Part 1 World History Semester Exam (2020)

What term refers to a rule by a few?

One of the few female rulers of Egypt was

What city-state was the leader of the Delian League?

Began construction of the Great Wall

The Law of the Twelve Tables was important primarily because it

The leading commercial center of the early mainland Aegean civilization was

Who decreed Christianity to be the official religion of the Roman Empire?

Which type of primary source is the most important to historians?

Records that interpret or explain primary sources

Won its independence from Egypt

What are 3 basic resources that make up primary sources?

Changed the Roman army into a "professional" army that served for financial gain

The twelve tribes of Israel divided over what issue?

Established a calendar that is the basis of our own

Who promoted Buddhism in Indian

What was the name of the Chinese teacher known for his wise sayings?

The Olympic Games were originally held in honor of

The first official Roman persecution of Christianity began under the emperor

Roman Emperor at the time of Jesus' death

The basic political unit of Greece was the

Who was the author of The Iliad and The Odyssey?

Who led the Persian army that Alexander the Great defeated?

A system of rules, regulations, and accountability that governs those living in a city

_ can be defined as the physical/mental environment developed through human thought and labor

The study of the record of the past acts of God and man on earth from Creation to the present

What city is associated with the Phoenicians?

Which emperor legalized Christianity?

Which period of Egyptian history is known as "The Age of the Pharaohs"?

A large group of people sharing a land area and a common language

What term means "the belief in one God"

Records produced during the period that is being studied

What was the period of peace and prosperity in Roman history called?

The Peloponnesian War developed over

Division of labor that is part of the culture of every city

Which civilization invented moveable type first?

The first people known to have a solar calendar were the

Perhaps the oldest city in West Africa

Which building in Athens is dedicated to the goddess Athena?

What geographic factor helped preserve the monuments, the documents, and the bodies of ancient Egyptian rulers?

What city was not only the capital of the Assyrian Empire but also a city where Jonah preached?

Polygamy is best defined as the

What was the North African city that rivaled Rome for Mediterranean trade?

What famous Chinese teacher came to be know as "the Master"

The perspective from which one examines and interprets the universe

One of the finest periods of Indian art, architecture, literature, and science

What was the religion of most of the people in sub-Saharan Africa?

Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian refer to Greek

What Greek word means "land between the rivers"

Chinese writings consists of

What Roman engineering accomplishment supplied water to the cities?