World History Midterm Review

The Torah is the first 5 books of the Old Testament

Historically, why did rulers and religious leaders work together?

The Mandate of Heaven refers to

In the system of democracy developed in Athens,

Spiritual and Political leaders of the Muslims were called what?

Why did bands of hunter-gatherers move from place to place?

Monotheism is the belief in animals as gods

Identify a common element of the major world religions

Which of the following is associated with the rise of civilizations?

Why did ancient civilizations tend to arise in river valleys?

The Sumerian system of writing is known as

Which statement reflects Confucius's ideas about filial piety?

Where did agriculture first develop?

What characteristic is missing? Organized Religion, System of Writing, Division of Labor, Class Structure

The invention of agriculture created food surpluses, which allowed for

CREEPS is an acronym to describe the main themes of history. What does the 'P' stand for?

The Venus of Willendorf symbolizes how large people were during Paleolithic times

In contrast to hunter-gatherer societies, farming villages became

The majority of the population in the hierarchy of social structure are the

Jewish Diaspora was

What was one disadvantage of the hunter-gatherer way of life?

The process of dividing history into periods of time is called

Placing events in chronological order often helps historians

What is kinship?

Why did historians begin using BCE and CE rather than BC or AD?

A Chinese religion that advocates simplicity and understanding of the world of nature, founded by Laozi

Egalitarian Means...

In Christianity Jesus is

The shift from hunting and gathering to farming first became possible with the domestication of

Which continent did the first humans live in?

The 5 Pillars belong to which religion?

The spread of Buddhism from India to China and later Japan is an example of