World History A Final

The "Struggle to defend the faith" has several interpretations

Religion founded by Siddhartha Guatama

Epic that tells the story of the Trojan War.  Written by Homer

Taming of animals such as cattle, goats, sheep and pigs

Sun-dried brick used by the Pueblo people to build permanent houses

Wedge-shaped writing of the Sumerian Civilization

"Traditionalist" Muslims who believe the Umma should decide religious matters

In what city-state is the Parthenon located

Roman emperor who moved the capital and accepted Christianity

The most powerful branch of the Roman Republic

What was the Greek city-state that embraced war

Which one of these inventions was NOT invented in Post-Classical China

African Kingdom that reached its height under Mansa Musa

Holy Book of Islam

Way of life were men capture food and women gather food

Hilltop on which Greeks built their temple public buildings

Philosophy concerned with politics that emphasized strict laws and one's elders

A collection of early Indian Religious Teachings

A religion that reinforces the Caste System

Where is most likely Homo Sapiens first developed?

Leader during the Golden Age of Greece/Athens

Inca method of record-keeping comprised of a series of knots on parallel strings

One who wanders from place to place in search of food

Beliefs, knowledge, and patterns of a group of people

Philosophy that emphasized the importance of family and respect for one's elders.

Common citizen of Rome

Earliest Chinese dynasty (Some say mythic)

Roman general who conquered Gaul and was later declared dictator for life

Chinese dynasty that was the first to unite all of China into a single empire

Belief in many gods and goddesses

Practice of tracing ancestors and property through the mother

Government in which people elect representatives

The Period in which Hinduism began to develop

Which one of the following is a Swahili city-state

What was a goal of Phillip of Macedon

Founder of the Hellenistic Empires

Form of government in which people vote on everything

What was NOT a characteristic required for a civilization to develop?

People of the Yucatan peninsula who developed the only complete writing system in the Americas

The center of learning in sub-Saharan Africa in the 1300s and 1400s

Andean civilization whose name meant "Children of the sun"

What is the highest varna of the Indian Caste System

What did NOT cause the collapse of the Roman Empire

Philosopher who believed that people should ask questions

What Religion was practiced by the Byzantine Empire

Muslim Place of Worship

Greek word for city-state

Who was the founder of Islam

Sumerian Temple

Which sect of Islam believes that a descendent of Muhammad should be the Caliph of Islam

What is NOT one of the four noble truths

Ancient city of the Indus River Valley

What was the first civilization to develop in Mesopotamia?

The center of Hellenistic Culture

What is NOT one of the four river valleys where ancient civilizations began?

Homeland of the Goths who overran Rome

The language of the Roman Republic

The earliest civilization in India developed near this river

What was the primary use of the first calendars

Group of wandering warriors who ruled central Mexico

Which social group is the higher in Early CHINA

What was vital for maritime trade in the Indian subcontinent

What is NOT one of the five pillars of Islam

Creator of the largest continuous land empire the world has ever known

Founder of the Hebrew People