World History Exam Review

Which type of government belongs to the people?

What were wedge shaped marks pressed into a clay tablet?

What was the land between the rivers?

What did Homer write about?

Analyzing historical evidence is a historical thinking skill.

What was made up of 300 government officials?

When using ACT to write an introduction the T stands for

Which of these is not a key feature of early civilizations?

The Mycenaeans were the ...

What language are the two epic Aryan poems written in?

Why did the Minoans and Mycenaeans build deep hulled ships?

Identifying change and continuity is a historical thinking skill.

What was the first civilization, located in Mesopotamia?

What is an urban area exercising control over the surrounding countryside?

What dynasty was known for the Great Wall and the terra cotta warriors?

What word means successor?

What helped the Romans succeed?

When using APAR the first A stands for application.

What was the Kaaba?

The civilization that built these used what kind of writing?

Who put an end to Charlemagne's empire?

What is a tithe?

When writing an introduction to a historical essay the A in ACT stands for

From whom did the Romans derive their culture?

When using APAR the second A stands for attitude.

What is the land given to a vassal?

What is the difference in status among a group of people?

What was the new calendar created by Caesar?

What was a guild?

Who were the two men selected by the Roman senate to handle the every day affairs of the government and lead armies?

Where did the Greek gods live?

Which of these is not a Christian cleric?

What is the ultimate reality in Hinduism?

Which of these is not a reason Rome fell?

Who was known as the Enlightened One?

Which civilization was different than the others because it was isolated?

Which weather pattern brought massive amounts of rain to India every year?

What is the belief in many gods?

Where was Alexandria?

What it is called when one country conquers, rules or exploits other lands and peoples?

When using the ACT for an introduction the C stands for

What was the area between the Tigris and Euphrates called?

What is the belief on one god?

Comparison is a historical thinking skill.

What was the name for the area of the Middle East named for its rich soils and wheat fields?

Which city-state developed a democracy?

Examining historical context is a historical thinking skill.

Who was responsible for the spread of Christianity?

Where do we get the word Hellenistic?

What are the vedas?

Which city-state was known for it military?

What describes the the economic and social structure of the Middle Ages?

What did Muhammad teach his followers?

Who is the one true god according to Zoroaster?

What story told of a flood and was the first piece of writing?

What is a group of states or countries under a single government?

What word means submission to God?

Which of these is not a historical thinking skill?

Who fought in the Punic Wars?

What type of society is dominated by men?

What are large stepped platform temples?

Serfs were

When using APAR the P stands for place and time.

Who pledged service to people above them?

Which mountains separated India from the rest of Asia?

What is the river that ancient Romans settled on?

Pharaohs were the leaders of which country?

What is believed to the word of God?

Another word for Middle ages is

Causation is a historical thinking skill.

What were the first set of written laws?

What is the goal of Buddhism?

Who were the mounted warriors from medieval times who protected castles and manors?

Who unified western Europe during the Middle Ages?

What are the first five books in the Hebrew Bible?

When using APAR the R stands for reason.

What river is the center of Egyptian civilization?

What sea borders Greece and is home to most of its islands?

What was the architectural achievement of the Etruscans which the Romans borrowed?

What is the name for the style of most cathedrals in the Middle Ages?

What was chivalry?