reborn in another form is..

Conquering the worlds largest empire, ______________ controlled lands from Greece to India.

This Roman emperor converted to Christianity in 312 AD...

Which Kingdom developed south of Egypt?  Once conquered, they in turn conquered Egypt.

Elected officials, as opposed to direct decision making, is a characteristic of a (an) ______

Societies in which one side fights against another within the society, ie north vs south, is a

Hammurabi wrote the first _______ in the Fertile Crescent...

The Peloponnesian War broke out shortly after the Persian Wars.  It was fought between....

Siddhartha Gautama escaped home arrest, found enlightenment, became the founder of _______

Hieroglyphics were a form of writing used by which civilization?

Before the Neolithic Revolution, tribes traveled following food sources.  They are known as ___

The senate in the checks and balances of the Roman Republic is an example of the _____

Ancient Sumerian writing is known as...?

A group's knowledge, beliefs, values and customs are characteristics of their...?

The Reformation was a...

This scene is a Hollywood depiction of the  _____, where 300 Spartans held Persians for 3 days

Egypt relied heavily on the ________ for farming, growth, and almost all aspects of life.

In order to prevent the supposed destruction of the Roman Republic, senators...

Confucius' teachings were based on...

Usually following the neolithic age was the _______ age....

The figures below, commoners and farmers, were members of the ______ class in Ancient Rome

The Ancient Greek style of fighting, seen in the movie clip from 300, is known as a

The Assyrians were most commonly known to treat their enemies with ______

The strict social system in India that had 5 distinct classes is known as the...

The _________ became a center of entertainment in acient Rome, even a place to watch sacrifices

The Pheonicians used the _______ sea to create a large trading network